Stan Ward
Lead well without exhausting yourself.
Travels from Tyler TX, USA
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Speaks on:
AI for Business
Authentic Leadership
Burnout Prevention
Coaching
Collaborative Leadership
Conflict Resolution
Speaks to:
Higher Education & Vocational
Nonprofits & NGOs
Small & Medium Businesses (SMBs)
Startups & Entrepreneurs
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Breakout
Training
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Key Audience Outcomes
Equipped leaders with tools to handle hard conversations confidently.
Framed conflict in a new light, providing tools for resolution.
Increased self-awareness of personal energy drainers and boosters.
Learned to recognize and prevent burnout.
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Stan's Bio
Dr. Stan Ward believes that leaders who care deeply and work hard deserve to experience the joy of leading well without exhausting themselves. To accomplish that mission, he serves as a leadership coach, author, educator, and “soul friend” with over 10 years of experience helping exceptional leaders excel without burning out. He holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies and is the founder of Influence Coaching as well as author of How to Beat Burnout for Yourself, Your Family, and Your Team, and co-editor of Ethical Leadership: A Primer. As a speaker, Stan engages audiences with stories, physical activities (and sometimes even songs!) along with content-packed, evidence-based, and actionable talks.
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Stan Offers the Following Talks
How to Stop Stress Before it Stops You
Discover why conventional stress strategies fail—and what actually works for high-performing leaders.
Clarify the hidden habits that cause burnout and how to disrupt them.
Build a personalized self-maintenance plan to stay energized.
Leverage a leadership rhythm that promotes resilience and alignment.
Expand your impact by modeling sustainable success for your team and family.
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Drive the Dialogue: How to Transform Conflict into Collaboration
Clarify the goal of a conflict conversation to stay focused and purposeful.
Overcome common derailers like avoidance and aggression.
Develop a simple, repeatable framework for handling conflict.
Leverage two key sentences to build mutual understanding.
Strengthen their confidence in leading high-stakes conversations.
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Lead with AI without Losing Your Humanity
Discover how leading organizations use AI to enhance, not replace, human leadership skills.
Analyze real-world successes and failures to identify what drives effective human-AI collaboration.
Develop strategies to foster empathy, creativity, and ethical decision-making alongside AI-driven insights.
Master practical techniques for measuring and maintaining the right human-AI balance in your leadership programs.
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Beliefs that Break Us: How Good Leaders Derail Themselves
Identify common limiting beliefs that contribute to leadership derailment
Challenge unhelpful narratives and replace them with empowering truths
Recognize early warning signs of burnout and self-sabotage
Shift from reactive to reflective leadership using a simple mindset framework
Take small, sustainable actions that align belief with behavior
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Money Management for ICF Coaches: Building a Sustainable Solopreneur Practice
Learn key money management practices for coaching businesses
Understand how to allocate income for personal pay, taxes, and operating expenses
Master the ABC's of a sustainable coaching practice
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60 minutes - half day