Spencer Horn

TEC Canada Speaker | President – Altium Leadership & Coaching | Vistage Speaker

Spencer Horn, President of Altium Leadership, has 29 years of executive experience helping businesses improve culture, communication, and team performance. A top-rated speaker since 2015, he’s worked with major organizations like IMAX and Disney Films. Spencer is a certified speaker, team performance coach, and co-author of *The Power of the Platform*. He holds a master’s in economics and has been married for 35 years with five children and five grandchildren.

Spencer Horn

TEC Canada Speaker | President – Altium Leadership & Coaching | Vistage Speaker

Spencer, President of Altium Leadership, has 29 years of executive experience helping businesses improve culture, communication, and team performance. A top-rated speaker since 2015, he’s worked with major organizations like IMAX and Disney Films. Spencer is a certified speaker, team performance coach, and co-author of *The Power of the Platform*. He holds a master’s in economics and has been married for 35 years with five children and five grandchildren.

Spencer’s Topics

How many paychecks are being signed each month that aren’t providing the best ROI, and how much is low morale and disengagement costing your business? Gallup reports that 70% of employees are disengaged, often due to unrealized expectations. Many workers, especially younger employees, are unprepared for the challenges of business and relationships, often quitting when things don’t go as expected or staying in dissatisfaction. This lack of resilience can lead to frustration, poor performance, and disengagement, impacting both the individual and the organization. Effective leadership and relationship management are key to addressing these challenges and improving morale.

Effective communication is crucial for the success of any organization or relationship, especially when team members or customers communicate differently. Diversity in behavior and perspective can be a strength if managed well, but can cause dysfunction if not understood. Our ProScan leadership and communication survey helps staff understand themselves and others, improving teamwork, communication skills, and leadership performance. The survey covers personal strengths, effective communication, hiring, team-building, and understanding what motivates individuals. Participants must complete the survey before the event to create name badges that reflect their communication styles.

For the better part of every day, we are communicating to and with others. Whether it’s the speech you deliver in the boardroom, the level of attention you give your spouse when they are talking to you, or the look you give the cat, it all means something.

The Communication Strategies workshop will help participants understand the different methods of communication and how to make the most of each of them. These strategies will provide a great benefit for any organization and its employees. They will trickle down throughout the organization and positively impact everyone involved.

Stop the burnout that often comes with leadership. Gain understanding and experience of how to coach and manage direct reports around challenging behavioral issues. Learn the art of giving and receiving feedback for improvement. Participants will learn the responsibility of delegation. Help increase engagement in team members through empowering them to learn and grow in their positions. Avoid taking on the responsibilities of your team and learn why this is a challenge for many leaders. You will have the opportunity to practice these skills in response to common behavioral situations in a safe environment, which will give you the confidence to increase your effectiveness immediately.

Strong teams are built through effective leadership, with a focus on both results and sustainability. While teams are often evaluated based on their output, the most successful teams not only deliver results but also develop the ability to sustain their performance over time. While intense focus on tasks and deadlines is necessary at times, it cannot be maintained indefinitely without risking burnout. The key question is: What are the essential factors that create high-performing, sustainable teams?

Leaders often struggle with authenticity, especially when facing change, new roles, or feedback for improvement. In this session, Spencer Horn helps participants understand how to stay true to themselves without compromising their leadership effectiveness. By recognizing emotional patterns and retraining their brains, leaders can develop more productive habits, improve their assertive communication, and handle challenging behaviors. The focus is on changing the stories we tell ourselves to align with our strengths and attitudes, leading to greater motivation, personal growth, and improved organizational results.

Conflict is often feared, yet it’s a key driver of high-performing teams, fostering innovation, creativity, better decisions, and a more resilient culture. However, it’s often poorly managed, leading to wasted time, missed opportunities, high turnover, and legal costs. This session will explore how to effectively manage conflict, turning it into a powerful tool for improved productivity, inclusiveness, and organizational success.

HOW MUCH ARE YOUR TEAM’S BLIND SPOTS AND BLOCKS TO COMMUNICATION COSTING YOU?
Are you tired of stories and excuses from your team members, as they continue to lose high stakes sales and business development opportunities?
Results in Sales and Business Development is a powerful workshop about: How We Get In Our Own Way…And What To Do About It.

Team performance starts with taking personal responsibility for challenges and aligning intentions with impact. Only 10% of teams are high performing, but sustainable success is possible by closing the gap between good intentions and actual impact. This session will help you create psychological safety, improve emotional intelligence, and manage both your own emotions and those of your team. You’ll gain tools to better navigate challenges, think clearly under pressure, and lead with greater emotional awareness to achieve your goals and motivate your team effectively.

Team performance begins with taking personal responsibility for challenges and aligning good intentions with impactful results. With only 12% of teams achieving high performance, sustainable success is possible by closing the gap between intentions and impact. This session will teach you how to create psychological safety, improve emotional intelligence, and manage both your own emotions and those of your team. You’ll gain tools to navigate challenges, think clearly under pressure, and motivate others effectively, enhancing your leadership and decision-making for better outcomes.

This course will help attendees become more focused and productive in the workplace and achieve a greater sense of satisfaction and accomplishment from their work. Participants will learn how their time management affects productivity. Learn techniques to have technology work better for you and not be controlled by technology. Prioritize the most important projects in a systematic fashion. Eliminate unproductive behaviors to improve workflow.

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