Member since November 2023
Carol Ann Lloyd, (MEd, MA, FRHistS), is a leadership keynote speaker and historian who helps today’s leaders navigate complexity using timeless insights from Shakespeare’s plays. She speaks globally for Smithsonian Associates and other organizations, translating Shakespeare’s stories into practical strategies for leadership, communication, and decision-making in a fast-changing world. She’s the past-president and member of the National Speakers Association DC Chapter.
Speaking about women's leadership through history.
When I was growing up, my grandparents' house was such an exciting place to visit, mainly because they had so many books. My grandparents traveled around the world, and their love of reading and travel inspired me. My grandmother encouraged my interest in Shakespeare, and she gave me her copy of the Complete Works of Shakespeare to use in school. I took notes on the same pages where she had taken notes, and I loved comparing our thoughts about Shakespeare's plays. My grandmother knew Shakespeare could open new worlds to me, and now I love sharing how Shakespeare can open new worlds to today's leaders--how the timeless lessons about true leadership principles will help leaders cut through the chaos and provide essential leadership in our fast-paced, competitive world.
For years I felt like I was living my life on two tracks. In my "professional" life, I spoke and provided workshops about leadership and professional communication and in my "personal" life, I was a volunteer at Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC and became a researcher there, at the British Library, and at the National Archives, UK. Eventually, I realized these were not two tracks, but one: the best lessons about leadership and professional communication came from Shakespeare. I now speak about how today's leaders will benefit from the greatest collection of leadership case studies ever assembled: the plays of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote the Playbook of Leadership.
Today’s leaders—in business, communities, and personal life—face constant disruption, competing priorities, and decision fatigue. Leaders have faced these challenges through history. Carol Ann Lloyd reveals how Shakespeare’s assembly of leadership case studies reveal how to create alignment, articulate values, and establish ways to focus, even when the time is “out of joint.”
The three areas of key in establishing clarity in times of chaos are: alignment, values, and focus.
Chaos is one of the greatest challenges facing leaders today.
Shakespeare’s lessons on clarity—including the power of alignment, values, and focus—enable leaders to be effective in today’s world.
Throughout history, much of the focus has been on public, visible victory or defeat. Leadership is often associated with military or political position. In truth, however, true leadership happens in all areas of our lives, and often the most important leaders do not have the highest position but do have the greatest impact. This discussion focuses on women leaders in history and what they teach us about leading wherever we are. It also provides opportunities for identifying areas in life where women can have a greater impact and be more conscious of taking leadership roles.
Lead Where You Are Learning Objectives:
• Identify areas for personal leadership
• Explore non-traditional leadership opportunities
• Develop plan for now and future personal leadership
When I was growing up, my grandparents' house was such an exciting place to visit, mainly because they had so many books. My grandparents traveled around the world, and their love of reading and travel inspired me. My grandmother encouraged my interest in Shakespeare, and she gave me her copy of the Complete Works of Shakespeare to use in school. I took notes on the same pages where she had taken notes, and I loved comparing our thoughts about Shakespeare's plays. My grandmother knew Shakespeare could open new worlds to me, and now I love sharing how Shakespeare can open new worlds to today's leaders--how the timeless lessons about true leadership principles will help leaders cut through the chaos and provide essential leadership in our fast-paced, competitive world.
For years I felt like I was living my life on two tracks. In my "professional" life, I spoke and provided workshops about leadership and professional communication and in my "personal" life, I was a volunteer at Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC and became a researcher there, at the British Library, and at the National Archives, UK. Eventually, I realized these were not two tracks, but one: the best lessons about leadership and professional communication came from Shakespeare. I now speak about how today's leaders will benefit from the greatest collection of leadership case studies ever assembled: the plays of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote the Playbook of Leadership.
Today’s leaders—in business, communities, and personal life—face constant disruption, competing priorities, and decision fatigue. Leaders have faced these challenges through history. Carol Ann Lloyd reveals how Shakespeare’s assembly of leadership case studies reveal how to create alignment, articulate values, and establish ways to focus, even when the time is “out of joint.”
The three areas of key in establishing clarity in times of chaos are: alignment, values, and focus.
Chaos is one of the greatest challenges facing leaders today.
Shakespeare’s lessons on clarity—including the power of alignment, values, and focus—enable leaders to be effective in today’s world.
Throughout history, much of the focus has been on public, visible victory or defeat. Leadership is often associated with military or political position. In truth, however, true leadership happens in all areas of our lives, and often the most important leaders do not have the highest position but do have the greatest impact. This discussion focuses on women leaders in history and what they teach us about leading wherever we are. It also provides opportunities for identifying areas in life where women can have a greater impact and be more conscious of taking leadership roles.
Lead Where You Are Learning Objectives:
• Identify areas for personal leadership
• Explore non-traditional leadership opportunities
• Develop plan for now and future personal leadership
