Speaking & Facilitation
Conversation that moves rooms — and the institutions inside them.
Keynotes, facilitation, retreats, and panel work for conferences, leadership institutes, organizations, and convenings where the questions are honest and the stakes are real.
Formats
Shaped for the room.
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Keynotes
Opening, closing, and plenary keynotes for conferences and institutes.
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Workshops
Half-day and multi-day workshops for leadership teams and cohorts.
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Retreats
Immersive retreats, domestic and international, for senior leaders.
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Panels
Moderation and panel participation on leadership and culture.
Signature Topics
Themes drawn from two decades of practice.
Every talk is customized to the convening — these are the questions she is most often invited into.
Sustainable Leadership in Complex Times
What it actually takes to lead well over the long arc of complexity.
Wellness as a Leadership Practice
Reframing wellbeing as a strategic capacity, not a personal indulgence.
Burnout & Leadership Sustainability
Honest conversation about cost, recovery, and structural change.
Leading Through Change & Uncertainty
Tools and posture for steady leadership in unsettled seasons.
Reinvention & Life Transitions
Navigating the in-between of who you've been and who you're becoming.
Human-Centered Organizational Culture
Designing institutions where people, not just performance, are tended to.
Global Perspective & Transformational Learning
What three continents of practice teach about leadership and humility.
Inclusive Leadership & Systems Change
Inclusion as systems work, not as statement.
Speaking Inquiry
Bringing Dr. Chavis to your stage or convening.
For keynote requests, panel invitations, facilitation, and retreat partnerships, please share details about your convening, audience, and the questions you'd like the conversation to hold.
Customized proposals and partnership structures available based on organizational needs.
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