People Management vs. Leadership: Enabling Team Members with Both
Every organization is exploring how to better enable and empower people managers. With strong people managers, a business will see enhanced culture and productivity. In this session, you will hear from an industry expert on people manager practices and leadership. To be a good manager, people need to possess core competencies in people management. To be a great manager, they need to exude leadership principles.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify what knowledge, skills, and abilities are required to be a strong people manager.
Identify how a people manager can leverage research-backed leadership principles.
Shannon Bayer
Shannon Bayer, JD, is a Principal Consultant with over a decade of consulting and facilitation experience. Shannon brings in-depth expertise and a passion for designing and implementing programs focused on advancing women in leadership—and empowering each leader with the knowledge they need to transform how they show up in their role and drive change in their organization. Shannon has led strategic engagements across a variety of industries, ranging from government to financial services, healthcare, insurance, and consumer products and goods.
As a keynote speaker, Shannon brings stories from her personal leadership journey to the forefront, connecting her real-life experiences and work with leaders globally to key leadership concepts designed to help participants reflect on their own journey and take control of their path forward.
Shannon holds a BS in animal science from the University of Vermont and a JD in international law from Suffolk University.
Shannon was a rower in college and still loves to get on the water when she can. She enjoys spending time outdoors and will travel for a good hike or beach day with her dog and son, Max. Currently, Shannon resides in the greater Indianapolis, IN, area of the US after living in New England for over 25 years.