Keynote Speaker
On Supervisor Development, Leadership Myths, Accountability and Execution
As a keynote speaker John helps organizations rethink leadership and management so development becomes performance.
John challenges comfortable assumptions, brings clarity to confusion, and will equip audiences to develop supervisors to take ownership and deliver results.
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Signature Keynote Topics
Topics:
Supervisory Development • Accountability & Results • High-Performing Teams
Lead. Manage. WIN!
Why leadership and management aren’t opposing forces, and how knowing when to use each is the key to developing people who perform.
Development Drives Performance
Why investing in people, not programs, is the most relievable way to improve execution, accountability, and culture.
The Leadership Myth
Why calling everyone a leader often creates confusion, and what actually helps people grow and succeed at work.
What John Brings to Your Stage
Thoughtfully contrarian insights on leadership vs. management
Real-world frameworks for supervisor development
Stories from 20+ years inside organizations
Practical takeaways your audience can implement immediately
Corporate leadership events
Executive and management teams
HR and people focused conferences
Non-profit and mission driven organizations
Supervisors and frontline leaders
Ideal Audiences
45-60 minute keynote
Interactive and grounded in real workplace experience
Designed to provoke thought and spark action
Speaking Format
About John
John D. Harney is a people developer with over two decades of experience helping organizations grow their people so the business can grow with them.
He is the author of Lead. Manage. WIN! and the founder of Courageous Coaching.
