This event is exclusively for HR practitioners.
Commanding Presence - Lead with Authority
Strengthen your personal brand as a clear and strategic communicator
Key Takeaways:
- Elevate your executive presence to be seen, heard, and trusted at the highest levels
- Strengthen your personal brand through clear, strategic communication
- Gain deep insight into your communication style and the confidence to lead high-visibility conversations with clarity, authority, and impact
Session Description:
High-stakes moments don’t just test what you know—they reveal how you show up. This dynamic, high-impact session is designed to help leaders cultivate better relationships, elevate gravitas, and communicate with authority when it counts.
Using the B.A.N.K. methodology, participants will engage in fast-paced, interactive exercises that unlock how to read the room, adapt in real time, and influence across diverse personalities and priorities. This isn’t theory—it’s a practical, immediately applicable strategy that shift how you lead conversations, build trust, and drive decisions.
By the end of the session, participants will walk away with a better understanding of their own communication style, a stronger personal brand, and the confidence to navigate high-visibility conversations with clarity, authority, and impact.
Speaker: Laura M. Labovich, CEO of the Career Strategy Group
Laura M. Labovich is a nationally recognized career expert, workplace happiness advocate, and CEO of The Career Strategy Group, a woman-owned firm specializing in outplacement, career transition, and workforce development.
She partners with mission-driven organizations—including nonprofits, associations, B Corps, and social impact companies—to deliver high-touch, human-centered career solutions that support both individuals and organizations through change.
Through her firm’s personalized approach, Laura and her team have helped thousands of professionals worldwide land meaningful work—often in half the time of the national average. Today, The Career Strategy Group supports more than 120 organizations with innovative outplacement services, executive branding, workforce resilience training, and career development programs.
A dynamic and sought-after speaker, Laura has presented for leading organizations including Marriott International, The Johns Hopkins University, the National Career Development Association, and The AES Corporation, as well as numerous HR conferences and leadership forums nationwide.
Earlier in her career, Laura recruited nationally for Walt Disney World, supporting the launch of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and built the first college internship program at America Online (AOL). She also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business and currently serves as President of Women Business Owners of Montgomery County (2024–2026).
Her insights have been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Business Insider, and U.S. News & World Report. Her book, 100 Conversations for Career Success, was named a Top Career Book by Forbes.
HRLF's Executive Skills Accelerator: Master Influence, Presence & Impact
This is a 4-part series
Elevate your leadership, sharpen your influence, and make your impact felt across the enterprise in this 4-part skill-building series for HR executives.
Session 1: Commanding Presence – Lead with Authority (April 17, 2026 | 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM)
Session 2: Strategic Storytelling – Make HR’s Impact Visible (June 5, 2026 | 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM)
Session 3: Influence & Persuasion – Guiding Strategic Decisions (September 10, 2026 | 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM)
Session 4: Stakeholder Management – Build Trust Across the Enterprise (December 4, 2026 | 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM)
Timeline
8:00 am - 8:30 am - Registration + Breakfast + Networking
8:30 am - 10:30 am - Program
IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR 2 HRCI + SHRM CREDITS
PROGRAM ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED
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