Corina Walsh

A disengaged workforce can cost employers hundreds of billions of dollars annually in lost productivity and crippling innovation. Often CEOs and business owners are aware of the problem yet can’t seem to increase the engagement levels of their employees. Corina Walsh understands firsthand the impact that employee (dis)engagement can have on both the employee and the company. In this passion-fuelled keynote, Corina will share stories and strategies from companies that are known for their outstanding workplace culture. She will also discuss some of the common pitfalls that companies fall into in their effort to create a ‘fun’ place to work for their employees. Finally, she will take the audience through her 6-step framework from her book, The Engaged Employee Blueprint, to show companies how they can engineer their own workplace culture. Attendees will understand how to accelerate employee engagement and create a thriving workplace culture.

Having coached and training hundreds of managers and executives over the past 9 years, Corina recognized that most managers face the same 5 frustrations that keep them stuck in a cycle of overwork and underperformance. Leveraging hundreds of data points collected from the delivery of her flagship program, Managing Made Easy™, Corina will help HR leaders get to the root cause of why leading a team in today’s workplace feels so challenging. She will share her 5 essential strategies to help overworked managers reach the highest possible level of performance and engagement on their teams.

Difficult conversations are inevitable yet often avoided due to uncertainty or a lack of confidence as to how to even begin the conversation. During this engaging, humorous session, participants will shift their mindset and learn how to address the “elephant in the room” to handle difficult conversations with ease. HR Managers will also learn how to support managers to stop avoiding and start embracing difficult conversations,