Todd Averett

Topics: Leadership, Strategy, Change & Resilience, Talent & Teams

Fee Range: Inquire with Leading People Partners for Details

Contact Details: Please contact Leading People Partners at 785-478-0023 to discuss options that would be the best fit for your organization. Todd needs a 30 day or more advance notice. On certain topics he may be available with a week’s notice.

Todd provides speaking sessions on a variety of topics related to leadership, strategy, change, and talent. Most sessions are designed to be 60 minutes to 90 minutes in length.

Representative speaking topics include:

Leadership and Strategy

10 Questions that Every Leader Should Ask about Leading the People Side of Business
6 Reasons by Leaders Don’t Think (or Act) Strategically
The 7 Practices of Strategic Leaders
Brand You: Your Personal Leadership Brand
The 6 Practices of Strategic HR Leaders
Ships, Sails, and Holes Beneath the Waterline: Developing as a Leader
4 Steps to Leading Change
Focusing as a Leader: Priorities and Trade-offs

Change and Resilience

Navigating Change: Personal Change Agility
Resilience: Learning Through Set-backs

Talent and Teams

Preparing Leadership for the Future: Succession Planning
Through the Telescope: Planning for your Future Workforce
Aligning Goals and Keeping Score: Individual Goals and Metrics that Drive Performance
Simple Tools to Coach Your Team
Beyond Carrots and Sticks: Motivating Your Team

Organizations he’s worked with in the past include:

• Kansas City Exchange
• Kansas Banker’s Association
• Kansas Association of Community College Trustees
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
• Community Action, Inc\
• Iowa Society for Human Resource Management
• Texas Society for Human Resource Management
• Salina Society for Human Resource Management

Speaker Bio

Todd Averett spent 20 years at Payless ShoeSource, starting as an analyst in the Compensation and Benefits department where he learned a great deal about organizations, retail, leading teams, and developing great organizations. As he made his way through the organization, he was eventually responsible for all training efforts for the company as the Director of Learning and Development where he lead teams in the US, Asia, Canada, Latin America, and Australia. He eventually became Vice President of Global Human Resources where he hired, on boarded and coached HR executives and teams.

In 2015 he started Leading People Partners to focus on leadership, strategy, change, and talent. In addition to doing consulting, executive coaching, and training, he provides speeches and talks on a variety of topics.