Session Title:
Becoming a Congruent Leader: How to Align Your Intentions and Impact

September 17
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

LEANNE LEGASSE

LeAnneLagasse

Session Description:

Based on insights from her new book, The Congruent Leader, LeAnne Lagasse explores what happens when well-intentioned leaders unintentionally create misalignment in their leadership and how to close that gap. This session offers a powerful framework for aligning what you say, do, and value so your impact matches your intent. Through stories, reflection, and practical tools, participants will leave equipped to lead with greater self-awareness, authenticity, clarity, and trust.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Recognize common patterns of incongruence that undermine trust and engagement.

  2. Apply communication strategies that help align words, actions, and values in everyday leadership.

  3. Create a personal plan for leading with congruence to strengthen culture, accountability, and team connection.

LeAnne Legasse is an HR consultant and keynote speaker who helps leaders and organizations improve employee engagement, reduce turnover, and develop stronger people managers. She is the author of The Congruent Leader: Build Trust, Lead with Self-Awareness, and Close the Gap Between How You See Yourself and How Others Experience You. LeAnne is a SHRM-SCP, a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths© Coach, and Adjunct Faculty at Missouri State University, teaching professional communication to MBA students. She spent 14 years on faculty at Texas Tech University and is based in Lubbock, Texas with her husband Ben and their three kids.