Topic: Moving from Individual Contributor to Leader

Speaker: Elizabeth Lions is the Author of two books, ‘Recession Proof Yourself’ and “I Quit! Working for You Isn’t Working For Me.”

In this presentation, Elizabeth will cover:

•         Defining Leadership vs managing
•         The decision to move from individual contributor to leader
•         Key Elements of Great Leadership
•         Team work - understanding how your performance is measured differently
•         Designing Your Leadership Style
•         Identifying the key factors in moving from contributor to manager
•         Delegation
•         Assessing and building the team and environment

Bio

Elizabeth grew up in central New Jersey, about an hour from New York City. She studied psychology at the University of Maine. She is the Author of two books, ‘Recession Proof Yourself’ and “I Quit! Working for You Isn't Working For Me”. Elizabeth is currently crafting her third book on leadership.

Elizabeth’s coaching practice is broken into two key areas: career management and leadership.

Elizabeth’s credentials are impressive. They include being quoted in U.S. World News Report, AOL Jobs, Australian Finance, Silicon India, CBS Money Watch, Yahoo, The Ladders, and Dice job boards. Her words have reached as far as the front page of the Philadelphia Tribune, PBS, CBS Money Watch, Dale Carnegie and John Tesh’s blog.

In 2013, her radio show for women entitled, “Leadership Lessons from the Lioness”, was created through Plaid For Women, along with her articles. A year later, she brought her leadership classes to Dubai.

Elizabeth’s client list includes executives from Fiserv, AT&T, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, eBay and Intel to name a few.

Today, Elizabeth can be found writing, coaching and collaborating with the who’s who of the Corporate America, as well as abroad. When she isn't working, Elizabeth can be found traveling across state lines with her husband on their Harley Davidson motorcycle or in the yoga studio twisting for hours on end. To contact Elizabeth, please visit www.elizabethlions.com