Speaking and Leadership Workshop Services
Keynote Speaking
Stephen Childs is a Fortune 500 CHRO, A Columbia University Certified Executive Coach, a 2-time HR Executive of the Year, and a well-known Global Keynote speaker. He is a relatable and dynamic communicator who brings practical wisdom to his audiences with actionable takeaways. Stephen thrives in both large conference settings as well as more intimate, executive-style functions and training workshops.
Organizations and Educational Institutions such as Columbia University, Wharton Business School @ the University of Pennsylvania, Graebel Relocation, voestalpine BÖHLER Aerospace, Gartner, McLean & Company, Worldwide Business Research, SHRM Atlanta, SHRM GA State Council, and the Opal Group have relied on Stephen to help convey critical messages to their audiances/team.
Top Keynotes
Just Be Undeniable
Re-inventing the role of HR
The Culture Rebelution
What do I mean when I say, “Just Be Undeniable”? In my role as a Human Resource Executive and an Executive Coach, I often get asked “How do I become a leader, executive, or CEO? My answer has always been the same. You must make it an undeniable decision for the company. You must put yourself in a position of knowledge, competencies, behaviors, skills, and desire for which they will have no choice but to put you in the leadership position you are looking for. Simply put, you need to be willing to do what most leaders or aspiring leaders are not willing to do to succeed. It is really that simple. The process of doing it is really hard, but the plan is simple.
Regardless of what your professional or personal goals are, we will talk through the process and science of Being Undeniable so that you crush any goals that you aspire to achieve.
Key Learnings
-The Power of Putting in the Work. Nothing separates you from others like hard work.
-Habit Change. To change your life, learn how to change your habits
-The Aggregation of Marginal Gains. One small action/improvement a day drives massive results.
-Rule of 100. Learning how to take the concept of the “Aggregation of Marginal Gains” by time blocking 20 mins a day for the Rule of 100.
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the role of Human Resources and the CHRO is more critical than ever. Yet, as the demands on HR continue to grow, so too does the gap between what is expected and what is delivered. Marshall Goldsmith's powerful insight, "What got you here won’t get you there," is particularly relevant to HR professionals striving to transition from traditional roles to strategic business partners. This keynote will explore the evolving expectations of HR as a driving force behind business success.
HR must transcend the conventional boundaries of their roles, integrating deeper business acumen with their HR expertise. By becoming "more business than HR," they can effectively contribute to strategic decision-making, have a seat at the table and drive business transformation. This keynote will provide actionable insights and strategies for HR leaders to elevate their impact, ensuring they not only keep pace with the business but also propel it forward.
Key Learnings:
-Understand the Evolving Role of the CHRO. Explore how the role of HR leadership is transforming and the driving force behind this rapid change.
-Recognize the Shifts in HR’s Strategic Function. Understand the factors necessitating HR’s shift from a traditional support function to a proactive, strategic business partner.
-Identify Essential Skills for a Business Centric HR Team. Discover the critical skills and capabilities required to build an HR that seamlessly integrates business acumen with HR expertise.
-Strategies for Developing High-Impact HR Capabilities. Learn actional strategies to enhance the capabilities of your HR team, bridging the gap between current practices and future business needs.
-Transformative Impact on the Organization. Understand the profound organizational benefits of transforming HR into a highly business-focused entity, and how this shift can drive overall business KPI’s and Success.
It sounds simple so, but many companies miss the mark when it comes to creating a culture where both the people and the organization can thrive. With a massive shift to a hybrid work-from-home workforce, companies are also missing the mark when it comes to creating a tremendous candidate experience when hiring and onboarding employees in this new virtual environment.
It is critical to create a strategy for engaging and enabling employees, keeping culture at the forefront of everything the company does, and creating an amazing candidate experience regardless of where the employee is located. Join the session and we can discuss the best practices in all these important topic areas.
Key Learnings
-Understand what Organizational Culture is and isn’t
-What are the key cultural issues you should try to solve for
-Lessons Learned. What does and doesn’t work? How to become a Great Place to Work organization.
-What makes up a best-in-class organizational culture model?
-How to map your new culture model to all your people processes
-Change is very hard. How to launch a change process that works
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Just a few of the events and Keynotes
Maureen Azzato
Portfolio DirectorPortfolio Director
Worldwide Business Research (WBR)
Stephen is one of the most impressive manufacturing executives I have ever had the pleasure of working with as a B2B conference producer for Worldwide Business Research. Stephen has spoken at many of our live and virtual events for Connected Manufacturing Forum (Industry 4.0 for manufacturers) over the past five years to rave attendee reviews.
Though he sits in the c-suite, Stephen is approachable, affable and plain spoken, and offers audiences common sense approaches and best practices to consistently execute across the many labor challenges businesses face today.
He has covered topics from diversity, equity and inclusion to talent retention, recruitment, training, mentorship, and knowledge transfer and management. I highly recommend Stephen to any organization looking for insights on how to navigate today's complex talent and business challenges from the point-of-view of an executive who truly enjoys and respects people just as much as seeing their promise fulfilled.
Antonia Kay
Vice President, Program DevelopmentVice President, Program Development
Consero
Stephen spoke at the Connected Manufacturing Forum, an Industry 4.0 conference I produced in Austin.. He is an amazing, inspirational speaker who can connect with the audience and answer their toughest questions about change management and talent recruitment/retention in the digital era.
Stephen delivered a keynote titled "Digitization and New Dimensions in Workforce Management" and hosted a small-group workshop titled "Developing the Next Generation of Manufacturing Leadership" -- both sessions were rated five stars by our attendees. In fact, we had to add additional seats to his workshop based on the high demand and interest in Stephen's workshop. Quite a few delegates pointed out that they were impressed with his knowledge and inspired to change the way things are done at their organizations by leveraging Stephen's practical recommendations.
I am very thankful to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Stephen on the Connected Manufacturing Forum and look forward to working with him again!
Esther Lind
Head of Transformation. voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH. We invited Stephen to speak at our Global Leadership Event where we kicked off our Culture Journey. Stephen shared his Culture story with us and then worked with the Executive Team to help craft a Culture strategy moving forward. We experienced Stephen as an exceptional leader in cultural transformation with a strong ability to inspire a clear vision of becoming a best place to work company. Stephen is very approachable and willing to share his learning along his transformation journey and he is able to convey his experience in a simple and understandable way.