Mike Lejeune | Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Culture Shaping & Communications Virtual Keynotes

Mike Lejeune, President of Lighting the Path, LLC With more than 25 years in the executive search industry, Mike served as President of Steverson & Company, one of the top recruiting firms in Texas specializing in accounting finance, corporate administration and information technology. Clients include Fortune 500 corporations, Big 4 accounting firms and rapidly emerging privately held companies. One of the first independent consultants to join the Jill Hickman Companies Authorized Partner Network, Mike is a keynote speaker, workshop and retreat facilitator on leadership excellence, developing and leading Game Changing performance across the US, Canada, and South Africa. Mike is considered an expert in the latest trends and techniques for leadership, staff selection and maximizing performance serving as a keynote speaker, workshop and retreat facilitator on leadership excellence, developing and leading Game Changing performance with clients across the US, Canada and South Africa. His virtual programs have held audiences ranging from 1400 attendees in 37 countries to customized leadership development and recruitment strategy programs for emerging businesses. He focuses on the root causes of employee disengagement, offering techniques and strategies for leaders to use to enroll, engage and mobilize employees, and build high performing organizations. As a motivational keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, clients have described hime as “a unique talent to inspire the mind and touch the heart.” Mike is the host of the podcast Strategies for Tomorrow’s Leaders, the author of a the highly regarded blog Simple Leadership and along with his daughter, Nikki, is the co-author of the award winning book A Father’s Love-The Generational Bridge That Changes Hearts Forever. Mike is a certified by eSpeakers as a virtual speaker and has also served as President of the National Speakers Association. He holds the national certifications of Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS), Certified Personnel Consultant CPC and Certified Temporary Staffing Specialists. MOST REQUESTED KEYNOTE & WORKSHOP TOPICS: • Retain, Engage & Ignite Game Changer Employees Today’s business environment requires for Leaders to fight the pressure of having to do more with less people and limited resources and at times feeling like we don’t have enough of the right people who create energy instead of draining it. This workshop focuses on how to selection strategies and techniques to attract and engage talent that are difference makers, learn to identify and prevent the four critical causes of disconnection that lead to turnover or morale issues which destroys productivity and ways to connect with your team, regardless of generational differences. • Control the Chaos: Removing the Energy Drain that Kills Teamwork Leaders rely on driven professionals to meet deadlines. What do you do when these same intense personalities create discord? How is the office atmosphere impacted when teammates get cross purposes building tension and drama? This program pinpoints triggers that we as leaders need to be able to quickly identify and tools to redirect attention to big picture objectives rather than personal agendas • Creating a Culture of Powerful Workforce Communication Multi-generation, gender, and ethnicity are only some of the differences in today’s workforce. Different perspectives create barriers in communication. Learn steps to increase rapport, reduce defensiveness and open lines of communication. Identify the correlations between trust, communication and performance. Determine trust-building and trust busting-behaviors and their impact on productivity. NEW KEYNOTE COMING SOON: • Creating Filters that remove Unconscious Bias **For full information on Mike's services and client options click to his website from this profile**