Ed Goebel is an accomplished leader, passionate about sharing his leadership experiences with your organization, and passing on over 35 years of military and industry experiences and lessons learned to help you and your teams succeed on new levels.
Through his lessons and stories, Ed will share his thoughts on empathy as a leader, how communication is not just a part of leadership but critical to influential leadership, and his own trials and tribulations on his journey of leadership. Explore our website, and learn more about what Ed’s discussions can do for you today!
Influential Leaders are Influential Communicators
Genuine Conversation Builds Connection
In this section, Ed talks about his experiences as a young officer, and how his “no nonsense” approach was a detriment to achieving desired outcomes. He shares how as his approach softened to acknowledging the people as much as the mission, he could feel a culture change in his squadron towards inspired achievements vice goals achieved based on fear or coercion.
In this session, audience member will be able to:
Recognize the value of combining firmness and fairness with empathy and compassion
Learn how demonstrating personal interests and concerns can establish stronger connections with the team
See how building genuine connections with team members enhances loyalty and morale
Understand that these connections serve as investments in recruitment and retention, especially during demanding periods like surge operations, weekend work, or holiday tasks
Influential Leaders Articulate Vision and Intent
Ed shares his experience as a senior leader frustrated with “mandatory” meetings that result in no forward movement or clearly stated outcomes or expectations. Through stories and examples such as Colin Powell, he discusses how your communication of very clear intent can help influence and shape your leadership…and more importantly, inspire a willing team of performers!
In this session, audience member will be able to:
Recognize the importance of respecting and valuing others' time in a professional setting
Understand the responsibility leaders have in being mindful of how they use and manage others' time
Learn how establishing clear intent can reduce the need for follow-up meetings and increase efficiency
Appreciate the benefits of spending more time on producing, executing, and planning future milestones by communicating clear goals
Communication is a Cornerstone of Confidence
Ed uses his military and industry background to talk about the need for the team to have confidence in their leader as much as the leader should have confidence in the team. He uses a recent airline experience to demonstrate a breakdown in that confidence in a legitimate leadership figure, and how if that person had chosen a different communication approach, the crew and passengers would have had much more confidence in the individual’s capabilities.
In this session, audience member will be able to:
Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining the confidence of your team.
Learn how sharing appropriate information at the right level of detail builds confidence and credibility in your leadership.
Recognize the role of a confident leader in fostering trust and self-confidence within the team
Appreciate the value of allowing team members to experience failure as a learning tool to build their confidence
Understand how demonstrating trust and support can help develop future leaders and potential replacements
Influential Leaders are Influential Communicators
Genuine Conversation Builds Connection
In this section, Ed talks about his experiences as a young officer, and how his “no nonsense” approach was a detriment to achieving desired outcomes. He shares how as his approach softened to acknowledging the people as much as the mission, he could feel a culture change in his squadron towards inspired achievements vice goals achieved based on fear or coercion.
In this session, audience member will be able to:
Recognize the value of combining firmness and fairness with empathy and compassion
Learn how demonstrating personal interests and concerns can establish stronger connections with the team
See how building genuine connections with team members enhances loyalty and morale
Understand that these connections serve as investments in recruitment and retention, especially during demanding periods like surge operations, weekend work, or holiday tasks
Influential Leaders Articulate Vision and Intent
Ed shares his experience as a senior leader frustrated with “mandatory” meetings that result in no forward movement or clearly stated outcomes or expectations. Through stories and examples such as Colin Powell, he discusses how your communication of very clear intent can help influence and shape your leadership…and more importantly, inspire a willing team of performers!
In this session, audience member will be able to:
Recognize the importance of respecting and valuing others' time in a professional setting
Understand the responsibility leaders have in being mindful of how they use and manage others' time
Learn how establishing clear intent can reduce the need for follow-up meetings and increase efficiency
Appreciate the benefits of spending more time on producing, executing, and planning future milestones by communicating clear goals
Communication is a Cornerstone of Confidence
Ed uses his military and industry background to talk about the need for the team to have confidence in their leader as much as the leader should have confidence in the team. He uses a recent airline experience to demonstrate a breakdown in that confidence in a legitimate leadership figure, and how if that person had chosen a different communication approach, the crew and passengers would have had much more confidence in the individual’s capabilities.
In this session, audience member will be able to:
Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining the confidence of your team.
Learn how sharing appropriate information at the right level of detail builds confidence and credibility in your leadership.
Recognize the role of a confident leader in fostering trust and self-confidence within the team
Appreciate the value of allowing team members to experience failure as a learning tool to build their confidence
Understand how demonstrating trust and support can help develop future leaders and potential replacements