The Care and Feeding of High-Performance Teams
Less Stress? Less Turnover? Better Team Performance?
Higher Morale? Sense of Fulfillment?
How about All of the Above?
Engineers and software developers tell me that they would like to have less stressful workplaces. Leaders tell me that they would like to have higher performing teams. Executives and HR professionals tell me that the costs related to high turnover are astronomical. Colleagues and friends tell me that they are burned out and have little sense of fulfillment at work, maybe at home too.
That’s the bad news.
But the good news is that it is possible to turn that around, yes, all of it, with one single cultural shift. One magic bullet. I know. I’ve watched it happen.
What is that cultural shift, that magic bullet, and how can you get it? Kind of like asking, “Where is that ice cream, and how can I get it?”
Join us for an entertaining and insight-provoking experience, maybe one that will change your life!
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Leslie Martinich, a computer science pioneer, wrote a natural language interface (in 1985) to her company's financial planning system, designed algorithms for distributed and parallel processing in order to enable AI (in 1988), wrote operating systems, APIs, and advanced communication software, and led her team to deliver the first commercial version of Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). Her early work in Artificial Intelligence laid the groundwork for today's breakthroughs and provided her with a deep understanding of how to create successful innovations.
In the middle of her career, she made a pivotal realization: project failures weren't due to technical hurdles, but rather rooted in managerial and leadership challenges. Determined to rectify this deficiency, she built leadership programs which she has presented across 6 continents (sorry, Antarctica!), focused on innovation and preparing effective leaders. 70% of participants in her year-long leadership development program have advanced their careers to the VP or C-Suite level.
Leslie peppers her talks with stories from her career, real stories, hilarious stories, that developers relate to. She engages the audience with activities that they'll remember.
She cares deeply about the careers of her colleagues and friends; that’s why she helps leaders learn how to improve their skills in engagement, communication, and trust, so that her colleagues and friends can have more fulfilling, more productive, and less stressful careers. Engaged, trusted leaders inspire teams, reduce turnover, deliver, and drive towards excellence in quality.
She has been a leader within IEEE, serving as the Central Texas Section Chair, selected as the 2012 IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow for Science and Technology Policy, serving on the IEEE Awards Board, serving as the VP of Publications for the Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS), and being a Distinguished Lecturer, as well as many more volunteer roles.
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496846