Patrick Leddin

Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be!

Patrick Leddin, PhD is a powerful storyteller who takes his audiences on a journey that explores what it truly means to lead themselves and others effectively. Current and aspiring leaders will be drawn into the presentation as they reflect on their motivations, desires, and commitments. They will leave the presentation inspired to write their own leadership story and to achieve new levels of performance.

Participants will:

●    Gain clarity and knowledge to better lead themselves and others.

●    Be inspired to own their leadership story by taking full responsibility for their mindset, behaviors, and results.

●    Understand and appreciate the leadership journey that they are on and how to put their daily challenges into a long-term perspective.

Key Themes

Leadership Is Your Decision, Not Your Title

You have likely met someone who held a formal leadership position but failed to lead others. That person was unable to understand that being a leader is not about a title, job description, or spot in the parking lot. It’s about daily choices, the desire to influence and grow others, and the drive to deliver positive, measurable results. None of these actions require a title, but they do require you to choose to lead.

The Power of Your Story

Stories allow us to share our history, teach lessons, and influence others. You can learn to leverage this power as you write your personal leadership story. A story that will endure beyond your time in the organization. It will serve as a long-term reminder of what it felt like to work for you, the results you achieved, and how you grew others in the process. Not only is your leadership story memorable and influential, but it is a function of your daily intentions, behaviors, and results. You are the author of your leadership story.

Think Like a Leader

If you aren’t thrilled with your results, don’t merely look at your actions. Dig deeper and consider your mindset. In other words, think about how you think. Being a great leader requires you to think differently. Explore ten key leadership mindsets, learn why each mindset matters, assess how you are currently performing, and create a plan to get better.

Enjoy the Journey

In the throes of the day-to-day, it is easy to get lost in your work. That’s why it’s critical to occasionally hit ‘pause’ and take the time to enjoy the leadership journey. Doing so will refuel your energy and put the ups and downs into perspective. It will also allow you to model for your people what truly matters most.

Ideal Audience: This message applies across all industries and to everyone who is responsible for leading themselves and others. This includes aspiring leaders, high potentials, and existing leaders

Format: 45-to-60-minute keynote. Follow-up options include a two-day workshop titled The Two-Day Leadership Challenge: Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be and an online course titled The 5-Week Leadership Challenge.

Innovation is often met with resistance. The ‘that won’t work here’, ‘I’m not the right person to do it’, and ‘that’s how we have always done it’ mindsets are alive and well in many individuals and organizations. Disruption means moving from doing it the way you’ve always done it, taking advantage of the opportunities available, and moving closer to the cutting edge. Messing up the status quo might feel uncomfortable and risky, but as Helen Keller said, "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

In his keynote, Dr. Patrick Leddin will challenge you to think and act in new ways. He will share real life examples of disruptive leaders who trust their gut, blaze a new path, walk to the beat of their own drum, and bring out the best in others. These are people who have found what they love to do in their work and life, and choose every day to make a difference.

After attending this keynote, leaders will:
• Assess gaps in their mindset, actions, and results through the lens of disruption.

• See opportunities for disruption in their world, within their team, and with their customers for greater success.

• Commit to carving out their own disruptive path and be better prepared to help others to do the same.

• Use a new disruptive framework including 4 disruptive areas (Self, Others, Opportunities, Execution), 8 disruptive mindsets and 16 disruptive actions driving innovation in their organization.

Ideal Audience: This message applies across all industries and to everyone who is responsible for leading themselves and others. This includes aspiring leaders, high potentials, and existing leaders.

Format: 45-to-60-minute keynote; workshops