Brian Smith - PLD

CEO / President Power Link Dynamics

  • St. Catharines ON

Management Consultant, Author, Speaker -Specializing in soft-skills training & leadership development

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Biography

Brian Smith - Management Expert, Author and Speaker specializing in soft-skills training and leadership development. Brian works with people who want to learn how to communicate and interact more effectively; and who want to discover how to get the best out of themselves and others. He is the Author of two books "Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak - The Top Ten Sins Most Managers Make & How to Avoid Them" and it's companion workbook "Leadership Lessons from a Reformed Control Freak - The Art of Managing and Leading in the 21st Century". Brian is a former member of the faculty and professor at Algonquin College's School of Business where he taught entrepreneurship, skills for success and professional selling. He travels throughout North America delivering keynote speeches and facilitating workshops to address the challenges facing managers and business leaders today. Don't put your career or your organization at risk - learn to manage and lead the 21st Century way. Contact Brian today.

Industry Expertise

Corporate Training
Education/Learning
Training and Development
Business Services
Professional Training and Coaching
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Corporate Leadership
Talent Management
Management Consulting
Health and Wellness

Areas of Expertise

Communication
Soft-Skills
Leadership
Management Training
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development
Personal Development
Time Management
Team Building
Performance Improvement

Accomplishments

Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak - The Top Ten Sins Most Managers Make & How to Avoid Them

A book written for 21st Century Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors.

Leadership Lessons from a Reformed Control Freak - The Art of Managing and Leading in the 21st Century

2014-09-15

Managing - leadership development workbook based on Brian's Four Step Leadership Development Model. Managers and business leaders must be able to connect with others, have exceptional communication skills, educate and delegate effectively. This workbook will teach you how.

Gold Star Award of Excellence

Home Hardware Stores - Dealer Award for outstanding sales and customer service

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Education

Canmore College

Certified Train-the-Trainer

Adult Education

2009

Algonquin College

Certificate - Teaching Adult Life Long Learners

Adult Education

2012

Affiliations

  • Lead With Giants

Languages

  • English

Testimonials

Event Coordinator

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Canadian Insurance Accountants Association

"Enhancing Lives & Transforming Leadership - The Art of Managing and Leading in the 21st Century". Awesome, lists provided are great. I thought this topic could have had more time. He is a great speaker and there were certain areas that I know he didn't spend much time on that he could have. Best session there. Would have liked to hear more. 45 Members gave a rating for an average of 4.4 out of 5. I think that makes your session a success!

CEO/President

http://www.cca-acc.com

The Cruickshank Group

Thank you Brian for your presentation this morning at the conference. You are a great speaker and showed lots of enthusiasm which contributed positively to my learning experience. Thank you again for a thought provoking presentation with lots of ideas on how to improve my company.

Manager, Program Integrity

YMCA of Greater Toronto

Hi Brian - Thanks for a very energetic session at Blue Mountain last week. Being one of the first sessions of the conference has its challenges, but you did a great job getting and keeping us engaged. I learned a lot at your session, and would appreciate a copy of your book.

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Event Appearances

Managing for Results - Enhancing Lives and Transforming Leadership

Futures Conference 2012 - First Work   Blue Mountain Resort - Collingwood, Ontario.

2012-10-11

The Top Ten Sins Most Managers Make & How to Avoid Them

Project Management International - PMI Symposium   Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

2012-10-08

Sample Talks

Coping with Stress @ Work and @ Home

Are you looking to find balance and greater satisfaction in both your personal and professional lives? Are you feeling the pressure that today's fast-paced, ever changing environment is putting on you? Team-orientated organizations require flexible, creative and sustainable performance that only comes from people who know how to balance the urgent demands of work and their personal life, without sacrificing either. This workshop will show you how you can have it all.

Staff Disengagement - Top Trends and Remedies

If you think your employees are listening - think again. Do you feel at times that your staff have tuned out or have turned off? Is it getting more difficult to motivate others? Are you finding more challenging to attract or retain talent? Well you are not alone. Results of a recent survey concluded that only 17% of your staff reported that they where highly engaged. In this session you'll discover what steps you can take to reverse this trend and engage your employee's heads, hearts and hands.

Building Bridges Across The Generational Divide - How to Develop a Collaborative & Cohesive Diverse Team

Our increasingly diverse society is reflected in our growing workforce. For the first time in our lifetime we have the potential of working with four different generations in the same workplace. As this dramatic shift continues, organizations large and small must continue to strive to help all employees embrace and capitalize on their differences. This presentation provides valuable insight into how to build a collaborative and cohesive team to embrace and capitalize on those differences

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Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$1000 to $3500*Will consider certain engagements for no fee