Your Leadership Crisis

The Leadership Crisis We Can’t Ignore

Across the country and world — organizations are feeling the squeeze:

• Employees are disengaged.
• Turnover is rising.
• Leaders are burned out.
• And despite investing in recruitment, companies still can’t seem to attract or retain the right people.

We’re living in a culture crisis and a leadership vacuum — but the good news? There is a solution that doesn’t involve overhauling your entire HR strategy.

That’s why I host Live2Lead each year. And it’s why I built the Elev8 Workplace Engagement program.

Together, they offer something most leadership events and programs don’t: actionable transformation.

What Is Live2Lead — And Why Should You Care?

Live2Lead is a leadership and personal growth event developed by John C. Maxwell and the Maxwell Leadership team. Every year, thousands of leaders across the globe tune in to hear world-class speakers, gain fresh perspectives, and walk away with strategies they can actually use.

As a certified Maxwell Leadership speaker and facilitator, I host three exclusive Live2Lead events right here in Wisconsin — bringing together business leaders, HR professionals, executives, and community members who are ready to level up.

The Pain Points Live2Lead Solves

Let’s break it down. These are the real challenges businesses tell me about again and again — and here’s how Live2Lead helps solve them:

🔥 PAIN POINT #1: "We’re struggling to retain talent."

💡 Live2Lead provides inspiration and tools to help leaders re-engage their teams — not with gimmicks, but with purpose-driven leadership that creates a culture people want to stay in. Culture is more than doughnuts (although a cream-filled one is good occasionally)!

🔥 PAIN POINT #2: "No one’s investing in personal growth anymore."

💡 Most employees don’t leave for money — they leave because they’re not growing. Live2Lead is a gift to your team’s development. It reawakens drive, purpose, and curiosity. Leadership develops daily, NOT in a day!

🔥 PAIN POINT #3: "Our managers don’t know how to lead people."

💡 Leadership isn’t automatic with a promotion. Live2Lead delivers real training and mindset shifts to help people lead with influence, not authority, as they move up the food chain/org chart.

🔥 PAIN POINT #4: "We’re tired of boring training that doesn’t stick."

💡 I thought the same thing until I attended my first Live2Lead. This will be my ninth and I've attended the same event multiple times! This is not a passive event. When combined with Elev8 Workplace Engagement, Live2Lead becomes the spark that launches a deeper culture transformation.

How Live2Lead Connects to Elev8 Workplace Engagement

Think of Live2Lead as the ignition switch — it lights the fire of inspiration and motivation.
Then, Elev8 Workplace Engagement becomes the fuel and roadmap — giving teams and leaders practical strategies to:

✅ Build trust
✅ Communicate better
✅ Increase productivity
✅ Engage in meaningful conflict
✅ Shift from micromanagement to empowerment
✅ Create a culture people actually want to be part of

After attending Live2Lead, many teams ask me to facilitate follow-up Elev8 workshops so they don’t lose the momentum. That’s when the real transformation happens.

Real Talk: Why Now?

If you’re waiting for the “right time” to invest in your team, know this:

📉 Disengagement is costing you thousands — if not more — in lost productivity and turnover.
📉 Burned-out leaders won’t stick around, and even if they do, they won’t lead well.
📉 Your best employees are silently looking for workplaces where they can grow and thrive.

📈 Attending Live2Lead is an easy, powerful first step to turn the tide.

Let’s Elev8 Together

I’d love for you — and your team — to join me at one of this year’s Live2Lead events. You can find register and find more info here: 👉 Live2Lead 

Bring your team. Bring your challenges. Bring your curiosity.
Let’s reignite engagement, leadership, and growth — one step at a time.