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Challenged by so much change? Margie will embolden your organization into braver action, turning uncertainty into opportunity.

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Leading Through Change and Uncertainty
Virtual keynotes & livestream workshops

Margie shares proven strategies to:

  • Keep anxiety in check, and avoid fear-casting the future
  • Strengthen decision making to transform results
  • Engage virtual teams, getting everyone behind a compelling vision
  • Unlock collective brilliance and bold thinking
  • Embed resilience habits for people to do their best work under pressure
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“When I called Margie to help my leadership team through one of the most difficult periods in aviation industry history, I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed. What a difference that virtual session made: we felt reassured and equipped as leaders to navigate through the eye of the storm. Even more powerful was how much our positive energy and courage was heartfelt within Shell.”

– Anna Mascolo, Vice President, Shell Global Aviation

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  • Lead with Courage

    Lead with Courage

  • Don’t let fear of making a wrong decision keep you making a right one

    Don’t let fear of making a wrong decision keep you making a right one

  • Authenticity Is The Key To Genuine Connection

    Authenticity Is The Key To Genuine Connection

  • Great leadership requires brave leadership

    Great leadership requires brave leadership

  • Your problems are NOT the problem

    Your problems are NOT the problem

  • Don't wait until you feel brave before you take action

    Don't wait until you feel brave before you take action

  • Vision = Power. Dare to pursue goals that inspire you (the bolder the better!)

    Vision = Power. Dare to pursue goals that inspire you (the bolder the better!)

  • Your stories either expand or shrink what’s possible

    Your stories either expand or shrink what’s possible

  • Climbing Kilimanjaro with four kids: How daring boldly unlocks untapped potential, grit & courage

    Climbing Kilimanjaro with four kids: How daring boldly unlocks untapped potential, grit & courage

  • Unleash Your Potential by Owning Your Full Humanity

    Unleash Your Potential by Owning Your Full Humanity

  • Richard Branson’s wisdom on ‘Failing Fast & Falling Forward’

    Richard Branson’s wisdom on ‘Failing Fast & Falling Forward’

  • What's Required For Effective Leadership

    What's Required For Effective Leadership

  • Choose Growth Over Comfort

    Choose Growth Over Comfort

Margie’s Popular Programs

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  • Virtual Programs
  • Lead With Courage
  • Culture Of Courage
  • The Resilience Advantage
  • Brave Women Rising
  • Speak Bravely

Virtual Programs

Now offering virtual keynotes & workshops

In times such as these, it’s easy to operate from fear. It’s imperative right now to ‘lead from within’ and transform this turbulent time into a catalyst for greater connection, collaboration and creativity to meet the challenges at hand and do business better when we emerge the other side of this crisis. To that end, Margie is now offering virtual keynotes and workshops to support organizations in doing business better.

In particular to:

  • Embolden leaders to make better decisions, faster
  • Foster trust, alignment & collaboration around a shared mission and key initiatives
  • Expand behavioral agility to adapt to new ways of working across remote teams & geographies
  • Support employee wellbeing and resiliency – individual & organizational
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“If you want to embolden your teams and leaders to raise their sights and take more courageous action, Margie is the perfect adrenaline-like shot of inspiration you need.”

Sarah McKensey, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Johnson & Johnson

Lead With Courage

FIND COURAGE IN CRISIS TO TRANSFORM UNCERTAINTY INTO OPPORTUNITY

Unlock the potential of remote teams to use disruption to do business better

No one is immune to fear. Yet in the midst of change and uncertainty, only those who’ve learnt to lead with courage can harness the potential in themselves and others to turn uncertainty into opportunity, gain competitive edge and do business better.

Drawing on 25 years working with organizations globally plus the latest research, Margie will embolden your people to step up to the leadership plate, in more wholehearted ways, to lead through change with greater clarity, confidence and courage.

  • Engage remote teams around a big Why that fosters shared purpose, unlocks ingenuity and dismantles change resistance
  • Reframe ambiguity to make better decisions, faster amid VUCA
  • Identify blind spots and foster a risk-ready mindset
  • Harness ‘emotional contagion’ to build psychological safety, nurture diversity and expand collective change-agility
  • Create resilience rituals that expand bandwidth and behavioral agility to thrive under pressure

“Margie’s opening keynote at our annual conference was nothing short of spectacular! She has my highest recommendation for any event – in fact, her message is one that everyone should hear in their lifetime.”

Mike Morini, CEO, WorkForce Software
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Culture Of Courage

BUILD HIGH TRUST TEAMS THAT EMBOLDEN EVERYONE TO LEAN IN & LEAD

Exceptional leaders liberate the boldest thinking to produce the strongest outcomes

The greatest threat to any organization is the fear that stifles ingenuity, fuels risk aversion and drives highly capable, creative people to play it safe and make short-sighted, over-cautious decisions.

Harnessing the human capital in your organization has never been more critical. Embedding the value of courage within an organizational culture sets it up for competitive edge, greater agility, stronger engagement and improved performance in today’s VUCA global marketplace.

Only leaders who have found their courage to embrace vulnerability and show up authentically can build the psychological safety net required to harness the potential in others, grow high-trust teams that collaborate across silos and tap the full value of diversity in their ranks.

Drawing on the latest ideas in leadership and neuroscience, Margie will share a powerful research-backed framework to equip leaders to foster a culture of courage that emboldens disruptive thinking to ensure organizations remain competitive in an increasingly uncertain, globalized and accelerated world.

  • Create unconscious inclusion that harnesses the full value of diversity
  • Build the loyal cohesion needed to challenge outdated paradigms that stifle innovation
  • Engage people around a compelling Why that unlocks a deep sense of shared purpose
  • Identify blind spots and foster a risk-ready growth mindset
  • Role model decisiveness amid uncertainty and ambiguity
  • Counter the unconscious forces that undermine change initiatives, inhibit crucial conversations and stifle bold disruptive thinking
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The Resilience Advantage

EXPAND ‘BANDWIDTH’ TO THRIVE UNDER PRESSURE & AMID UNCERTAINTY

The Covid-19 pandemic shone the spotlight on the importance of resilience – individually and collectively – and our ability to adapt quickly to change and thrive under pressure. For leaders, it’s upped the ante on taking care of employee mental health and wellbeing. For everyone else, it’s reinforced the importance of self-care and doing more of what helps us do everything better.

This tactic-rich program draws on the latest neuroscience, psychology, and leadership research and will help your organization build teams of engaged, motivated, recharged employees and leaders who bring their best selves to work and support others in doing the same. Margie will unpack the science of resilience and share practical ways to:

  • Disrupt default fight or flight stress responses to spread calm and can-do optimism
  • Embed resilience rituals & routines that ward off burnout yet take up less than 2% of your day
  • Harness neuro-linguistics to rechannel stress in positive ways
  • Build psychological immunity against the stressors that undermine mental health and wellbeing
  • Embrace the discomfort of change in ways that optimize agility, boost creativity and improve outcomes
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Brave Women Rising

ADVANCE MORE WOMEN TO TOP TABLES

Embrace their feminine leadership and harness their power as change-agents

Despite the compelling case to have more women seated at decision-making tables, too few currently are. Empowering women to challenge gendered norms and expectations, own their unique feminine leadership strengths and step fully into their power as change-agents is a vital lever to achieving gender parity.

Drawing on her doctoral research of the interplay between gender, power and leadership as well as her extensive experience working with women around the world, Margie will share her personal stories as a ball-dropping working mother of four while providing proven and practical strategies to:

  • Counter chronic self-doubt, conquer the imposter syndrome and close the confidence gap
  • Power up their language to develop authentic leadership influence and executive presence
  • Counter agentic ‘think male, think manager’ gender norms, manage likeability and competence double binds as well as mitigate against the backlash effect
  • Secure the right sponsors/mentors to open doors and grow visibility
  • Practice self-compassion to get off your own back by embracing ‘done is better than perfect’
  • Prioritize what empowers — expanding capacity to thrive under pressure (and avoid burn out)
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Speak Bravely

COMMUNICATE TO GROW INFLUENCE AND AMPLIFY IMPACT

Harness the power of conversations to grow, learn and thrive

The hardest conversations are often the most critical yet too often the issues that most need to be addressed aren’t. Research shows that over 80% of workers are avoiding at least one uncomfortable conversation at work — a conversation they know they need to hold but are dreading.

In this insightful, interactive and powerful program, Margie deep dives into the DNA of communication, sharing a framework of how to engage in the crucial and courageous conversations needed for individuals, teams and organizations to learn, grow and thrive.

Attendees will learn practical frameworks and skills they can apply immediately to:

  • Bridge organizational silos and get everyone pulling behind the same mission
  • Address conflict and build collaboration
  • Provide constructive feedback in ways that produce optimal outcomes
  • Speak with greater authority, presence and impact
  • Listen beyond what is being said to get to the heart of issues that derail
  • Text or talk: discern the right mode for communication and avoid the pitfalls of hiding behind technology
  • Express anger without insult and disagree without being disagreeable
  • Build a culture of accountability and manage conflicting commitments with integrity
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Why Book Margie For Your Next Event?

As an internationally recognized expert in human behavior with a background in Fortune 500 business, psychology, and coaching, Margie draws on the latest findings in neuroscience, positive psychology and performance science blended with her own hard-won wisdom to provide practical advice and proven strategies that create stronger results and braver people.

Margie’s ability to get to the heart of what holds people back combined with her engaging style has made her an in demand speaker around the world. Her work is helping people and organizations overcome the number one barrier to growth – the fear that hinders crucial conversations, stifles innovation, undermines collaboration and breeds a deficit of trust.

Margie’s extensive experience as a keynote speaker and facilitator enables her to craft highly engaging sessions that equip people with hard skills and confidence. Organizations that have benefited from her customized courage-building programs include NASA, Oracle, British Telecom, The Body Shop, Accenture, Wells Fargo, Mars, American Airlines to name a few.

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What Margie’s Clients Are Saying

  • “When it comes to empowering people to be braver, Margie is a master. The wonderful feedback from Margie’s virtual session with our clients was a testament to her ability to get to the heart of what limits potential, emboldening us to take the brave actions we too often put off. ”

    Tracy Beighton

    Account Director, Salesforce

  • “Margie delivered an incredibly powerful opening keynote on Brave Leadership at our Women in Leadership Asia virtual conference. Not only was her content on point for adapting to this brave new world, but she was dynamic and engaging - not easy to pull off a virtual environment. Fantastic energy, fantastic insights!”

    Elizabeth Lie

    Managing Director, Aventedge

  • “Margie’s ability to weave interesting personal and professional anecdotes on how to refocus, prioritize and build resilience was extremely well received by our team. Her energy and candour was uplifting and motivating.I highly recommend Margie for any engagement requiring a thoughtful and credible speaker.”

    Karinne Brannigan

    Senior Vice President Marketing, Dell

  • “When I called Margie to help me and my leadership team prepare for what would be one of the most difficult moments in history for the aviation industry, I knew I would not be disappointed. What a difference that virtual session has made: we felt reassured and equipped as leaders to navigate through the eye of the storm... and what was even more powerful is that our positive energy and courage was heartfelt by the organisation. Thanks Margie for your coaching and leadership.”

    Anna Mascolo

    Vice President, Shell Global Aviation

  • “Oracle has utilized Margie's expertise for our Asia Pacific leadership programs on multiple occasions. Her collaborative approach, professionalism and energy, on stage and off, combined with her fresh concepts and calm authority have created those ‘ah-ha!’ moments that make better leaders of us all.”

    Alison Sibree

    Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Oracle Corporation, Asia Pacific & Japan

  • “If you want to embolden your teams and leaders to raise their sights and take more courageous action, Margie is the perfect adrenaline-like shot of inspiration you need.”

    Sarah McKensey

    Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Johnson & Johnson

  • “Google engaged Margie to facilitate a full-day program at our Hong Kong office. The feedback was so overwhelmingly positive that I have no hesitation in recommending Margie as a terrific investment in team and personal development.”

    Leonie Valentine

    Managing Director, Google Hong Kong

  • “In just a short hour presenting to an audience of 1,000, Margie became part of our team. She exceeded our high expectations, weaving her message of courage into our strategy in a meaningful and entertaining way. The standing ovation she received reflected how much the audience loved her. I strongly recommend Margie for any event that ties into meaningful advancement.”

    Rich Wilson

    President and CEO of Paul Davis

  • “Margie was an absolutely instrumental part of enlarging the context for our new team. She inspired us to reach for significant business opportunities, strengthen our collaboration, and embrace the mindset needed to achieve amazing success!”

    Liz Carnabudi

    Vice President, BD Medical Technology

  • “If you are looking for a powerful yet practical message to inspire our team to take action, Margie is the speaker for you! The audience feels the positive and personal message she delivers with credibility as a best-selling author and global leadership authority. She is also a joy to work with!”

    Jason Green

    Senior Vice President, Global Sales, National Instruments

  • “Attending Margie’s workshop changed my life and that of my colleagues. I am quite confident you will walk away from her session agreeing that they were some of the best hours you have spent on yourself in a long, long time. A worthwhile investment for all leaders, both emerging and established.”

    Elizabeth Faber

    Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte Asia Pacific

  • “Margie knows how to push us to question ourselves, and to find ourselves. She is a true leader and an exceptional communicator. I will remember forever that we should replace a future by default with a future by design.”

    Professor Alain Lempereur

    Harvard Program on Negotiation, Brandeis University

  • “Margie’s opening keynote at our annual conference was nothing short of spectacular! She has my highest recommendation for any event – in fact, her message is one that everyone should hear in their lifetime!”

    Mike Morini

    CEO, WorkForce Software

  • “Margie’s speech on leading with courage at our Senior Leadership Forum was very inspirational and greatly appreciated by all who left with practical ways to lead through change.”

    Renata Gusmon

    Talent Development Director, United Health Group

  • “One word: Amazing. Not only was Margie's message tailored perfectly for our audience but her 1 on 1 interactions with attendees made the experience that much more personable. The feedback we received was phenomenal.”

    Victoria Lambert

    Talent Management, AT&T

  • “Margie facilitated an outstanding program with my Asia Pacific leadership team. She connected immediately and had everyone fully engaged and participating. Even the skeptics in my team were very impressed with her approach and style and we all left inspired to execute action plans to improve their leadership effectiveness. I recommend Margie to any company seeking to up the ante on their leadership capability.”

    Wendy Stops

    Global Managing Director, Technology, Accenture

  • “I first engaged Margie as a keynote speaker for an Asia Pacific women's leadership event in China. From the moment we met, I was a huge fan - her ideas, perspective and ability to deliver thought-provoking and empowering sessions for leaders of all levels from diverse backgrounds is impressive. I've since engaged Margie for many leadership events, always with incredible feedback.”

    Edweena Stratton

    VP Employee Success, Salesforce.com

  • “Margie’s keynote on creating a culture of courage was dynamic, passionate and thought provoking. The feedback from our top 100 leaders was overwhelmingly positive. We will all go forward a little bolder and braver than before!”

    Rachael Powell

    Chief People Officer, XERO

  • “Margie is a true expert in her field who immediately captivates an audience. I have engaged her several times for large keynotes, workshops and, most recently, to interview our Chairman Mr Bill Marriott. On every occasion she has been wonderfully well received.”

    Keri Day

    Chief Audit Officer, Marriott International

  • “Margie is a truly sensational speaker. She had our audience hanging off her every word - her thought provoking, engaging and professional presentation style along with her unique ability to be down to earth was truely refreshing and motivating. I would recommend Margie as a keynote speaker anytime.”

    Michelle Morcombe

    National Learning Support Manager, Optus

  • “Margie was a huge hit! She kept everyone engaged - not easy with a room of tired and distracted physicians - receiving the highest possible rating from 94% of participants. From a meeting planners perspective, she is a joy to work with. Her input made our conference even better from the outset.”

    Kathleen Bozis

    Medical Society of Virginia

  • “Margie sets herself apart with a powerful and inspiring message. She helped me craft my own vision for leading a more forward leading workplace. We welcome her back anytime.”

    Kathy Calvin

    President & CEO, United Nations Foundation

  • “Margie led us through an absolutely beyond any expectations two-day workshop. My team members (from 8 countries!) were all thrilled by what we achieved. I have no words to thank her enough. Just amazing!”

    Sandra Guazzotti

    Vice President, Oracle Financing

  • “Engaging, inspiring, and a delight to work with, Margie’s call to courageous action was a perfect fit for our employees. A true gem!”

    Alissa Janey

    Best Buy

  • “Margie’s interactive style and sharp humour paired with her powerful insights helped our national conference attendees see the world through a whole new lens. We received nothing but outstanding feedback. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

    Leslie G. Sarasin

    CEO, Food Marketing Institute

  • “Our best speaker ever!”

    Ross Stange

    Sage Micropay

  • “Margie left the leaders are our national conference re-energized, refocused and emboldened to build a bigger and better business.”

    Georgia Bartholomew

    Body Shop

  • “Margie’s content was great and her delivery was absolutely awesome. I’ve never had so much positive feedback from an audience - not one negative comment, not one. Everyone just raved about it and believe me, this was a tough crowd.”

    Robert Gosling

    Managing Director, Oracle New Zealand

  • “Margie’s ability to engage, educate and embolden people is inspirational. Her nuggets of wisdom are both profound and practical for anyone wanting to be a more confident communicator and enjoy greater success in their workplace and b”

    Professor Rebecca Heino

    Columbia University

  • “Margie is a dynamic keynote speaker! Her message really hit home, and set an excellent foundation for the rest of our leadership campaign. We were engaged by her dynamic delivery, entertained by her personal stories, and inspired by her ability to tie it all back to our core personal and organizational values.”

    Donna Vitalie

    AOL

  • “Dear Margie, Thank you for your recent Courageous Conversations program here at NASA headquarters. You brought both an impressive depth of knowledge and genuine passion to support our staff. Once again, the feedback we received from those who participated in your program was outstanding.”

    Kim Haney

    NASA, Director, Career Management

  • “It was a pleasure meeting Margie. She was extremely entertaining, inspirational and right in point for our company event. The feedback was universally positive. We appreciated her time talking to us and for engaging with our team. I hope we can do it again in the not too distant future.”

    Tim Orpin,

    illumina, Vice President, Asia Pacific

  • “As keynote speaker at a recent Deakin University alumni event, Margie's presentation was engaging, heartfelt and thought-provoking. Having spent many years in events management I have rarely seen such an engaged and delighted audience on the night. Margie is a wonderfully inspiring and energetic presenter and I recommend her very highly. Her latest book Brave is also a great read!”

    Associate Director, Alumni Relations

    University of Tasmania

  • “Attendees at our annual conference loved Margie so much they gave her a standing ovation. She was absolutely excellent.”

    Lisa Nguyen

    American Psychiatric Nurses Association

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