Evolve Your Leadership Style So Your Teams Will Enthusiastically Follow You Through Any Uncertainty

If the past (nearly) two years have taught us anything, it's that leaders must evolve their styles to lead and inspire their teams despite ongoing uncertain times, and be able to  navigate new challenges, even those we don't see coming. The session will provide a combination of thought-provoking strategies with practical tactics that attendees can start to implement as soon as they return from the Conference.

1) Understand Why The Leader's Performance Is Particularly Critical During Uncertain Times;
2) Learn Ten Specific Leadership Skills That Have Been Proven Effective In Leading Teams Through Uncertain Times; 
3) Feel Comfortable and Confident In Applying These Skills In An Agency Setting.

Ken Jacobs, PCC, CPC, Principal, Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching

Ken Jacobs is the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, which helps empower public relations and communications leaders, senior executives, and managers, at both agencies and corporations, achieve and surpass their organizational, career, and personal goals by becoming more inspiring, inspired, and effective leaders. It does so via leadership coaching.  

His company also helps PR, integrated communications, marketing and advertising agencies grow business, manage for profitability, improve client service, and enhance team performance, communications and leadership skills. It does so via training and consulting. 

Prior to launching his companies, Jacobs spent 25 years in management and leadership positions with a number of PR agencies, including Ogilvy & Mather PR, and Marina Maher Communications (MMC), where he founded the agency's training program, "MMC Masters," which was cited for excellence by The Holmes Report. 

Jacobs shares his insights via "Taking the Lead," the quarterly leadership column in PRSA's Strategies & Tactics and the similarly named video podcast on his website, where he discusses leadership with some of the industry's most respected leaders: https://www.jacobscomm.com/taking-the-lead/

He has recently presented on leadership for The Public Relations Global Network (PRGN), Taan Worldwide (the global network of independent communications agencies), and IABC NJ and Philadelphia. Jacobs presents regularly on leadership, new business, and client service at PRSA Counselors Academy Spring Conference and various PRSA chapters. 

He sits on the board of PRSA NJ, where he leads the Senior Professionals Group. Previously, he served on the board of the International Coach Federation (ICF) of New Jersey. 

Jacobs, who launched his training, consulting, and coaching business in 2007, holds Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentials from the International Coach Federation (ICF), and is accredited as a Certified Professional Coach, Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner and a COR.E Leadership Dynamics Specialist by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). 

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