Talks designed to introduce emotional intelligence as a practical leadership capability to mixed technical and leadership audiences.
Designed for mixed technical and leadership audiences, including:
✓ Engineers stepping into leadership responsibilities
✓ Engineering managers and technical leaders
✓ Organizations developing leadership from within
Our talks work well for conferences, internal leadership events, and keynotes where technical credibility and human insight both matter.
All our talks are informed by The I.E.S. System™, a practical framework for emotionally intelligent leadership.
Internal Stability:
Developing awareness and self-management to prevent emotional overload and reactive behavior under pressure.
External Effectiveness:
Strengthening communication and relationships to reduce friction, misalignment, and people-driven stress.
Sustainable Performance:
Supporting high performance over time without burnout or ongoing personal tradeoffs.
The system is presented as a continuous, reinforcing cycle that supports steady, effective, and sustainable leadership.
Signature Talk
Engineering leaders often carry more responsibility than preparation.
This talk introduces emotional intelligence as a leadership capability that helps engineers stay grounded, communicate clearly, and lead people without burning out.
Grounded in real-world experience and the IES System™, it offers practical insight engineers can use immediately, without asking them to change who they are.
Audience Takeaways
✓ A clearer understanding of emotional intelligence in leadership
✓ Increased awareness of how pressure affects behavior and decisions
✓ Practical ways to lead more effectively in real situations
Format and Delivery
» 45-60 minute talk
» Flexible structure to allow for Q&A or time adjustments
After this talk, engineering leaders are better able to:
✓ Embrace emotional intelligence for themselves and their engineers
✓ Apply emotional intelligence immediately in high-pressure leadership moments
✓ Recognize how emotions influence decisions, communication, and team dynamics
Participants leave with greater awareness, shared language, and practical ways to respond more effectively under pressure.
This comprehensive topic introduces a revolutionary framework that bridges the gap between technical expertise and emotional intelligence. Participants learn how to apply their problem-solving skills to master interpersonal dynamics with the same precision they use for technical challenges.
With this transformative topic, technical professionals learn to apply debugging principles to their emotional responses. Drawing on neuroscience and engineering methods, participants discover how to identify emotional patterns, implement regulation strategies, and improve interpersonal interactions.
This topic addresses the crucial shift from technical expert to inspiring leader. Participants learn how to leverage their analytical strengths while developing emotional intelligence to build high-performing teams that often surpass expectations.
Every technical system behaves predictably, but people don’t. This session shows engineers how to apply the same mindset they use to analyze and optimize systems to understand emotions, manage relationships, and resolve conflicts with accuracy and clarity.
Follow these steps if you are interested in bringing our talks to your technical audience.
Contact us to verify our availability for your event day.
Confirm your event details and finalize talk goals.
We deliver an experience that sparks growth, clarity, and momentum.
With a unique fusion of industrial engineering, emotional intelligence, and leadership development, Claudia LeBaron Islas—an engineer who understands both systems and people, equips engineers and technical leaders with emotional intelligence skills so they become leaders their teams trust and follow.
As an engineer, Claudia speaks their language and empowers them to build stronger teams, connect authentically, and command with confidence.
Claudia’s talks and workshops provide practical tools and encourage mindset shifts as she combines science, self-awareness, and compassion to help engineers grow and lead harmoniously.
For engineering organizations, the ROI of emotionally intelligent leadership shows up in reduced attrition, faster conflict resolution, improved decision-making under pressure, and reclaimed engineering time.
Every keynote is customized to your audience’s needs. We specialize in translating concepts into engineering-friendly language, even if we haven’t spoken in your exact field.
We have a clear prep process, deliver all materials early, and maintain consistent communication from day one. You’ll never be left wondering if we’re on track.
We are flexible and responsive. Our role is to reduce stress, not add to it. We’ll adapt quickly so your event stays on track.
You’re not just getting a speech. You’re getting a prepared, audience-focused, easy-to-work-with partner who understands your audience and helps your event run more smoothly, leaving a lasting impression.
We created a content alignment process. We ask the right questions upfront to ensure the talk is relevant, actionable, and totally aligned with your goals.
If you are exploring a talk for an upcoming event or an internal leadership gathering, contact us to check availability.
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