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Dr Leslie Cannold
PrintDr Leslie Cannold is a dynamic keynote speaker and panel presenter who brings a unique mix of reason, passion and creativity to every event and is an award winning author of both fiction and non-fiction works. Deploying her skill at making complex ideas engaging for a lay audience, she provides hard-hitting presentations with clear take-home messages on ethics, innovation and leadership.
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Testimonials for Dr Leslie Cannold
Leslie's address was everything we'd hoped and more. She was inspiring and an absolute pleasure to deal with.
BAYSIDE MEDICARE LOCAL
Excellent! Leslie’s key note presentation at the Excellence Awards evening for Northeast Health Wangaratta was stimulating and inspiring. Staff are wanting to know when we are getting her back for a longer presentation and discussion.
NORTHWEST HEALTH WANGARATTA
Leslie knows her topic thoroughly. She delivers an interesting and entertaining presentation, with excellent examples that people can relate to and understand. Her presentation style is engaging, intelligent, and she delivers with a sense of humour, optimism and positivity. She is an engaging, thought provoking and change-making speaker.
HUME CITY COUNCIL
Dr Leslie Cannold was a guest speaker this year at the Executive Link Leadership Program, her presentation was most interesting and challenging, really getting to the nub of the tough intractable dilemmas that we face in the health system. Her capacity to both engage and entertain was remarkable, we are planning on using her for other events, I have no hesitation in recommending her, especially to help leaders develop new thinking to solve ‘wicked’ problems.
PEOPLE & CULTURE, ALFRED HEALTH
Leslie Cannold was chosen as a keynote speaker for our celebrant conference because of her high media profile, her speaking skills and her proven academic attainment. Her chosen theme was most relevant to the conference program...She spoke clearly and effectively with exceptional body language, dealing with questions in a direct and personable way. The audience reaction was clear. 95% rated the speech excellent.
MONASH UNIVERSITY CIVIL CELEBRANTS
I was one of the people who came to see you after your address yesterday morning which resonated with me both professionally and personally. Like you, I think I’m hard wired to do the right thing every time...Despite having regular exposure to leadership development at a high level, I have never heard anyone speak like you did yesterday…
ENERGY POWER SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA
Leslie's address was everything we'd hoped and more. She was inspiring and an absolute pleasure to deal with.
BAYSIDE MEDICARE LOCAL
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Dr Leslie Cannold's Biography
Dr Leslie Cannold is a dynamic keynote speaker and panel presenter who brings a unique mix of reason, passion and creativity to every event and is an award winning author of both fiction and non-fiction works.
Leslie has a Master of Bioethics and a PhD in social research. She is a member of the Victorian Board of the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia, the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal and chairs the Ethics and Research Committee at Marie Stopes International (London).
As a long-time researcher and successful advocate, she knows more than most about the decisions women make about their fertility and is a recognised expert in assisted reproduction and genetic screening, gender equality and work/family balance as well as health leadership and regulation.
As a public ethicist, her trademark ability to make complex issues engaging for a lay audience has been recognised by her many years as a weekly guest on 774’s drive program with Virginia Trioli, a regular Moral Maze column in the Fairfax press and her appearances on ABC TV’s Q & A and Moral Compass programs.
Leslie enjoys speaking about her books as much as writing them! Whether it’s speaking to young adults about her historical novel The Book of Rachael, guiding public consultations on the Arts, or exploring the creative process with playwrights like David Williamson and Kylie Trounson at the MTC on opening night, she is a must-have presenter for schools and arts-related consultations and events.
With satisfied audiences in the business, government, educational and the not-for-profit space, she is a safe pair of hands for any event: reasonably-priced, impeccably presented, always punctual and prepared and experienced enough to adjust with no mess or fuss to last-minute schedule changes or power-point failures.
Deploying her skill at making complex ideas engaging for a lay audience, she provides hard-hitting presentations with clear take-home messages on ethics, innovation and leadership.
A gifted speaker, Leslie's talks are always thought provoking, engaging, entertaining and memorable.
Speaking Topics Include
10 TIPS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BANKING AND FINANCE ROYAL COMMISSION
RECOGNISING AND SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE CLIENTS
COURAGE, INTEGRITY, WISDOM: HOW TO BE AN ETHICAL LEADER
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
THE ETHICAL CHOICES EVERYONE MUST MAKE
GENDER EQUITY: AN INCLUSIVE EFFECTIVE AGENDA FOR MEN AND WOMEN
WORK/LIFE BALANCE FOR MEN AND WOMEN
HOW TO SURVIVE FAILURE
RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS
YOUNG PEOPLE AND INFO & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
WHO YOU HIRE MATTERS: FACTORING ETHICS INTO RECRUITMENT, RETENTION & MOTIVATION PROGRAMS