Sally is a widely respected expert and keynote speaker on leadership. She is the author of five books including The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations and Thriving in 24/7: Strategies for Taming the New World of Work.

What you can expect to learn: Powerful strategies for understanding and taming the new world of work. Today’s 24/7 demands have thrown peoples’ lives out of balance and put them under extraordinary pressure. Many try to adapt by working harder, smarter and faster. Leaders today need to do more in helping key employees cope. 

Joseph is an author, entrepreneur and one of the country’s foremost experts on business communications. Author of Crucial Conversations, his 25 years of research shows that successful leaders know the value of communicating clearly when the stakes are high.

What you can expect to learn: The difference between good leaders and great leaders is how respectfully and rapidly they get problems solved. A person’s ability to confront emotionally and politically risky topics is one of the top predictors of rapid problem-solving and effective leadership. 

Steve is Dean and Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Chair of the Georgia Tech College of
Management. He has won numerous awards for research and teaching in ethics and business law. Steve earned a Ph.D. from Wharton and a law degree from William & Mary.

What you can expect to learn: Ethical decision-making is a critically important component of great leadership. You will develop a deeper understanding of how the best ethical decisions are made under complex and uncertain conditions – and also learn how to avoid common pitfalls of ethical decision-making.