Leadership Essentials Summit Announces Powerful Speaker Lineup for December Conference

Anastasia Pryanikova
Founder and Principal
E-Studio
www.lawsagna.com
Session 8 – December 10, 2009 – 2 pm – Eastern Time

“Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were all born with a brain built essentially like anyone else’s. Then they used their minds to change their brains in ways that changed history.” ~ Rick Hanson, Ph.D., the author of “Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.”

Joe Paterno once said: “Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won’t taste good. This session will delve into the importance of displayed ethical leadership as the basis upon which truly strong companies are built.

Always a lover of the written word, Brona has contributed articles to various publications including the national publication Twins Magazine, Memphis Minority Business Magazine, Jewish Scene Magazine and other regional and local publications. She is co-author of the upcoming Women, Money & Cheesecake: The Sweet Truth about You and Your Money, the companion book to the Cheesecake workshops. She maintains several blogs including those for her business, Be Write There, a freelance business and legal writing company.

Brona also teaches at the University level, focusing on business and law classes for undergraduates and graduate students. Among courses she teaches are Business Ethics, Cultural Diversity and Business Law for MBA students.

Throughout her career, both as a professional and as a community volunteer, Brona has been a public speaker and motivator. She has served on numerous boards and executive committees and currently serves on a regional board for one of her volunteer organizations. She believes working in the volunteer world has much to offer the professional arena, as there is nothing so challenging as leading in a situation where your workforce can literally walk away at a moment’s notice.

Brona has previously been a featured speaker at events sponsored by ewomennetwork, Ladies Who Launch, the Society for Human Resource Managers as well as numerous volunteer organizations. She has appeared as a guest on the Memphis Minority Business radio show, Live@9 TV talk show and is just as happy to speak to the person waiting in line with her at the grocery store as she is to a room of thousands.

In the middle of all this, Brona runs her home with four teenagers, three dogs and incessant, relentless access by cellphone. In fact, even the dogs have managed to call her through the miracle of speed dialing.
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What People Are Saying About Brona Pinnolis:
“I have had the opportunity to attend several workshops presented by Brona Pinnolis and have always come away thinking…’That was so well done.’ Brona is always prepared to provide a clear, insightful and well-spoken presentation, it appears, no matter what the topic. She consistently delivers information in such a way as to engage the audience and provide them with a positive experience. You will be rewarded for your time and attention well spent.”
Linda Tripp
Memphis, TN

Leadership is critical for success in today’s businesses and organizations. Yet, under the pressure of the economic downturn and danger from all directions, leaders can all too easily end up taking short cuts that create problems. This powerful checklist, “21 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders,” will help leaders “keep their eye on the ball.”

Portland, ME, November 5, 2009 — “When I think about it, the greatest challenge for many leaders is their disconnection from their staff. They aren’t getting the vital information they need to operate successfully and make the right decisions for their organization. If they reached out in a positive way and solicited input, they’d have a lot fuller knowledge base, the business would run better, and their long-term success would be likelier.”

Successful leadership involves many different skills exercised all at once in the right way to produce successful results. The formula may vary from person to person, but there are certain basic approaches that regularly lead to leadership effectiveness. Our new, free checklist, “21 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders,” is meant to help along those lines. It is easy to read and something that can be kept handy for quick review.

According to Bill Roche, head of the Executive Strategies Group LLC, the path to becoming an effective leader is one that draws together many competencies and requires a willingness to be proactive. “Our checklist is meant to be something that current or aspiring leaders can use and refer to regularly. It’s brief and easy to keep in a desk drawer for a refresher whenever it’s needed. We encourage folks to get a copy of their own.”

To get a free copy of “21 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders,” visit http://Leadership-Essentials-Summit.com.