Inspiring Keynote Speaker
Caroline Dowd-Higgins has inspired thousands of people to optimize their strengths and tap their innovative spirit to create workplaces that are highly desirable by employees and customers so people can do their best work and reach business goals.
Leveraging her work as an executive leader, she experienced workplace challenges inside large organizations. A casualty of burnout, she creates solutions to help you and your organization thrive by demystifying how to banish burnout and boost productivity.
As a former professional opera singer, Caroline is no stranger to the stage and uses storytelling, data, and research in a witty and relatable style. She applies her personal experiences and insights to help others understand and overcome workplace overwhelm so they have the energy to do meaningful work and live a joyful life.
Keynotes & Workshops
Banish Career Burnout, Boost Productivity, and Unleash Potential!
Burnout, exhaustion, and overwhelm are causing a human energy crisis in workplaces around the world. There is a revolving door of talent, and companies are struggling to recruit and retain employees to reach their business goals while losing millions of dollars in increased healthcare costs and talent acquisition efforts. The World Health Organization has defined burnout as a workplace issue, not a self-care issue. It’s time to disrupt the status quo to design an innovative workplace that honors wellbeing and productivity because you can’t afford to be left behind.
Caroline will demystify how to banish burnout and boost productivity, so you can begin the shift to living a life of vitality. Discover how to create a healthy and sustainable workplace with engaged employees to honor productivity and wellbeing, so your business prospers, and your people can thrive. With actionable insight and resources, Caroline will empower you to create a workplace that is highly sought-after by employees and customers, so people can do their best work, and you can reach your industry goals. Everyone deserves to enjoy their career and love their life.
Audience Takeaways:
- Learn how to live a well-integrated life that boosts career productivity and wellbeing.
- Understand the different types of rest and why they are an investment in your wellbeing and your work.
- Discern how the power of the pause increases your energy and creative problem solving.
- Discover how Achievement Intelligence honors the humans and the bottom line.
- Learn how to rediscover play as a path to connection and creativity.
- Embrace the mindset shift to transform your company into a sought-after and high functioning workplace where top talent wants to work.
Leading Beyond the Ego and Empowering Greatness
Leadership has changed dramatically from the military style of command and control to a stakeholder centered approach for the modern workplace. The world-of-work is fraught with constant change, stress, and overwhelm and leaders are tasked with engaging teams, setting strategy, and ensuring profitability and the bottom line. Generational differences are causing a rub, and inflated egos lead to under-performing work cultures.
After interviewing hundreds of leaders around the world for her best-selling books, and her award-winning podcast, learn from Caroline what distinguishes exceptional leaders. From emotional intelligence, cognitive diversity, and resilience and recovery, discover transpersonal leadership and how it will empower great work for all from entry level to the C-Suite. Hone your transpersonal leadership skills, so you can tap your authenticity and empower others to thrive because leadership makes or breaks success and culture in every organization.
Audience Takeaways:
- Learn what it takes to lead from entry level to the C-Suite and how you can put your best leadership foot forward to role model the way for others.
- Harness the power of transpersonal leadership for workplaces that honor wellbeing and productivity.
- Unlock creativity, innovation, and a coaching mindset as a leader whether you hold the official title or not.
- Achieve next-level success by embracing change, championing radical candor, and setting your organization up for success as a transpersonal leader.
Recharge and Reignite Your Career to Thrive Where You Are Now
Gallup reports 70% of workers are not engaged or playing to their strengths, causing a revolving door of talent that destroys productivity, morale, and the bottom line. Take action to optimize and own your career now. Discovering the sweet spot where your strengths and your organization’s demands overlap requires a willingness to commit to growth and professional development. Thrive Where You Are focuses on actionable tactics to empower you to own your career and prosper. Discover how to recharge, reignite, and reinvent your career in your current organization, so you can enjoy your career and love your life.
Audience Takeaways:
- Overcome your self-generated obstacles and move forward now.
- Recognize the unique challenges that come with each career stage and how to manage them.
- To thine own self be true…honor your values, interests, personality, and strengths.
- Find the sweet spot — where your passion and your organization’s needs converge.
- Refresh and reintroduce yourself to your colleagues to dust off your professional story and showcase your value-add.
- Leverage your influence—master strategies that will enable you to effect change and be seen and heard as you optimize your emotional intelligence.
- Polish your professional presence—to be considered a promotable player in your organization.
Why Hire Caroline?
Leaders and Organizations work with Caroline due to her:
- Focus on real results that matter
- Deep expertise in change and transformation
- Strategic & systems thinking mindset
- Ability to challenge and confront with candor, empathy, and caring
- Skill in moving past behaviors into deeper insights that change outcomes at the core
- Way of bringing both head and heart to every engagement
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Your Working Life Podcast
With over 600 episodes, reaching 1+ million people in 34 countries, Your Working Life is an award-winning podcast series featuring candid interviews with luminaries in the career, leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and wellness fields.
