Dr. Sarah Skidmore | SpeakerHub

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Dr. Sarah Skidmore is a Senior Strategic Consultant and Leadership Doctor at The Leadership Hospital®, a global provider of innovative leadership solutions for businesses with multi-locational, hybrid, or remote teams. With direct experience in change management, learning and development, leader development, and workforce development, she helps clients address leadership skills gaps, team engagement challenges, and organizational culture issues. She also holds a Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree and a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy and Business Communications.

Dr. Skidmore holds experience working with leaders worldwide including folks based in Canada, India, France, Mexico, Germany, the Philippines and more - including corporate and Fortune 100 organizations. Additionally, she has lived in The United States, The Netherlands, and Cambodia throughout her professional journey. Whether working with executives, middle managers, employee resource group (ERG) leaders, or emerging professionals – Dr. Skidmore is dedicated to developing a world with stronger leaders. Dr. Skidmore’s work actively influences decisions of executives, boards, and c-suite leaders.

Her work is published in Futures Thinking and Organizational Policy, Volume 2 (2024), Our Geopolitical Futures 2050 (2021), and Stronger People Leaders (2020). She contributes to publications such as in Consulting Magazine, Construction Executive, and Compass by the Association of Professional Futurists. Dr. Skidmore is featured in the Lattice Library and The Decision to Start (2022). She is named in Business Equality Network Pride’s Forty Under Forty, Class of 2022. Dr. Skidmore is a 2024 alumni of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program.

As a passionate educator and lifelong learner, Dr. Sarah also teaches digital marketing transformation at Full Sail University, where she leverages her expertise in emerging technologies, strategic foresight, and marketing management. She is a certified diversity & inclusion professional and a published author on leadership, organizational culture, and leader development. Dr. Sarah develops stronger leaders for stronger businesses while empowering leaders to thrive in the future of work. Her Clifton Strengths are Futuristic / Learner / Intellection / Input / Ideation.

Current position (1)

Leadership Doctor

The Leadership Hospital

Presentations

Presentations (7)

Battle of In-Person vs. Remote Work

How is your organization handling the battle between in-person vs. remote work? During this session, Dr. Sarah provides insights and best practices for navigating conversations and decisions around where work happens.

How to Excel at Virtual Leadership

From the metaverse to virtual reality to extended reality to augmented reality – technology continues to evolve and redefine how we work. Regardless of the technology and the digital application of choice, virtual leadership is necessary and is a competitive advantage as the world becomes more digitized. Invest in your business, your leaders, and your people today by bringing the Virtual Leadership Excellence Program to your team.

Strategic Communications for Generational Clashes at Work

Have you ever struggled knowing what to say or how to say it? Are you navigating communication, decision-making, and collaboration challenges at work? Issues understanding others and having them understand you? Have you ever considered the role that generational clashes may play? During this session, Dr. Sarah provides strategic communication best practices for overcoming generational clashes at work!

How to Overcome Leadership Pains

Do you lead a team or organization that is struggling right now? Are you navigating leadership pains and organizational challenges that impact immediate success and long-term sustainability? If you’re like many leaders, you know there are pains but aren’t sure of the next step to move from pain to strength. During this session, learn about acute and chronic leadership pains, identify the current impact of these pains on your organization’s health, and unlock best practices for fostering buy-in across decision-makers for leadership strength.

Upon completing this session, participants will be able to
1. recall the impact of leadership pains on organizational success
2. identify leadership pains impacting their organization currently
3. leverage best practices to foster buy-in for moving from leadership pain to strength to key decision-makers.

How to Be a Stronger People Leader

Are you wondering how leadership development impacts business? Look no further than your people! People – from salaries to benefits– often compose a significant percentage of business expenses. The intellectual capital of your people also impacts price posts and innovative R&D developments. People are at the heart of the conversation when thinking of business sustainability and succession planning. Let’s invest in those people – your emerging leaders, current managers, and visionary leaders you see bringing the business to the next level in the coming years.

Emerging Leaders, An Answer to the Great Retirement

The Great Retirement is reshaping the workforce, leaving organizations vulnerable to leadership gaps and knowledge loss. In this interactive session, participants will explore how investing in emerging leaders can counteract these leadership pains and build a strong foundation for the future. Participants will learn how to shift their perspectives on leadership potential, integrate development strategies that go beyond technical skills, and create meaningful opportunities for growth. Dr. Skidmore will introduce practical approaches to empower emerging leaders to step confidently into leadership roles. Participants will leave with a customized action plan to strengthen their leadership pipeline, ensuring their organizations remain competitive and prepared for the workforce shifts ahead.

Using the Leader Maturity Model for Organizational Strength

Leader development programs don’t always hit the mark, leaving organizations struggling with gaps in growth and effectiveness. In this interactive session, participants will use the Leader Maturity Model to assess their organization’s leader development initiatives, identify key pain points, and design actionable strategies for improvement. Through guided activities, discussion, and reflection, attendees will better understand how leader maturity impacts organizational success.

Participants will explore real-world challenges, uncover blind spots in their current programs, and collaborate on solutions that align with long-term development goals. By the end of the session, attendees will have an action plan to strengthen their organization’s leader development program and drive sustainable growth.

Whether refining an existing program or building one from the ground up, this session will provide valuable insights to elevate leader maturity within your organization.