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Laura Powers

Laura Powers is a global speaker and executive advisor who helps leaders turn strategy into real performance.With more than 25 years of experience across engineering, product, marketing, sales, and professional services, she brings a rare ability to connect big-picture thinking with how work actually gets done.

The Strategy-Execution Gap
Leading Change
Rethinking Culture
The Strategy-Execution Gap
Leading Change
Rethinking Culture

Featured Keynote:

Say “Yes” to “No”

We’re conditioned to say yes to requests, opportunities, and expectations. Over time, that instinct creates overloaded teams, unclear priorities, and commitments no one can keep. The real work of leadership is making clear, intentional trade-offs.

In this session, Laura Powers explores the power of a well-placed “no,” when it’s “not now,” when it’s “not ever,” and how to say it in a way that builds clarity and trust. Because better performance does not come from doing more. It comes from choosing what truly matters.

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