Eddie Francis helps professionals understand the nuts and bolts of effective and ethical leadership so that they can have the tools to accelerate their careers. Having practiced and researched leadership, he speaks about the leader-follower relationship, appreciating follower power, personal leadership, and why leadership development must change. He has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Huffington Post, Inside Higher Ed, and Careers in Government. Eddie has also appeared on such podcasts as “Confessions of a Higher Ed CMO,” “The Horrible Boss Effect,” and “ILLUMENATE”. He hosts “The Way Forward” on WBOK radio in New Orleans and “For Our Edification,” a personal leadership podcast.
The New Orleans native earned his master’s degree in strategic leadership from Tennessee State University and his bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Loyola University New Orleans. Eddie is a member of the International Leadership Association, the American Marketing Association, the Press Club of New Orleans, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Presentations
These are example talks for Eddie Francis
Improve job and career advancement opportunities through leadership theory and the growing practice of followership.
Takeaways:
- Understand the leader-follower relationship,
- Learn the 5 Follower Types, and
- Leverage your follower type to boost team performance.
Personal growth and development talk that induces the attitude and skills for effective leadership and career advancement.
Takeaways:
- Understand the power of self-awareness,
- Learn top leadership challenges, and
- Leverage personal leadership to get the most out of others.