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Description

Many Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) organizations has a version of the same problem. A conversation that should have happened weeks ago is still sitting unsaid. A performance issue everyone sees but no one names. A team that has quietly stopped bringing up what’s really going on because the last time someone did, nothing changed.

Courtney Ramsey has spent nearly 25 years inside HR and leadership development watching this pattern play out, and she built her TEDx-featured framework around fixing it. Quit Hitting Snooze™ on Tough Conversations: The Hidden Cost of Avoidance is the keynote for organizations that are ready to name what avoidance is actually costing them and replace it with a process that works.

Formats: 45 to 60-minute keynote. Half-day or full-day workshop and training. Available virtually or in person across the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) area.

What This Keynote Covers

  • Facts vs. Assumptions: How to separate what’s actually happening from the story your brain built around it, so tough conversations start with clarity instead of defensiveness or blame.

  • Timing: Why small issues named early stay small, and why the same issues left alone become the ones that ultimately wreck trust, performance, and retention.

  • Perspective Before Solutions: How to slow down enough to understand the other side before jumping to a fix, so the conversation actually lands and the relationship survives it.

Courtney has worked with many organizations and associations across Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and beyond, including CMA, DFWCAI, L3Harris, Texas Women’s Foundation, ARCO/Murray, UT Dallas, HR Southwest, North Texas SHRM, Women’s Foodservice Forum, and the Bowling Proprietors’ Association. She knows what it takes to get a room to lean in, and she knows what these organizations are actually dealing with because she’s spent years working in DFW corporations like JCPenney, Zale Corporation, and Neiman Marcus.

Perfect For 

Executive teams and C-suite leaders across Dallas Fort Worth. Middle managers and supervisors managing performance conversations daily. Emerging leaders building the skill for the first time. Associations and conferences looking for a session that gets people talking in the hallway afterward. Any organization in DFW where engagement, retention, or trust has taken a hit because people aren’t saying the real thing.

If your team in Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) has a conversation it keeps putting off, this is the program that gets it back on the table. Reach out directly. Courtney’s contact information is at the top of this page, or use the button below to get in touch.

Audience
Testimonials

Courtney’s enthusiasm made a big impact on the audience.  She was able to reach everyone in the room in a way that really helped us reflect and look at our own lives to see the… Read more “Fred Juarez, III”

Fred Juarez, III, Director of Budget, Payroll, & Fiscal Analysis
Texas A&M International University

I had the privilege of hiring Courtney Ramsey as a leadership skills speaker for the Carolinas Chapter of CMAA.  Her interactive presentation was nothing short of outstanding!  Her ability to captivate the audience was truly… Read more “Nicki Skipper”

Nicki Skipper, CCM
Education Chairman | Carolinas Chapter CMAA

Courtney was a keynote speaker at the Wallick Communities Annual Learning Event in October 2021. Her session was outstanding! Courtney delivered very meaningful and informative material related to emotional intelligence and self-awareness, and how important… Read more “Paul Koehler”

Paul Koehler
CAO, Wallick Communities

Courtney was someone we have been wanting hire since prior to the pandemic. Once our conference came back full-steam, we were finally able to book Courtney as a keynote speaker to close out our entire… Read more “Caroline Fabacher”

Caroline Fabacher
National Association of Home Builders, Director, Executive Officers Council

I had the pleasure of watching Courtney present at the CAHF Independent Operator Symposium. Courtney is a dynamic orator that provides advice and direction to an organization to develop skills necessary to excel in today’s… Read more “Henri Garcia”

Henri Garcia
Senior Sales Director at SRX

Courtney just created an incredibly relatable and inspiring training for my team around leading through influence. She was real, fun, poised, intentional… I could go on and on. She took the time to get to… Read more “Megan Murray”

Megan Murray
Senior Director, Field Operations at ULTA

Courtney has spoken for my association on several occasions, for a large general session and for a very select group of leaders. In both cases she hit it out of the park. Courtney makes an… Read more “Laura Thomas”

Laura Thomas
CAHF, Director of Meetings & Member Services

Thank you so much for encouraging us to be authentic and vulnerable. You are a great facilitator!

Lindsey Gonzalez
HEB, Store Leader

A+ session. Courtney is a fabulous and extremely talented facilitator who’s great at getting people to share their thoughts and keep the discussion moving, engaging, and productive. The format of this session was also excellent,… Read more “Virtual Attendee, The Pew Charitable Trusts”

Virtual Attendee
Pew Charitable Trusts

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Facilitating real change for audiences all over the country and Dallas Fort Worth (DFW).