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Keynote Speaking

Research-Based Insights for Organizations Developing Strategic Leaders

Finka Jerkovic is a keynote speaker for corporate events, delivering high-impact keynotes that address the real challenges organizations face in developing technical experts into strategic leaders.

Drawing from extensive research and 25+ years of leadership experience, Finka creates memorable experiences that inspire action and lasting change. 

The Leadership Transition: From Technical Expert to Strategic Leader

The Skills That Got Them Here Won't Get Them There

Your technical experts are brilliant at execution but struggle to influence across departments and drive strategic initiatives. This research-based keynote reveals why traditional leadership development fails and what actually works to bridge the gap from technical expertise to strategic leadership. 

Audiences walk away with: 

  • Understanding why technical expertise doesn’t automatically translate to leadership effectiveness. 
  • The foundational vs. strategic skills framework for successful leadership transitions. 
  • Specific strategies for developing people-centered skills that enable strategic impact. 
  • A clear pathway for advancing from individual contributor to strategic leader. 
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Stand Out: The Power of Your Brilliant Difference®

From Blending in to Leading with Distinction

Technical competence alone won’t set your leaders apart. This keynote reveals how exceptional leaders identify and leverage what makes them distinctive, transforming unique experiences and strengths into strategic advantages that command attention and inspire action. 

Audiences walk away with: 

  • Techniques for articulating unique value with confidence in strategic contexts. 
  • Strategies for building consistent leadership presence that supports advancement. 
  • Confidence to embrace what makes them different as a strategic advantage. 
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Beyond Authority: The New Science of Strategic Influence

Drive Results Across Departments Without Positional Power

The ability to influence without authority is essential for leaders driving cross-functional initiatives and implementing strategic changes. This keynote reveals what strategic leaders do differently to create impact far beyond their formal positions. 

Audiences walk away with: 

  • The three dimensions of strategic influence and how to develop each effectively. 
  • Techniques for framing strategic proposals that resonate with diverse stakeholders. 
  • Methods for building relationship capital that enables cross-functional leadership. 
  • Approaches for transforming resistance into support through strategic communication.
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The Courage Edge: Leadership Growth Through Strategic Discomfort

Where Breakthrough Performance Happens

The most significant leadership advances occur when leaders step beyond current capabilities into new strategic skills. This keynote reveals why strategic discomfort—“Edge Moves”—is the catalyst for the leadership development organizations need most. 

Audiences walk away with: 

  • A framework for identifying specific leadership development edges. 
  • Techniques for navigating discomfort while building new strategic capabilities. 
  • Methods for designing Edge Moves that accelerate leadership advancement. 
  • Approaches for creating environments where teams take strategic developmental risks. 
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Book Finka as Your Keynote Speaker for Your Next Corporate Event

Each keynote can be delivered as a 30–90-minute presentation and customized to align with your event’s themes, audience, and strategic objectives. As a keynote speaker for corporate events, Finka also offers extended workshops, executive sessions, and panel participation to maximize the impact of her expertise at your event. 

Each keynote can be delivered as a 30–90-minute presentation and customized to align with your event’s themes, audience, and strategic objectives. Finka also offers extended workshops, executive sessions, and panel participation to maximize the impact of her expertise at your event. 

Research Proving 80% Promotion Success Rate

100+ Corporate Companies Served

10+ Years Developing Strategic Leadership

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