Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
Embark on an inspiring journey with Chris D. Lewisas a speaker, bringing expertise, insight, and motivation to your events. Our speaking engagements are crafted to ignite inspiration, foster growth, and leave a lasting impact on your audience.
Known for his ‘from the heart’, honest, direct and sometimes humourous delivery, audiences love the resonating examples he offers, through his impactful story-telling.
Whether an inexperienced or seasoned leader, you will emerge from his sessions a better leader and more able to inspire your people and organization to success.
Events Types
Dynamic In-Person Presentations to Large or Small Crowds, or Virtual Audience
Various lectures can be provided as an hour each (minimum) or pieces of topics that can be worked into longer sessions (up to half or full days) as desired. I can also focus solely on completely different areas or combinations thereof, as requested by clients.
Executive Leadership Topics
Lectures/presentations and consultation on a varied of executive leadership topics, including:
- Leadership and its many facets, including morale building
- Change Management
- Communications
- Building trust
- Relationship Management
- Crisis Management
- Team Building
- Personal and Organizational Resilience
Internal / External Communications
- Media relations
- Internal and external communication strategies
Past Lectures & Presentation
List of Services
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“Never Stop on a Hill”List Item 3
Learnings about leadership from my policing career; the research and interviews I did of Police Chiefs and personnel about what leadership is, why it is important, what makes good leaders good and bad leaders bad, as part of my book that bears that title. This includes the personal reflections of the Chiefs that were interviewed on their positive and negative experiences, as well as those of hundreds of police personnel.
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Leadership: What, Why and How?List Item 4
What is leadership, what are the characteristics that count and why is it so critical to personal and organizational success?
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We are Nothing Without Trust.
We won’t survive without 2-way trustful relationships with those we lead and with the public we serve. It is key to organizational success. How does leadership affect Morale, Professionalism, Productivity and Client Trust?
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Communication is Key Write a description for this list item and include information that will interest site visitors. For example, you may want to describe a team member's experience, what makes a product special, or a unique service that you offer.
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People and the Need to Connect with Them Write a description for this list item and include information that will interest site visitors. For example, you may want to describe a team member's experience, what makes a product special, or a unique service that you offer.
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Only the Resilient Will Survive
The rapid and growing state of flux that most or all public and private organizations have been in for the past decade or more has had a significant impact on the resilience of the leaders and on organizations. The cycle of ongoing change is here to stay; budgets are not going to get better; the media isn’t going to disappear; and oversight is not going to wane – resulting in an even greater demand for personal and organizational resiliency.
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Change Leadership
The new norm is that there no longer is a norm. “Leadership” is key to enabling people to go from change avoidance to change acceptance. Change management should be a huge part of the role of our leaders.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of leadership Write a description for this list item and include information that will interest site visitors. For example, you may want to describe a team member's experience, what makes a product special, or a unique service that you offer.
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Media: Problem or Solution Write a description for this list item and include information that will interest site visitors. For example, you may want to describe a team member's experience, what makes a product special, or a unique service that you offer.
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Policing in 2023 Write a description for this list item and include information that will interest site visitors. For example, you may want to describe a team member's experience, what makes a product special, or a unique service that you offer.
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First Nations Protests in Canada
The history of First Nations people and First Nations Policing models in Canada, as well as the need for change; a walk through time on First Nations Protest activity; the complications law enforcement faces in safely facing those protests; and strategies for success.
Clients
Some Of Our Clients
Clients
Our Testimonials
“Commissioner Lewis recently conducted several leadership lectures for all Barrie Police Non-Commissioned Officers. Every member commented that his lecture was the highlight of their leadership training. His insights, passion and experience left them with lessons that will benefit our Service for years to come.”
Chief Kimberley Greenwood Barrie Police Service
“Chris Lewis is a dynamic speaker who provides leadership insights on managing the complexities of decision making in gray areas and how to be a mentor while ensuring accountability.”
OPP Chief Supt. Fred Bertucca, Commander, AGCO Enforcement Bureau
“Chris recently attended at the Office of the Fire Marshal, Fire Investigation Services section fall training session and presented on management, team building and leadership. Chris’s ability to convey the best practices for managing a diverse group of investigators by using lessons learned and examples from his past experiences enhanced the content of the presentation making it thoroughly enjoyable, understandable and relevant. I think that all present got something from what Chris said and will be able to utilize the information to better their working environment moving forward.”
Clive Hubbard, Training Unit Specialist, Fire Investigation Services - Office of the Fire Marshal
"I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for speaking with our I+IT community about your career and thoughts on leadership and innovation. Throughout the session I noticed many participants heavily engaged in your talk, I feel that you inspired them with your life lessons and practical advice. We had participants from our regional locations, Thunder Bay, North Bay, Sudbury, Guelph and Sault Ste. Marie via webcasting and as you could tell from their questions they were equally engaged. Your wealth of knowledge of what it truly means to be a public servant is worth people hearing about. I think we can all take a page from your book.
David Nichol, Deputy Minister, Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat
