{"id":6529,"date":"2026-03-11T14:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/?page_id=6529"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:10:16","slug":"speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6529\" class=\"elementor elementor-6529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fe75c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42fe75c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f4609b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77f4609b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chaos doesn\u2019t break businesses<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5993a1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5993a1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It exposes the assumptions they were built on<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d6e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d6e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"relative\"><div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\"><div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\"><div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\"><div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\"><div class=\"pe-11 pt-3\"><div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\"><div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037c5 \u037cj\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"cm-scroller\"><div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\"><strong>Keynote Speaker \u00b7 Strategic Advisor \u00b7 Author of Rethink, Realign, Reinvent<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7715458c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7715458c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a2966c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55a2966c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41127a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41127a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paula helps leaders recognize when the assumptions behind their business no longer match reality.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223fc347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"223fc347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than two decades, Paula has worked alongside business owners and senior leadership teams as they navigate growth, disruption, and the moments when something in the business suddenly stops behaving the way it used to.<\/p><p>That vantage point \u2014 inside boardrooms, strategy sessions, and leadership teams under pressure \u2014 gives her a rare view of the patterns most organizations miss.<\/p><p>Her talks draw directly from that work. The examples are real, the questions are the ones leaders are actually wrestling with, and the ideas hold up when executives push back.<\/p><p>Before every event, Paula works with organizers to understand the audience and the pressures they\u2019re facing. The result is a keynote that feels less like a presentation and more like a conversation the room has been needing to have.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb95344 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cb95344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7ff269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a7ff269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paula_skaper-portrait2-550.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paula_skaper-portrait2-550.png 550w, https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paula_skaper-portrait2-550-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d219a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d219a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447ba6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447ba6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paula had a fabulous energy on stage. Our attendees absolutely loved her presentation!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfc190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bfc190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cimc-logo150px.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7631\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dccb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dccb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283d3e30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"283d3e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f68a509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f68a509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paula_CIMC_550.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paula_CIMC_550.png 550w, https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paula_CIMC_550-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762f709e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"762f709e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713a1948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"713a1948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most Requested Talk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9bcb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c9bcb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When The Map Stops Working<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ce7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ce7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Most organizations don\u2019t fail because their strategy was wrong. They fail because the assumptions it was built on quietly stopped being true.<\/strong><\/p><p>In this keynote, Paula shows leaders why strategies that worked for years can suddenly stop producing results \u2014 even when the team is working harder than ever.<\/p><p>Drawing from decades of advisory work with business owners and executive teams, she reveals the hidden pattern behind stalled growth, margin pressure, and the creeping sense that the business is becoming harder to run.<\/p><p>The result is a new way for leaders to diagnose what\u2019s really happening inside their organization before they push harder on a strategy that no longer fits the world around them.<\/p><p><strong>Audience takeaway:<\/strong><\/p><p>A practical lens for recognizing when a strategy problem is really an assumption problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc4b762 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fc4b762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#talks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore the talk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5fb712 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a5fb712\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463decd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"463decd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topics that Move the Room<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4788c40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4788c40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three talks. One through-line.<\/p><p>Built for audiences who want insight as well as inspiration.<\/p><div id=\"lv-root\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3eb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"db3eb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"talks\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2626fc20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2626fc20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6400\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6400\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When the Map Stops Working: Why Successful Strategies Suddenly Fail <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6400\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412d0022 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"412d0022\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3febbfd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3febbfd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">Every leader eventually encounters the moment when the strategy still looks right, the team is working harder than ever, yet results begin slipping in ways that don\u2019t make sense. Most organizations respond by pushing harder: more marketing, more sales effort, faster execution. <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">But sometimes the problem isn\u2019t execution at all.<\/strong><\/p><p>In this keynote, Paula shows how disruption exposes the assumptions businesses were built on. When those assumptions stop matching reality, organizations experience what feels like chaos but is actually a diagnostic signal.<\/p><p>Drawing on decades of experience helping companies navigate major market shifts, Paula gives leaders a practical lens for recognizing when the map they\u2019ve been following no longer matches the terrain.<\/p><p><strong>Audiences will learn:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>How to recognize when performance problems are actually structural misalignment<\/li><li>Why pushing harder often makes the situation worse<\/li><li>A clear framework for rethinking assumptions and realigning the organization<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> business owners and leadership teams who sense their strategy has stopped working but can&#8217;t yet name why. Delivered as keynote or facilitated session.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6401\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6401\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Before You Buy the AI: The Strategic Decisions Most Leaders Get Wrong <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6401\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de21142 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7de21142\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169062ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169062ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most AI initiatives don&#8217;t fail because of the technology. They fail because the business never made the right decisions about where AI belongs in the first place.<\/p><p>In the rush to adopt AI, leaders are skipping the strategic questions that determine whether the investment will create value or simply add complexity.<\/p><p>In this talk, Paula challenges the pressure to \u201cmove fast\u201d and shows leaders how to anchor AI decisions in the purpose and structure of the business. Because when those decisions are wrong, even the best technology becomes an expensive distraction.<\/p><p><strong>Audiences will learn:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Why many AI initiatives fail before a single tool is deployed<\/li><li>The decision sequence that connects AI investments to real business outcomes<\/li><li>How to recognize when AI is solving the wrong problem entirely<\/li><li>How to make technology decisions that hold under pressure, not just in the moment<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> Leadership teams feeling the pressure to move on AI before they&#8217;ve asked the questions that actually matter. Delivered as keynote or facilitated session.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6402\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6402\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Leading Through the Fog: Why Good Decisions Unravel Under Pressure <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6402\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e84ec5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78e84ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12aafbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12aafbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When conditions become uncertain, leaders are expected to move faster and make bigger decisions with less information. Yet sustained pressure quietly changes how those decisions are made.<\/p><p>Under stress, organizations often accelerate activity, adopt familiar playbooks, or copy what other companies appear to be doing. These reactions feel productive, but they frequently deepen the very problems leaders are trying to solve.<\/p><p>In this talk, Paula explores how pressure distorts leadership judgment and offers practical ways to recognize when fear, urgency, or external noise is driving decisions.<\/p><p><strong>Audiences will learn:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>How pressure alters the way leaders interpret signals and risk<\/li><li>Why organizations often accelerate in the wrong direction during uncertainty<\/li><li>Practical tools for slowing down and making clear strategic decisions<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> leadership teams navigating uncertainty, high-stakes decisions, or periods of sustained pressure. 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These working sessions pinpoint what\u2019s breaking down, what\u2019s in the way, and where to focus, so leaders leave with the clarity needed to act.\n\nTypically offered following a keynote or for established leadership groups.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed20fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ed20fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e21b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8e21b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/roundtable_524.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7814\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/roundtable_524.png 524w, https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/roundtable_524-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0796d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0796d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57170e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57170e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the Room<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f769bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1f769bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/UtdRj_-rZf8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96015e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96015e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd01cd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd01cd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7c3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a7c3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Leaders Say<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d82d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d82d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Feedback from conference organizers and leadership teams<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0b492 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e0b492\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1993e3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1993e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d236b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d236b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>&#8220;Outstanding speaker. Paula\u2019s presentation was perfectly tailored to our audience.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"lv-root\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f62dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f62dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TECHVIBES<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e48bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19e48bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccbaba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ccbaba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>&#8220;A dynamic speaker. Paula\u2019s presentation was solid and educational. And ours is a tough audience to please.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e0828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8e0828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BCDMA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24359d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24359d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2688ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2688ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>&#8220;Without a doubt, one of the best speakers we\u2019ve had.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"lv-root\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b5c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b5c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.25rem;\">WIRED WOMEN<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fc808 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8fc808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2b324d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2b324d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Audience reactions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac04f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bac04f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>\u201cWhat a fascinating talk by the brilliant and dynamic Paula Skaper.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><br \/><span style=\"color: #8faeb4; font-size: 1rem;\">LANGARA COLLEGE KEYNOTE ATTENDEE<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe5702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afe5702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>\u201cGreat presentation \u2014 really advanced ideas grounded in solid principles.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/br>\n<span style=\"color:#8faeb4; font-size:1rem;\">CIMC ATTENDEE<\/SPAN>\n<div id=\"lv-root\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ed1f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21ed1f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912958c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"912958c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When the Map Stops Working, This Is the Conversation Leaders Need<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fe18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90fe18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaula works with conference organizers and leadership teams to deliver talks that challenge assumptions and spark meaningful conversations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b232474 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b232474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/paulaskaper.com\/PS_Stg\/speaker-inquiry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Availability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2721538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2721538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Available for conferences, leadership summits, and executive team events.<\/em><\/br><em>Questions welcome. 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