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Keynote Presentations

DRIVE Your Bus

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Every leader is driving a bus — a team with a destination and a culture shaped by the driver. In DRIVE Your Bus, Mel Gower shares a practical leadership framework built from decades of leading technical teams through growth and change. Using the five pillars — Develop, Recognize, Ignite, Visualize, and Engage — leaders learn concrete behaviors that improve clarity, engagement, and performance. This session delivers relatable stories and immediately applicable tools to help leaders intentionally shape culture and drive results.

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand and apply the DRIVE framework (Develop, Recognize, Ignite, Visualize, Engage) to strengthen team culture and performance.

  • Identify specific leadership behaviors that increase engagement, clarity, and accountability.

  • Learn practical strategies for developing employees using the 70-20-10 model and intentional career conversations.

  • Improve recognition and communication habits to reinforce trust and retention.

You're So Lucky

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The Roman philosopher Seneca stated "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." It is easy to think that people who have achieved success have gotten lucky. More often than not, success comes from hard work. This presentation focuses on what it takes to secure long-term success.

 

 

 


Learning Outcomes

  • Create the right mindset for success

  • Understand the role of preparation and why it is critical for consistent, long-term success

  • Identify and create opportunities

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