KEYNOTE - Find the Silver Lining
While climbing the corporate ladder, Karen became a full-time
mom to fourstepsons aged 4 to 20. Being a self-professed “change
junkie”, with a huge capacity for work, Karen kept taking on more and
more and continued working with the same gusto she always had.
One day that stopped working for her and she was thunderstruck by the
reality that she could juggle 100 balls, but not 101. Karen was fired
and that was her first clue that she needed to make some changes – in
how she balanced her work and life and how she approached her role as a
leader.
Karen quickly found the silver lining in this painful situation – the
opportunity to reflect and learn. She paused, reached out to others for
feedback and support and remained open to some very important lessons.
It wasn’t long before her climb up the corporate ladder continued.
And several years later, at 42, just when she thought she’d figured it
all out, a surprise pregnancy and an acquisition at work, changed
everything again!
Karen’s story of success and failure is heart-warming, heart-wrenching
and filled with the kind of honesty that only comes when one truly
speaks from the heart. Her passion and enthusiasm are contagious.
Participants will realize the importance of “finding the silver lining”
using HEART - the characteristics of change resilience that have
contributed to Karen’s success and the success of others who have
benefited from her coaching.