Dr. Janet Lapp

Thrive During Fast Change - Leading at the Edge

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Dr. Janet Lapp delivers a powerful message: Change is not a force to be feared but an opportunity to be seized, and the choice is ours. With humour and finesse, she confronts her audiences with the truth of what they need to do, and how they need to think, to move into the future with success and optimism.

Author of several best-selling books including Positive Spin, she is also creator of the highly rated CBS series Keep Well, and has appeared on her own health shows on PBS and INN-affiliates.

Dr. Lapp has spent over 30 years in health care as a registered nurse, nurse manager, lab director and clinical psychologist. After earning a Ph.D. from McGill University, Dr. Lapp was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship, and she pursued a successful career as a clinician, researcher and university professor before founding her own leadership development firm.

Rated by Toastmasters International as one of the top three speakers worldwide, Dr. Lapp was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame. She has spoken in all continents to over 2,500 organizations that are serious about creating radical and bold leadership and a successful and optimistic future.

Dr. Janet Lapp is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world today, dealing with how to adapt to an information society, and how to develop the skills to thrive with change. Her energy-charged, exhilarating programs offer effective ideas with relevant and timely applications to lead people into the future.

1. Plant Your Feet Firmly in Mid-Air: Thrive During Fast Change

Whether sales, customer experience or leadership, you will:
Discover opportunities in rapid change.
See the positives in changes.
Keep morale high in the workplace.
Develop team accountability.

Leadership demands the ability to think and lead others in new ways. This inspirational business program is a wake-up call to the future–knowing up-to-date trends impacting your world, you’ll be able to think and lead others in new ways. This is a results-focused program with complimentary follow up, holding attendees accountable for change.

“The worst thing you can do is to sit back and do nothing, with the excuse that you were not told. The most important activity during fast change is to move forward. Don’t wait! The window of opportunity
closes quickly.”
2. Leading at the Edge of Change

This high-energy program will show you how to take smart risks and push you to the edge of what’s possible even during fast change. Hear how companies (and people) have broken the mold, pushed the edges in leadership and innovation, and created significant and positive change in their companies or associations, and in their personal lives. The ideas in this program will directly impact innovative behaviour and attitude.

How to take risks, go higher, and move through resistance.
Individuals at the top share common characteristics. Follow some simple steps to developing these.
Push yourself into new areas unfamiliar to you.
Keep raising the bar, and don’t rest on the winner's pedestal. Challenge yourself to always improve.

“Fly through life at the edge; the middle is crowded and grey. Whether you are leading a company or a team, or building and expanding your own business, success today means thinking and leading others in new and unexplored ways.”

The standing ovation you received from Bell's 1,000 sales professionals speaks for itself. Your message stirred souls! You were fabulous.

Bell Canada
Your humour and energy were very contagious. Your program was exactly what we were looking for, with a balance of timely information and the challenge to do our best.

Toronto Dominion Bank
From the very start you had this large group of seasoned and sometimes cynical group of senior sales managers absolutely mesmerized. At the end they not only had tremendously helpful tools to guide them through our changes, but felt inspired and encouraged to make it all work. Your rousing standing ovation (rare for this group) says it all and is a testament to your talent and skill at this.

IBM
You did a great job and did exactly what we wanted. You motivated the franchisees and got them excited for the next few days of the convention. You set the tone and we had the best convention we have ever had.

Steamatic Corporation
You captured everyone from the moment you walked onstage. Thank you for an exciting program and a compelling message. It was exactly what I wanted, and what we needed.

Molson Canada
That is exactly what we have been trying to get through to them - you really did your homework. Thanks for a great program and some eye-opening messages.

Verifone
You were amazing! Awesome job, you exceeded my expectations and the feedback has been great so far!!! You are an incredible person and your energy is contagious

Thomson Learning

February 2005
Positive Spin
What has gone wrong with the American Dream and what to do to fix it, How to really be happy... this book is jam-packed with evidence on how to adjust oneself for happiness and what the research says is important for happiness as an individual and a culture.
June 1996
Plant Your Feet Firmly In Mid-Air: Guidance Through Turbulent Change
Everything you need to know about creating and managing change. This book will teach you how to develop the skills needed to develop an effective leadership style and overcome resistance to change. The program offers real solutions to real problems that managers and entrepreneurs face.
January 1996
Dancing with Tigers
Janet’s best-selling book, translated into Spanish and French, is a warm book of encouragement, optimism, and overcoming.

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Thrive During Fast Change - Leading at the Edge

1. Plant Your Feet Firmly in Mid-Air: Thrive During Fast Change

2. Leading at the Edge of Change

Positive Spin

Plant Your Feet Firmly In Mid-Air: Guidance Through Turbulent Change