More than inspiration. A different way to lead.
A great keynote should do more than create energy in the room.
It should make people think differently after they leave it.
Keynotes and workshops for conferences, leadership events, retreats, and organizations.
What Attah brings to the stage.
Attah brings together compelling storytelling, practical leadership insight, humor, vulnerability, actionable steps, and real world executive experience to challenge audiences to reconsider what great leadership requires.
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Compelling storytelling
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Practical leadership insight
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Humor
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Vulnerability
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Actionable steps
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Real world executive experience
Audiences leave challenged to take greater responsibility for how they lead, and equipped with ideas they can put into practice immediately.
The tensions leaders navigate every day.
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People and performance.
You shouldn't have to lose your people to get the performance you need.
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Trust and accountability.
Accountability without trust can become fear.
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Relationships and results.
Stronger relationships can actually create stronger accountability.
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Growth and culture.
Leaders shape the environments in which people perform.
Accountability Without Casualties
Accountability matters.
But accountability without trust can become fear. Accountability without relationship can become transactional. And accountability that becomes personal can damage the very people we're trying to develop.
Accountability Without Casualties challenges leaders to rethink how they approach expectations, difficult conversations, trust, and performance, and shows how stronger relationships can actually create stronger accountability.
Great leaders don't protect people from accountability. They protect accountability from becoming personal.
Built for the room you're planning.
Attah delivers keynotes and workshops. Bring him to your next:
- Conference
- Leadership event
- Retreat
- Organization
Recent stages
My story of failure: Attah Obande
Failure Lab Grand Rapids, 2023
Leadership is personal. So is Attah's approach to speaking.
What does Attah Obande speak about?
Attah's keynotes focus on the tensions leaders navigate every day: people and performance, trust and accountability, relationships and results, and growth and culture. His featured message, Accountability Without Casualties, shows leaders how stronger relationships can create stronger accountability.
What types of events does Attah speak at?
Attah delivers keynotes and workshops for conferences, leadership events, retreats, and organizations. Recent stages include the Wedgwood Christian Services Diversity Awards, the West Michigan Welcome Plan: Maximize Economic Potential Summit, and Failure Lab Grand Rapids.
What will our audience take away from his keynote?
Audiences leave challenged to take greater responsibility for how they lead, and equipped with ideas they can put into practice immediately. Attah brings together storytelling, practical leadership insight, humor, vulnerability, actionable steps, and real-world executive experience.
Where is Attah based?
Attah is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and speaks at conferences, leadership events, and organizations across West Michigan.
How do we check Attah's availability for our event?
Pick a time on Attah's calendar to talk through your event, or email attah@agodesigngroup.com with your date, location, audience, and format.
How much does it cost to book Attah to speak?
Speaking fees depend on the format and details of your event. Book a call or email attah@agodesigngroup.com and Attah will share options.
Do you have a speaker bio and photos for our program?
Yes. Use the short bio on the Media page, and email attah@agodesigngroup.com for a headshot or more footage.
Does Attah also offer executive coaching?
Yes. Attah works one-on-one with entrepreneurs and executives through executive and business coaching. See how coaching works.
Better leadership changes what becomes possible.
It starts with leadership.
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