Kristen
Brun Sharkey
Founder and Executive Coach at Emboldify
"From Uncertainty to Action: Applying Improv Strategies for Confident Decision-Making"
"From Uncertainty to Action: Applying Improv Strategies for Confident Decision-Making"
Fri May 23 - 2:40 PM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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"From Uncertainty to Action: Applying Improv Strategies for Confident Decision-Making"
"From Uncertainty to Action: Applying Improv Strategies for Confident Decision-Making"
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Session: From Uncertainty to Action: Applying Improv Strategies for Confident Decision-Making
In a rapidly changing tech landscape, confident decision-making is essential. Join this engaging talk that bridges the worlds of improv and tech leadership. Kristen Brun Sharkey, an executive coach for tech leaders and an improv enthusiast, will guide you through practical strategies to navigate uncertainty, make confident decisions, and lead with impact. Discover how principles from the improv stage can empower you to embrace ambiguity, think on your feet, and turn challenges into opportunities. Get ready to improvise your way to confident decision-making!Key Takeaways
- Learn a new decision-making framework based on improv principles
- Discover the art of active listening and its role in making more informed decisions
- Gain insights into the psychology of decision-making and how to overcome common cognitive biases
- Utilize new techniques to boost your confidence in uncertain situations
Bio
Kristen Brun Sharkey is an executive and leadership coach and corporate facilitator who previously spent 15 years leading teams in advertising tech and marketing at companies ranging from early-stage startup to Fortune 100. Today she helps tech leaders advance their careers, make better decisions, execute change effectively, develop innovative solutions and successfully engage their teams.She is the founder and CEO of Emboldify, a leadership development company that aims to empower the kind of leaders the world needs more of with the power of improv. She created the AdLib Leader™ model, a proprietary framework that applies the benefits of improvisational theatre to the workplace.
Kristen is an ICF-credentialed coach (considered the gold standard) as well as a Board Certified Coach. She has a Master’s degree in Management, Strategy and Leadership from Michigan State University in addition to an undergraduate business degree from the University of Southern California. Her speaking engagements have included the California Women’s Conference and the 2023 edition of the WomenTech Global Conference.
You can regularly find her performing in the San Francisco-based improv group Required Taste at theaters and festivals across the US. Learn more about Kristen at www.emboldify.com or connect with her on LinkedIn (@kristenbsharkey).
