John Robertson - FORTLOG Services Corporate Speaker from Carleton Place, ON

Helping Leadership Thrive through Critical Moments John Robertson, founder, and President of FORTLOG Services Inc., an established and trusted company with over 30 years in transforming crisis and intervention in a variety of contexts. This is achieved through the values-anchored Run towards the Roar Ethos, after all, BUSINESS WORKS WHEN PEOPLE THRIVE! Transform the resilience, mental health, well-being discussion from a clinical, theoretical discussion into a practical applicable take-home process that leaders can leverage for themselves and their people. One visual of playing a game we love when we life gives us a charlie-horse. this is combined with a battery analogy and keeping a charge in our own battery. Ensuring the people we love can get a 'boost' when their battery is low. addressing the foolishness of thinking that unplugging from work will recharge -that's the same thinking as putting a cell phone on airplane mode will recharge it! - Many people today bang on the heads of leadership, but who helps leadership thrive? How does it help adding more drain to a leader’s battery, while not ensuring they are getting some recharging. - Do you not get tired of always reacting, brush fires they are called, and feel like you never get to the big things? - Have you ever wondered what it would mean to ‘lead your way’? To know that you are walking your talk and not merely a lightning rod or a scapegoat - Do you ever wonder if there is more to leadership then another program, course, or certification? Not just for your leadership team but for yourself. - Are you swamped/exhausted with all the demands, sometimes competing, on you for productivity, performance, paperwork, personnel not to mention personal? - Do you sometimes wonder if there is an easier way for personnel to just get along? - Do you get tired of feeling like you are pushing ropes and would like to find a way for personnel to pull in the same direction? 3 [three] things often stand out from these critical moments, [a crisis, change or storm] - The event is never the real crisis - How leadership handles the crisis tilts everything towards healthy or unhealthy, but never leaves it neutral - The hot-water tea bag principle when what’s inside always leaks out. The values on websites and brochures are not always the actual ones in operation. The result is what leaks out of people, organization and/or leadership is not what was desired. Or it is exactly what was valued! As a workforce wellness and culture alignment specialist, John works with progressive [forward-thinking] leadership to Transform their Traditional Crisis Response to; • Creating the culture where people want to work • Developing the leadership people trust, respect, and want to follow • Preparing People to know how to thrive, not just settle for being resilient Inspired and driven by his values, John acts as a facilitator for his clients as they test, discover, and expand what they can do. He uses concrete, verifiable processes to help them achieve demonstrable, solution-focused results. Remaining faithful to his passions and values, John invests himself in his vocation without reservation. He provides spirit-filled, insightful guidance that his clients use to amplify their lives and their businesses. John truly provides “leadership that people can follow through storms.” Best Selling Author & Co-Author #1 Bestselling Author Run Toward the Roar, Transform Crisis and Change into the Opportunity to Thrive. available on Amazon #1 International Bestselling (Co)Author of Emerge: Be the Unmistakable Authority in Your Field with Brian Tracy, Steve Lowell, Jayne Lowell, et al.