Mali Phonpadith is the CEO of the SOAR Community Network. She is a TEDx speaker, two-time #1 International bestselling author, workshop and retreat facilitator and Certified Talent Optimization consultant. In 2015, Mali was selected as a Belief Team community partner through Values Partnership for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network BELIEF initiative.
Mali has consulted with leaders of small to midsize organizations for more than two decades. She is passionate about helping leaders map their purpose, develop their people and build communities of change agents.
She has facilitated programs, workshops, retreats and/or keynoted for (but not limited to) The Library of Congress, Smithsonian, University of Maryland, George Mason University, SAIC, Center for Excellence in Public Leadership at The George Washington University, Northwestern Mutual, Maryland and Virginia Public Schools, SWaMFest, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, National Association for Women-Owned Businesses, Better Business Bureau and The Latino Economic Development Center.
2 topics · no fee, no honorarium, no mileage
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Mali Phonpadith arrived to the United States when she was five years old as a refugee after fleeing war-torn Laos with her family. Against all odds and shaped by a tumultuous journey filled with tragedies and losses, she shows us that we are capable of experiencing joy after pain, taking flight after the falls, and healing through the hurting.
Clarity of vision and purpose helped her to claim her unique mission in this world. She now thrives as a business owner and community champion. She talks about how having a strong sense of a purpose fuels us to abundantly share our gifts as a service to others, expands our worldview of what’s possible and increases our spiritual capacity to thrive, evolve and soar.
Build Compassionate, Cohesive and Collaborative (C3) communities within organizations using behavioral science and talent optimization disciplines. Mali shares strategic approaches to help executives drive business results by building and maintaining compassionate, cohesive and collaborative communities within the organization.
The focus and goal of the session will help executive leaders:
*Come to a consensus on new strategic priorities;
*Use behavioral science to design high performing, innovative and cohesive teams;
*Drive business results by aligning people data (behavioral strengths) with strategic objectives
Takeaways:
*Participants will be able to evaluate and prioritize their strategic objectives
*Participants will be able to analyze and design people/team/talent strategies that creates C3 Communities within their organizations
*Participants will be able to establish a new approach to talent management that increases engagement, improves collaboration, drive business results and improve organizational effectiveness
*Participants will be able to assess how their “team type” and “culture map” (based on the results of their people data) impact engagement, productivity and innovation
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