Top leadership keynote speaker Thomas Kolditz is our guest on BigSpeak’s first webinar in a new series. After 34 years in the military, Tom now serves as the executive director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University. His research shows how extreme life-and-death situations can offer profound lessons for leaders in any setting.

In this webinar, Tom presents a virtual keynote on “Leading Through Adversity” followed by a Q&A. He discusses five unique aspects of leadership in times of uncertainty and crisis. The Q&A brought up questions about having challenging conversations and how to engage your team in a virtual setting.

Join BigSpeak every Wednesday at 10 am PT as for conversations with a variety of keynote speakers discussing topics, including leadership, emotional intelligence, future of work, innovation, and more.

Due to an errant security setting, the webcams on this session were not recorded. Please enjoy the audio above and note that we have fixed and tested our settings for future recordings.

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