Name
General Session: Lead Smart — High Performance Leadership
Date
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location Name
Harmony Ballroom
Description

What it takes to become a person of influence and lead teams to extraordinary results. Jason Young teaches that great leaders develop, motivate and empower people to achieve extraordinary results by providing vision, example, and support from a bottom-up perspective. Truly smart leaders know that is more than a mere statement of fact, but rather a personal and professional challenge to be lived out every day. Faced with two choices – lead smart or fail – great leaders know what it takes to lead others and achieve success. Smart leaders understand what it means to become a person of influence and how it applies to everyone in the organization. At this presentation, leaders will hear how developing and organizing talent to build effective teams creates an incredible workplace culture and how applying successful coaching skills will help teams excel. They'll learn how to handle change – for better or worse – and how effective disagreement management can enhance team productivity. Participants will walk away with a thorough understanding of what it takes to deliver high performance leadership.

Key Takeaways

  • Leading from the bottom up with vision, example, and support
  • Becoming a person of influence at every level of the organization
  • Coaching skills that help teams excel and cultures thrive
  • Managing change and disagreement to boost team productivity