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.
Signature Keynote
Most engineers are promoted for technical expertise, but leading people requires skills they were never trained in. Many unknowingly make leadership mistakes that create friction, slow decision-making, undermine trust, and ultimately cost organizations money and talent.
This talk reveals the five most common mistakes engineers make and how emotional intelligence helps leaders navigate conflict, strengthen teams, and lead with clarity under pressure.
Key Takeaways:
✓ Identify the five leadership mistakes engineers most often make
✓ Recognize how emotional dynamics quietly affect technical teams
✓ Handle difficult conversations without avoiding them
✓ Use emotional intelligence to navigate conflict without sacrificing logic
✓ Maintain leadership stability under pressure
Format and Delivery:
» 45-90 minutes
» Flexible structure to allow for Q&A or time adjustments
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.
A continuous, reinforcing system that supports steady, effective, and sustainable leadership.
✓ Manufacturing
✓ High Tech
✓ Energy
✓ R&D
✓ Telecomm
✓ Construction
✓ Aerospace & Defense
✓ Healthcare & Medical Tech
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.
We bring our programs to industries employing at least six engineers. Our preferred industries are manufacturing, high-tech, energy, R&D, telecomm, construction, aerospace & defense, and healthcare & medical tech. We also consider all STEM industries.
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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