NO JOKES, JUST A HEART-CENTERED REVOLUTION

Summary:

"No Jokes, Just a Heart-Centered Revolution" is a transformational 90-minute perspective challenging conventional leadership norms by placing compassion, empathy, and love at the heart of success. Rooted in principles from Karen Shepherd, Author of Lead with Love, 10 Heart-Centered Strategies to Build a More Profitable Business, and Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska, DBA, Author of Beyond the Sea, Leading with Love from the Nuclear Navy to the White House and Healthcare, this discussion will inspire participants to embrace a revolutionary approach to leadership, fostering trust, connection, and meaningful impact.

Objectives:

1. Embrace Love as a Leadership Foundation: Understand how leading with love fosters authentic connections, strengthens teams, and creates a culture of trust and belonging.
2. Cultivate Resilience through Heart-Centered Practices: Explore practical tools for navigating challenges and building resilience, all while maintaining empathy and purpose in decision-making.
3. Transform Workplaces with Love-Driven Impact: Discover actionable strategies to influence organizational culture positively by prioritizing compassion, inclusion, and the well-being of others.

Audience:

1. Leaders and Managers: Executives, CEOs, team leaders, and department heads seeking to enhance their leadership effectiveness.
2. Human Resource Professionals: HR managers and consultants looking to improve workplace culture and foster deeper employee engagement.
3. Entrepreneurs and Business Owners: Visionaries who want to build organizations that prioritize people alongside profit.
4. Professionals Seeking Personal Growth: Individuals at any career stage who want to lead with authenticity and align their work with their values.
5. Nonprofit and Community Leaders: Those who aim to create meaningful social impact by leading with love and purpose.
6. Aspiring Leaders and Young Professionals: Emerging leaders eager to redefine leadership and embrace heart-centered principles early in their careers.
7. Law Firm Leaders: Shareholders, partners, and team leads in legal settings who want to build more cohesive and compassionate firms.

More on Your Presenters:

Karen Shepherd, MSHR, SHRM-CP

Karen owns HR by Karen, LLC, which supports small businesses with customized HR Consulting Services, Employee Handbooks, Professional Recruitment, Leadership Development and Facilitation, and high-energy Motivational Presentations, providing cost savings, increased efficiency, and overall business improvement, driving positive changes within organizations. Karen presents on the topics of self-leadership, self-awareness, and the importance of a positive growth mindset.

Karen is also a John C. Maxwell-certified trainer, Author of Lead with Love: 10 Heart-Centered Strategies to Build a More Profitable Business, and Chairperson and Founder of the Lead with Love Foundation, which helps communities, individuals, and businesses with leadership and personal growth by educating, connecting, and inspiring.

For more information or inspiration, reach Karen at 239-776-5919 or at [email protected]. Learn more at www.hrbykaren.com and www.leadwithlovefoundation.org.

Robert "Navy Bob" Roncska, DBA

Dr. Robert "Navy Bob" Roncska has an impressive background and a diverse range of experiences. He has held various leadership positions in both the military and civilian sectors, focusing on leadership, safety, health, and high reliability.

After retiring as a Navy Captain in 2018, Bob joined AdventHealth's Central Florida Division South Hospital as the Executive Director for Patient Safety. He subsequently took on roles as the Corporate Executive Director for High Reliability and Unit Culture and later as the CFD Radiation Safety Executive Director. In these positions, Bob implemented best practices from his experience in the Nuclear Navy to improve quality, reduce harm, and promote transparency in patient care.

Bob is the founder and CEO of Navy Bob LLC, where he champions mental well-being by providing leaders with practical examples and tools for leading with love. He recently held the position of Senior Vice President at the Florida Health Council of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. In this role, he spearheaded a business-driven health initiative focused on developing local behavioral health systems, implementing best practices, and establishing a model for mental well-being outcomes that can be replicated across the nation. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida's School of Global Health Management & Informatics, teaching graduate-level courses.

Prior to his civilian career, Bob had a distinguished 28-year career in the U.S. Navy. He served as the Pacific Fleet's top fast attack Submarine Commodore, overseeing ten Los Angeles class nuclear submarines and leading over 1,700 personnel with assets and a budget exceeding 25 billion dollars.

Responsible for overseeing numerous unprecedented missions vital to National Security. While as the Commanding Officer of the USS TEXAS (SSN 775), a Virginia class fast attack nuclear submarine, he completed multiple deployments and conducted the first Virginia class submarine arctic certification. Under his leadership, the USS TEXAS received accolades, including the best-performing ship award in the squadron, and had the highest personnel retention and lowest attrition for two consecutive years in the Pacific Fleet.

Bob's military career also included serving as the Naval Aide to the President of the United States, where he was responsible for the safety of the Office of the President and handled extremely sensitive national security programs while carrying the "Nuclear Football." He was warmly dubbed as “Navy Bob” by the 43rd President, George W. Bush, Bob holds an Executive Doctorate of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. He is married to his wife Stephanie of over 30 years and has two children, Sophia and Zachary. They currently reside in Winter Park, FL.

For more information, reach Navy Bob at 407-542-9591 or [email protected]. Learn more at www.navybob.com.

PRE-ORDER BOOKS:

Lead with Love, 10 Heart-Centered Strategies to Build a More Profitable Business at https://www.hrbykaren.com/lead-with-love-book/

Beyond the Sea, Leading with Love from the Nuclear Navy to the White House and Healthcare links:

Beyond the Sea

High Reliability Healthcare

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