Leadership and Speak-Up Culture with Stephen Shedletzky

Our returning guest today is Stephen Shedletzky. Stephen is on a mission to help leaders make it safe and worth it for people to speak up. He supports humble leaders—those who know they are both a part of the problems they experience and the solutions they can create— as they put their people and purpose first.

A sought-after speaker, coach, and advisor, Stephen has led hundreds of keynote presentations, workshops, and leadership development programs around the world. As a thought leader on psychological safety in the workplace, he works with leaders in all industries where human beings work.

Questions include:

• Let's talk about your book, Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up. What surprised you most about writing it? 
• How do leaders make it safe and worth it for people to speak up?
• Why can there be such a gap between how leaders want to impact people and how they actually do?

More About Stephen

After years on a corporate track, Shed was introduced to and inspired by the work of best-selling author and TED speaker Simon Sinek and, soon after meeting him, became the fourth person to join his team. For more than a decade, Shed contributed at Simon Sinek, where, as Chief of Staff and Head of Brand Experience, Training & Product Development, he led a global team of speakers and facilitators.

Shed graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business with a focus on leadership, communication, and strategy. He received his coaching certification from The Co-Active Training Institute. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two young children.



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