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Marcia Reynolds      

Executive Coach & Thought Leader in Leadership Effectiveness; Author of "The Discomfort Zone" and "Outsmart Your Brain"

Dr. Marcia Reynolds, president of Covisioning LLC, is the master of teaching others how to engage in powerful conversations that connect, influence, and activate change, even when emotions are strong. Dr. Reynolds helps global organizations grow their leadership using coaching for accelerated results. Her clients include executives and emerging leaders in multinational corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. She also speaks at coaching and leadership conferences around the world and has taught classes and coached leaders in 43 countries. She is recognized by Global Gurus as the #5 coach in the world and is one of 10 coaches inducted by the International Coach Federation into their Circle of Distinction.

She has significant experience with coaching in the healthcare industry. She is the Training Director for the Healthcare Coaching Institute, and has coached many leaders for hospitals, clinics, and major pharmaceutical companies over the past 25 years.

Dr. Reynolds is also on faculty for the International Coach Academy in Russia, Create China Coaching in China, and the Advanced Coaching Program offered by Benchmark Consulting in the Philippines. She is a Honorary Director for Potential Genesis HR Services LLP, India, developing coaches and advising on business growth and leadership in Indian organizations with coaching.

Prior to coaching, Dr. Reynolds ran training departments for two global companies. She designed the culture change programs for a global semiconductor manufacturing company facing bankruptcy. Within three years, the company turned around and became the #1 stock market success with its IPO in 1993.

Dr. Reynolds has been a student and researcher of how humans learn since earning her second master’s degree is adult education in 1986. In 1996 she designed a training program that integrates emotional intelligence with leadership presence, communications effectiveness, and coaching conversations. She has since taught her programs for many government agencies of the National Institutes of Health, multi-national corporations around the world, and for coaching schools in Europe and Asia.

Excerpts from Dr. Reynolds’s books, "Outsmart Your Brain," "Wander Woman," "The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations into Breakthroughs," and her latest international bestseller, "Coach the Person, Not the Problem," have appeared in business, coaching, and psychological publications world-wide.

Dr. Reynolds is on a mission: to have leaders feel that their greatest purpose is how well they expand the minds of others and strengthen their will to move forward with coaching. With Dr. Reynolds’s guidance, you can make a powerful difference one meaningful conversation at a time.

When she has the opportunity to be home, she can often be found hiking the beautiful mountains in Arizona.

Speech Topics

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP & CORPORATE CULTURES

Transformational Conversations: How to Quickly Connect, Influence, and Uplift

In today’s busy and unpredictable world, how to instantly connect with people is more important than the words you carefully choose. This is especially true for difficult conversations where you want people to change their behavior. Your intentions, emotions, and regard for the person will affect the outcome. Then, your listening position will not only build rapport, you will discover what words to use to move people forward.

This keynote will shift your thinking about how long it takes to change people’s minds and what you need to listen for to makes a long-lasting and meaningful difference.

  • Replace superficial exchanges with revolutionary conversations that inspire engagement and innovation
  • Apply innovative relational strategies using reflective techniques and full-body presence
  • Learn the steps necessary for building trust, safety, and the willingness to explore possibilities in difficult conversations

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

The Discomfort Zone: Turn Difficult Conversations into Positive Results

Managing difficult conversations and knowing how to get good results from emotionally charged moments are critical skills for everyone. If done the right way, you can change lives as well as minds of the people you are with. And they always remember the leader who had the courage to help them see how powerful they can be.

Do you want to be the leader who made a difference in the lives of your employees?

  • Create rapport, connection, and trust using the “The Safety Bubble” technique
  • Decode disruptive patterns using the “Discomfort Zone Model” to foster reflective thinking, frame-shattering awareness, and growth beyond limitations
  • Improve employee engagement, creativity, and bottom-line results with your conversational powers

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & PERSONAL MASTERY

Outsmart Your Brain: How to Master Your Mind When Emotions Take the Wheel

You can either be the master of your brain or a victim of your emotional reactions. Your brain can get the best of you when you are under pressure, irritated, or just plain busy. This keynote includes interactive exercises to immediately help you ease your tension, settle arguments, and help everyone you are with succeed.

  • Learn how to “catch your emotions” before you react.
  • Determine the circumstances that are likely to trigger your emotions and judgments.
  • Apply a 4-Step Process to powerfully shift your emotions and connect with others energetically.
  • Design your life so you are the master of your mind and actions.

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Success Strategies for Women with Dreams

Most women work hard to realize their highest potential yet the pursuit often leaves them feeling more exhausted than proud. The resolution isn’t in managing time. The challenge is to focus their energy on their purpose, to choose who they want to be and how they want to feel when speaking up, and to maximize their gifts and talents without being overwhelmed by commitments.

When women learn and practice these abilities, they feel more balanced and satisfied even when their day is full. The audience will learn how to:

  • Release the Burden of Greatness while maintaining passion and drive.
  • Identify and claim inner strengths to fire-up resiliency and achieve more desired results.
  • Strengthen relationships, maximize influence, and create a powerful presence by choosing how to show up and be heard.

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