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With 25-years of actual experience as a CEO, I bring both new and past ideas that work to help leaders grow. My presentations are motivational, energetic, humorous, filled with storytelling, and audience-participative. I bring real-world solutions, tips, and actionable ideas, not Leadership Theory 101 that non-leaders present that they pull off the internet or AI. I learned the most from experienced leaders during my leadership. I am the author of the highly popular book, Leadership Treasure: 25 Bits of Gold Discovered From 25 Years as a CEO.
Culture CPR: Administer Immediately to Invigorate Culture and Boost Employee Retention
In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, the quest to retain key talent has never been more intense. Whether it’s the Great Detachment, Quiet Quitting, or Quiet Cracking, high employee turnover has become one of the most powerful barriers to success for leaders and their teams. What is the first action you can immediately take to stop the exodus of your staff? Focus on culture. It’s the foundation for employee retention, and it can be your competitive advantage. Throwing money at short-term employee recruiting tactics will not yield long-term results. It’s time to implement “Culture CPR,” a proven strategy that invigorates culture, develops leaders, and boosts employee retention. Jeff Whitehorn, a former 25-year hospital CEO, delivers an energetic, engaging, and motivational presentation as he reveals the three critical components of Culture CPR and action steps a leader must take immediately. He is a national speaker, healthcare executive coach, and the author of the highly popular book, Leadership Treasure: 25 Bits of Gold Discovered From 25 Years as a CEO. Learning objectives: • Reveal the three critical components of “Culture CPR” in order to help leaders know where to focus their time, energy, and resources to improve culture and boost employee retention • Discover specific leadership skills needed that leaders must utilize and develop so they can improve culture and boost employee retention • Develop a ready-to-use toolbox of tips, strategies, and ideas for the leader to implement immediately in order to retain employees and reduce turnover
The 2026 Leadership Outlook: Five Critical Trends Facing Today’s Leaders
Serving as a leader today is not easy. In fact, it might quite possibly be the hardest time ever. Leading a team in the right direction is imperative for success. However, leaders must be aware of critical trends within the marketplace that will have a direct impact on their strategic outcomes. These trends, if addressed properly, can provide the leader with a competitive advantage. However, if the trends are neither known nor addressed, the leader puts their organization in jeopardy as it tries to execute its strategic plan. Jeff Whitehorn, a former 25-year hospital CEO, delivers an energetic and motivational presentation as he identifies five critical trends that leaders must know and address in order to achieve success in these challenging times. He reveals proven action steps and strategies that leaders must take now. Jeff is a national speaker, healthcare executive coach, and author of the highly popular book, Leadership Treasure: 25 Bits of Gold Discovered From 25 Years as a CEO. Learning objectives: • Identify the five critical trends leaders must know in order to correctly navigate in today’s environment • Discover the proven leadership skills needed to address these trends • Learn specific strategies leaders can implement now to turn these trends into their competitive advantage
Beyond the Textbook: Critical Leadership Lessons They Don’t Teach You in School
How soon in your leadership journey were you confronted with a situation or challenge that you were completely unprepared? In fact, you never saw it coming. A strong educational background is very important for success. However, there are so many leadership lessons that are not taught in school but are learned through experience. Truly, experience is the master teacher. Jeff Whitehorn delivers a motivational and energetic presentation as he reveals and shares ten important leadership lessons for success that he learned “on the job” as a 25-year hospital CEO that were never taught in school. Jeff is a national speaker, healthcare executive coach, and the author of the highly popular book, Leadership Treasure: 25 Bits of Gold Discovered From 25 Years as a CEO. Learning objectives: • Identify and prepare for ten untaught but real-life leadership challenges • Discover the #1 most important responsibility of a leader • Develop a toolbox of tips, strategies, and ideas to utilize when untaught leadership challenges confront you
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