Topic: Ridding the World of Lazy Leadership
Speaker: Julie Holunga

Overview

Julie Holunga is a Fractional Leadership and Culture Partner who works with firms, teams, and leaders to align teams around shared language, ownership, and follow-through; strengthen retention by creating leadership that people trust; and coach managers and execs to lead clearly, consistently, and humanely. She works with teams and leaders to instill her Trusted Voice Paradigm to increase effective communications, make conflict constructive, and develop leaders who lead with integrity. Julie is on a mission to rid the world of Lazy Leadership. Her expertise lies within professional services: law, accounting, and investment firms, specializing in the careers of female leaders. Check out her TEDx talk on the language of leadership.

• Build practical systems that translate values into daily behaviors
• Coach managers and execs to lead clearly, consistently, and humanely
• Align teams around shared language, ownership, and follow-through
• Strengthen retention by creating leadership that people trust

Conflict Isn’t the Problem. Comfort Is.

Conflict is not a distraction; it’s a signal. For leaders, the ability to navigate conflict is not a soft skill; it’s a strategic imperative. In this provocative and practical keynote, leadership advisor Julie Holunga exposes the hidden costs of avoidance and miscommunication—what she calls the Conflict Avoidance Tax. With sharp insights and real-world examples, Julie shows how to shift from reactive, personality-focused responses to deliberate, solution-oriented action. Participants will walk away with a sharper lens on how conflict drives clarity, alignment, and innovation; and how they can lead their team through the discomfort to better outcomes. This is the mindset and skillset shift today’s leaders can’t afford to ignore.

• Recognize the compounding cost of conflict avoidance on alignment and execution
• Understand the root causes of miscommunication and how to prevent escalation
• Replace outdated conflict myths with a deliberate, high-performance approach
• Learn to tailor communication for trust and traction
• Walk away with tangible strategies to lead through conflict with clarity and confidence

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