Where is exec comms going in your organization, exactly?

After the most tumultuous decade in the history of this burgeoning communication discipline, the next few years look as uncertain as the current political climate in the U.S. and around the world.

I bet it feels that way inside, too.

It’s the perfect moment to hunker down with a small group of your fellow executive communication pros, and take stock—in a confidential meeting about real life in this difficult and dangerous, consequential and vital work.

And no better place for that gathering than inside the headquarters of Walmart, a company that’s been part of pretty much every economic, civic and cultural conversation over the last several decades—and surely over the next, as well.

We’ll begin with a deep dive into the evolution of Walmart’s communications strategy, and the essential role executive communication plays. In facilitated group discussions, you’ll share your best ideas, your toughest problems, your greatest hopes and fears with the only other people in the world who can help you get better: your fellow exec comms pros. 

 Along the way, we’ll discuss the most vital issues in exec comms:

• Exec comms in the age of “institutional restraint.” What should CEOs and other leaders be talking about now—and what should they be saying?
• Proactive exec comms. Let’s stop reeling from one urgent issue to the next and reacting to execs’ communication whims. Let’s think through a strategy, and lay out a plan that gets results.
• Executive presence: Renowned executive communication coach Jeff Davenport will help everyone in the room work improve our ability to influence the leaders we serve, to get the trust and buy-in we need to do our work effectively.

Mostly, we’ll talk about what you want to talk about, in a jam-packed agenda built around your most pressing problems and your hard-earned best practices. 

And in this intimate setting among friends—over two days of intensive meetings, meals and drinks—you’ll have a chance to talk more candidly—and productively—about your professional joys and agonies and hopes and dreams than you ever have before. 

What you can expect at Leadership Communication Days—and afterward

You’ll gain more than ideas out of these two days. You’ll gain permanent friends, helpful colleagues and a professional safety net—making a sometimes lonely and difficult business more meaningful and rewarding, both.

Exclusive and Intimate

To make sure everyone has a chance to participate fully, we’re capping attendance at 20.

Reservations

The cost for Leadership Communication Days is $2,495. (Members of the Professional Speechwriters Association and the Executive Communication Council receive 25% off). Register now to reserve your seat. (No refunds on cancellations less than 30 days before the event.)

Hotel Suggestion

We recommend booking your stay at either the 21c Museum Hotel or Motto by Hilton Bentonville Downtown, both conveniently located approximately 5 minutes by car and 1.5 miles on foot from our meeting place.

Daily Schedule

Each day of Leadership Communication Days runs from 9am-5pm at Sam Walton Hall, located at 1500 SE 8^th Street on Walmart’s newly opened home office campus. Dinner and drinks, on Walmart and the Professional Speechwriters Association, will take place Thursday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m. Dress code is business casual, and conversation code is candid. 

What Past Participants Say About Leadership Communication Days 

Participants leave Leadership Communication Days refreshed, determined and relieved to know they are not alone—and with trusted new colleagues they will turn to again. After each meeting, we’re showered with comments like these: 

“My poor boss is about to discover that the only thing worse than when I’m overworked,” said Airbus exec comms pro Jacqueline Martinez-De Rosso, “is when I’m over-enthusiastic!” 

“That much fun at a conference really shouldn’t be legal.” —Josh Piven, Senior Writer to the Provost, University of Pennsylvania 

“Leadership Communication Days continues to be my favorite—and the most valuable—conference I attend. … After eight of these conferences, I’m already looking forward to next year with great anticipation to see what it will bring.” —Boe Workman, Director, CEO Communications, AARP