Speaker Bio
Corina Walsh is an Executive Leadership Coach, podcaster, author, and owner of Shift People Development Inc., and she is on a mission to revolutionize the way we feel about work. With her extraordinary coaching and advising skills, she works with companies and associations to build cultures of excellence and trust.
Corina’s innovative approaches in leadership development have garnered her accolades including being recognized as a Top 50 Leader Under 40 in Atlantic Canada and receiving a YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in Business. Her keynote superpower lies in her ability to distill complex leadership and management principles into easily digestible nuggets of wisdom, empowering companies to transcend performance boundaries and achieve unprecedented progress.
Corina developed her signature group coaching program, Managing Made Easy™, after collecting hundreds of data points on the struggles faced by today’s manager and executives. Corina is an expert at nurturing leaders into their full potential.
Corina’s has delivered her keynote talks and programs across Canada, the U.S., and the U.K., captivating audiences on crucial topics like emotional intelligence, leadership, and workplace culture. A dynamic and inspirational speaker, Corina is the catalyst that sparks transformative change in individuals and organizations alike, providing a memorable experience for your audience. Corina’s second book, Modern Manager: Conquering the 5 Frustrations of Leadership, will be available in January 2025.
Speaker Topics
The needs and expectations of the workforce have changed dramatically since 2020. It is more important than ever to ensure employees feel connected to their work, their colleagues, and their employer. Employee engagement is not a buzzword – it’s a critical driver of success impacting every aspect of performance in an organization.
A (dis)engaged workforce costs companies hundreds of billions of dollars annually in lost productivity and crippling innovation. Often CEOs and business owners are aware of the problem yet can’t seem to increase the engagement levels of their employees. Once Corina explains the key drivers of employee engagement, audience members will understand how to turn every interaction into an opportunity for engagement with their colleagues and direct reports.
Corina will share stories and strategies from companies known for their outstanding workplace culture. She will also discuss some of the common pitfalls that companies fall into in their effort to create a ‘fun’ place to work for their employees. An employee’s relationship with their manager is the single biggest driver of engagement and Corina Walsh will show managers how to make the most out of every interaction with their team members to inspire, engage and motivate for results. Through real-life examples and proven tactics, Corina will motivate participants and help them gain insights into their own engagement needs and of their team members.
In today’s fast-paced workplace, many managers and executives find themselves overwhelmed, caught in a cycle of overwork and underperformance. Corina’s keynote addresses the five core frustrations that plague leadership and reveals their root causes. Through a blend of data and real-world experiences, Corina offers essential strategies to boost leadership effectiveness, elevate team performance, and create a harmonious workplace.
This session is ideal for managers, executives, and HR professionals eager to enhance their leadership skills and drive organizational success.
When we hear the word ‘accountability’ we might think it requires taking a heavy-handed approach to keeping ourselves and others in line. Inspired accountability, however, is an approach to achieving results that is grounded in curiosity, empowerment, and self-awareness.
This interactive session will help employees, managers, and executives understand how to shift their approach to leading themselves and their teams so they can inspire results without having to stay on top of people. Corina will share tips and strategies to help attendees leverage small shifts in thinking to inspire consistent performance in themselves and others and to reach new levels of personal leadership. Corina will share examples from her work on how inspired accountability leads to improved business results, customer service, and higher levels of employee engagement. The audience will leave with a personal model of accountability as well as a tools for inspiring accountability on their teams.
What if the key to effective leadership lies in harnessing the power of your emotions? Corina Walsh, a Certified Professional Coach and Emotional Intelligence Assessor, has helped hundreds of leaders overcome internal challenges that impact performance such as avoidance, imposter syndrome, and stress.
In this engaging keynote, leaders will discover how enhancing emotional intelligence (EQ) can transform leadership effectiveness. Managers and Executives will learn how to improve essential EQ skills to foster greater resilience, improve decision-making abilities, and lead to engage. This session is ideal for companies and leaders looking to navigate challenges of leading in today’s workplace and drive exceptional results without burning out.
Most companies have mastered the technical side of safety. Getting to the next level of safety leadership requires an understanding of the factors that drive safe or unsafe behaviour amongst employees. To build a sustainable safety culture, leaders must be ‘tuned-in’ to the emotional pulse of the organization and to the needs of their employees. When compliance driven safety isn’t working, companies need to know how to build trust and engage employees.
Emotional intelligence is the skill-set that will have the greatest impact on a leader’s ability to nurture the trust that is needed to foster deep connection and commitment to safety. In this session, attendees will learn how to leverage emotional intelligence to impact the behavioural side of safety and move employees from an attitude of compliance to commitment.
It is not enough to attract diverse talent. An organization must have an inclusive workplace culture grounded in belonging to retain talent. According to Gallup, the greatest driver of employee engagement and retention is an employee’s relationship with their direct manager. Emotionally intelligent leaders have the skills and tools required to support diversity, inclusion, and equity on teams and in workplaces.
In this keynote, Corina Walsh, a certified professional coach and emotional intelligence assessor, will delve into the crucial role of emotional intelligence in creating and maintaining diverse and inclusive workplaces. This session will provide leaders with the skills and tools necessary to support diversity, inclusion, and equity, ensuring not just the attraction but the retention of talent from all backgrounds. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, attendees will learn how to foster strong employee relationships, enhance engagement, and build a culture of belonging. Corina Walsh is a certified professional coach and a certified emotional intelligence assessor. She has coached and trained hundreds of leaders on how to approach difficult conversations around race, gender, and sensitive topics. This session will equip leaders with a shared vocabulary and tools to better collaborate and to utilize the diverse skills and experiences of the people around them.
For women who aspire to leadership roles or are already in them, learning to harness emotional intelligence (EI) can support women to unlock a leadership advantage and foster greater resilience. In this empowering keynote, Corina will demonstrate how enhancing emotional intelligence can transform personal effectiveness, priming women to navigate complex workplace dynamics with confidence and achieve exceptional results.
Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies and skills they need to THRIVE in their careers or businesses. Certified Leadership Coach Corina Walsh will share research and insights in the context of the challenges women still face in today’s work environment, making her session relevant and applicable to every woman in the audience.
Difficult conversations are inevitable, yet often avoided due to uncertainty or a lack of confidence in how to begin. In this engaging and humorous session, Certified Professional Coach Corina Walsh will help the audience learn how to address the “elephant in the room” and handle difficult conversations with ease.
Whether informing a client about an over-budget project or providing performance feedback to an employee, these conversations are crucial. Success in leadership and business hinges on our ability to maintain strong relationships with clients, employees, and vendors. By mastering difficult conversations, we can achieve business goals while preserving and even strengthening relationships. This interactive session will support attendees to gain strategies to confidently initiate and navigate tough conversations, ensuring positive outcomes for all parties involved.
Testimonials
I was privileged to attend the 25th Annual Alberta Construction Safety Association conference in Edmonton. It was my expressed pleasure to listen to Corina Walsh talk about emotional intelligence. I came away with some great knowledge regarding leadership and strategies in today’s ever-changing work environment. Corina is passionate in what she does and a great speaker. I was challenged to take my leadership to the next level.
Corina’s keynote helped our entire management team deepen our understanding of the connection between emotional intelligence and effective leadership. Corina engages and captivates her audience through storytelling, humour, and thought-provoking questions. Her content was well-thought-out and she empowered everyone to apply her tools and strategies when we return to work. Corina followed up after our leadership summit with more helpful tools our Managers can use daily. I highly recommend Corina to other organizations who want to unlock their leadership potential.
Corina is a skilled and effortless speaker and makes you feel comfortable discussing your challenges. One of the things I enjoyed most were her real-life stories and examples – they really brought the session to a different level.

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