Sonia McDonalDKeynote speaKer

Vibrant! inspiring! engaging!

Top 250 InfluenTIal Women leaders across The Globe

With a wealth of experience in human resources, management and organisational

development, sonia set out to work in the field of leadership and leader development.

What she soon discovered was that ‘leadership’ was viewed as a role, not as an attitude; she discovered a world where leaders didn’t understand their own individual qualities - let along managing the individual qualities of the other personalities in their team. a driven and motivated women, sonia is to one to run from a challenge and decided that this dated concept of leadership needed a shake up and she was just the right person to do it.

soon after, sonia was an entrepreneur and the ceo of her successful business, leadershiphQ- a company that specialises in the neuroscience of leadership, and transformational process turning process-focused leaders into people oriented leaders. Great leaders are, above all human!

using evidence from her neuroscience studies, sonia creates a pathway for leaders to succeed by helping them to understand why they, and others around them, work the way they do....

Through her exciting, inclusive and high energy presentations, sonia puts the humanity and humour back into leadership.

sonia is a fun, dynamic and vibrant speaker, evident in her keynote presentations;

• #leadership is an attitude• The power of the mix• confidence is so hot right now• ‘c’ Words• squashing the anTs• shhh.. secret skills• chuppa chup moments

each of sonia’s presentations digs deep into the foundations of what it means to be a leader. With sonia, leadership gets real.

described as ‘passionate’, ‘committed’ and ‘inspiring’, sonia’s energetic presentations encourage people to listen with her infectious enthusiasm and practical advice. With sonia as a leadership coach, your current and emerging leaders will learn to understand how their brains influence their actions so they make better leadership decisions. They will learn how to lead through inspiration rather than instruction, and inspire their teams to work together...

sonia will educate leaders to think beyond the traditional model of leadership and help create an organisation of engaged and committed people working for the same goal.

find out more about sonia’s presentations on the leadershiphQ website at www.leadershiphq.com.au

sonia McDonalD – Keynote speaKerVibrant! inspiring! engaging!

Known as “The accidental entrepreneur”, sonia’s entrepreneurial journey to ceo was unexpected and unpredictable.

passion, engaging & coMpelling“sonia combines three major assets: bucket loads of passion for her clearly defined purpose; a thorough grounding in the principles of leadership and neuroscience; and an engaging personal style which makes her an adaptable and engaging presenter in front of any audience. presenting at the recent leadX event sonia had the audience captured with her energy, dance moves and compelling story telling, leaving all attendees empowered to surround themselves with the right people and confident to take risks to learn and lead.”

rachel Kerr general Manager (northern region) reVelian

1. Confidence is SO hot If you don’t have confidence in yourself as a leader, your team won’t have confidence in you, either. but don’t despair – confidence can be learnt. confidence is so hot will help you understand where confidence comes from, discover how to develop your own self-confidence and show you how to wear it like you own it!

2. #Leadership is an Attitude leadership is an attitude, not a job. If you want to rock as a leader, all you need is the right attitude, and this program shows you how to get it. Through the #leadership is an attitude address you will learn why your mindset really matters when you define yourself as leader, how to build your leadership presence and how to become the kind of leader who inspires people to follow them.

3. Power of the Mix There’s no doubt that men and women think and work differently, yet there are exceptional strengths brought to your team by both genders. The power of the mix reveals the incredible magic that happens when both brains work together. It shows how to encourage men and women to appreciate each other’s contribution and how to use the immense power in the mix.

4. C Words You can define true leadership with a series of c Words - character, compassion, connection,

curiosity and collaboration. In this presentation you’ll find out how these words relate to the role and why you should be focusing on them if you want to become a great leader.

5. Squashing the ANTSanTs, or automatic negative Thoughts, are dangerous creatures that roam your brain without you knowing it. In this presentation you will learn how to regain control of your mind and, through the power of neuroscience, discover the way to retrain your brains to overcome the power of negative thoughts.

6. SHHH…Secret SkillsWould you like to discover the secret skills of leadership? In this presentation you’ll realise why leadership isn’t about power, and how the leaders you’ve always admired have access to a secret toolbox of skills which makes them great. I’ll give you a hint. It’s about influence and inspiration, not bending people to your will!

7. Chuppa Chup Momentsdrew dudley gave a Ted talk called leading with lollipops that showed how easily you can make a difference in other people’s lives without even knowing it. You don’t have to change the world to be a great leader. chuppa chup moments will show you how You make a difference every day whether you know it or not, and help you discover your own innate leadership ability.

sonia’s Keynotes incluDe

Sonia has been speaking at the AHRI events and conferences for many years. Her workshops and presentations are always insightful, engaging and empowering. She is generous and inspiring with her audiences and focuses on bringing out the best in her participants.”

now this is iMportant.

Corinne ButlerState President, AHRI

are ready to roll up your sleeves and uncover your potential as a leader? If you want someone to take your company and it’s leaders to the heart of leadership, dissect the topics within leadership and encourage you to understand yourself and your unique skills all while enjoying yourself, sonia mcdonald is the speaker for you.

sonia has spoKen at• hr summit for Key media• ea/pa summit• hr leadership summit• pmI conference• national hr summit• hr directors forum• national Women in construction – naWIc• australian Institute of project management• Queensland supply chain & logistics conference

• project management Institute conference• Women in engineering conference• Women in public sector conference • authentic leadership summit • clients such as cua, Qantas and Woolworths • australian human resources Institute forums

and special events• business Women’s association for International

Women’s day

If you need a speaker who will reach your people and inspire them to positive change and action, book sonia mcdonald now. This will be a presentation they enjoy, learn from and talk about for a long time to come.

Book Sonia noW on 1300 719 665 or contact info@leaDerShiphq.coM.au

Sonia McDonald is an inspirational keynote and workshop presenter with a distinctive ability to bond and engage with her audiences. Sonia is well known for her dynamic and charismatic workshop/presentation style and people walk away on an emotional and inspired high, feeling informed.”

Tony Wiggins, HR Architect & AHRI Convener

Contact Information: E-mail: sonia@leadershiphq.com.auWebsite: www.leadershiphq.com.au/about/speaking/

sonia traVels froM brisbane across australia anD the globe

sonia has been published in bbc capital, The australian, hrd magazine, business Insider, richtopia