Speaking - Deborah Collins Stephens         Request Deborah as a Speaker Speech Topics Deborah Stephens Diversity and Leadership Leadership Lessons: Ten Timeless Tips For Leading and Managing In Today’s World As generation X meets the Baby Boomer, in a world where everything is transparent and fast, Stephens takes you on a journey of the wisdom and knowledge she gathered from interviewing leaders in today’s global economy. She highlights: • How great leaders move the heart and minds of people • Why optimism and hope are vital to a leader’s success • Why diversity of thought and a culture of courage can be today’s competitive advantage Learning To Love The ‘Oops: How Smart People Use Mistakes in Learning, Leading, and Winning In a world where risk equal reward, mistakes will always be a part of the deal. In this speech, Deborah takes the lessons she learned from interviewing leaders on the best mistakes they’ve made and what they learned. She gives insight into: • The theory of the ‘Oops” and how mistakes can be used for success • The leader’s role in the art and management of a great mistake • Turning setbacks into opportunities • Remembering that resilience is a verb and requires action Making Courage An Everyday Companion: How Leaders Use Courage To Inspire The Workplace Courage doesn’t always roar, especially in the workplace. Yet courage gives every leader the ability to do what seems impossible. In this speech, Deborah gives insight into the role of courage and its importance in leadership. Taken from her best selling book: This Is Not The Life I Ordered: 50 Ways To Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down, she leaves the audience with the following lessons: • Why obstacles In the spring make it sing • How courageous leaders develop a funny bone and learn to walk through fields of fear • Why Courage doesn’t always roar and is not only owned by heroes • Why some leaders wear a ‘courage bracelet’ Innovation and Creativity Success Often Comes Disguised As A Dumb Idea: Unleashing Creativity and Innovation Throughout The Workplace Deborah has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, from students who started a company in the dorm to serial entrepreneurs who built and lost and built again. In this speech she helps leaders realize that often the best products stem from a ‘dumb idea’. Learn to: • Create an entrepreneurial environment in a corporate setting • Unleash the talent and creativity found in the workforce • Think like an entrepreneur • Turn mistakes into next generation products This Is Not The Life I Ordered: Twelve Ways To Change Your Life and Your Work In a world where many feel overworked, overwhelmed, and uninspired Deborah gives the audience a new lens from which to view life. In this speech she teaches audiences how to: • Turn ‘survive’ into ‘thrive’ • When dreams turn to dust…learn to vacuum • Refuse to be imprisoned by your past • Create ‘To Don’t Lists’ instead of “To Do’s” • Invent a secret language for change • Understand that old habits hate being abandoned "Deborah is a fantastic speaker with a message that makes one truly stop and think." — National Association of Women Business Owners, Silicon Valley Chapter The National Association of Women Business Owners, Inc Magazine, the Federal Government, Professional and Business Women’s Conference, UCSF and Stanford University have hired Deborah for conferences and conventions Federal Express, ESPN, Royal Bank of Canada, Hard Rock Café, IBM and others have worked with The Center For Innovative Leadership for leadership training and development, executive education and employee engagement and retention