"In my 23 years of personal and professional development work, I have been extremely fortunate to have seen some of the greatest motivational speakers of our time. I can honestly say that Caitriona is by far one of the most captivating, entertaining, engaging and inspiring speakers and storytellers on the circuit today. She has an amazing knack for blending the breadth of her experience with the depth of her knowledge in a relaxed, easy-to-understand delivery. She's hip, funny, dynamic and has her finger on the pulse of today's current trends. Her work is not only inspiring but life-changing. I personally experienced a fundamental shift in my thinking in just minutes! If you are looking for a speaker for your staff, clients or community, Caitriona is the speaker for you!"
Liora Mendeloff.CEO and Founder Lele Associates Inc

Caitriona Reed is a facilitator of personal and organizational change, and has spoken and trained internationally, for more than twenty years. She is co-founder of Manzanita Village and Five Changes.

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Team-building, Diversity, and Change
for a new style of Conscious Leadership

The Leadership Mindset
Motivation, Leadership, and Change
A dynamic interactive presentation. Any length, from an hour-long talk  to a half, one, or two-day workshop; using stories, role-play, and training with specific practical tools for everyday use, providing  surefire ways for your audience to live, work, and communicate “at choice,” and “at cause."

Good Leadership means Knowing How to Lead Yourself
Keys to Leadership and Excellence
We all learn some of the key components to leadership as children ... to be kind, generous, trusting, aware ... whether we use them as adults or not! There are other components of excellent leadership that are not so obvious, but which can be easily learned. This presentation can be in the form of a talk, or an interactive workshop in which specific questions and issues can be addressed.

Leadership: Communication and Team Building
Bringing the Best out in Yourself and Others
Team alignment does not mean that everyone has to agree, nor does it mean that everyone has to have the same skill-level or interests. It does mean finding ways for everyone to participate to their best capacity. Similarly, individual alignment doesn't mean you have to be passionate about everything you do. Some things just have to be done. However, you can learn to become master of your attitudes, strategies, and mindset, so that you accomplish whatever you need, in the most effective ways.

Leadership in the 21st Century
Bringing the Best out in Yourself and Others
Team alignment does not mean that everyone has to agree, nor does it mean that everyone has to have the same skill-level or interests. It does mean finding ways for everyone to participate to their best capacity. Similarly, individual alignment doesn't mean you have to be passionate about everything you do. Some things just have to be done. However, you can learn to become master of your attitudes, strategies, and mindset, so that you accomplish whatever you need, in the most effective ways.

Spiritual Dimensions of Leadership
Spiritual dimensions of Entrepreneurship and Business
People sometimes avoid the topic of spirituality in order to avoid offending others’ religious sensibilities. But many spiritual perspectives reflect universal human values. Caitriona’s background as a Buddhist teacher , with many years experience of ecumenical dialog and socially engaged Buddhism, give her a unique perspective on how to embody spiritual values into everyday life and the workplace.  A related topic she is well qualified to address is “Mindfulness into the workplace.”

Leadership and Diversity
Meeting the ‘Other’
Diversity. People who differ from the norm provoke anxiety, confusion, and resentment. Fortunately, or unfortunately, there is no standard norm, no “normal.” In all the designations of human difference; age, ability, race, culture, sex, gender-expression, sexual-orientation there has been a history of misunderstanding, resentment, and invisibility. Tolerance is not enough, acceptance is not enough. What is required is the empathic leap towards appreciation, communication, and celebration of difference. This material can be presented as a talk or a half-day, or daylong workshop.

Time Management of Priority Management
Managing your mind
Time doesn’t stop. Managing time is about managing perspectives, priorities, and attention. While we can’t stop time, we can change our perception and use of it. This can be an hour-long talk or a half-day workshop. Fun, practical, and truly amazing when you learn how to manage your priorities.

I Can't Be Hypnotized
Hypnosis and NLP for rapid results and performance enhancement
The problem is not that people can’t be hypnotized. The problem is that most people are hypnotized most of the time in ways that disempower them and limit their full creativity and power. The material on this topic can be presented as a talk, as a workshop, or as ongoing training for utilizing full-potential strategies for excellent achievement.

• A Trainer in Neurolinguistics (NLP)
• A Clinical Hypnotherapist
• A senior lay Zen Teacher with formal transmission from Vietnamese Zen Master and Nobel nominee Thich Nhat Hanh
• A facilitator of Deep Ecology and global change work.
• A woman of "transgendered experience" i.e. familiar with challenging life changes.
• A life coach for personal and professional development.
• A poet and performance artist

She has taught, spoken, or presented at:

• UCLA
• UCSB
• USC
• Claremont College
• Antioch University
• Esalen Institute
• Findhorn Foundation, (Scotland)
• Spirit Rock Center, Marin County
• San Francisco Zen Center
• London Corporate Trainings, (U.K.)
• And for LAUSD

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"Caitriona Reed is a mesmerizing speaker who, with her considerable life experience and magnetic force of personality, is highly adept at educating, motivating, and entertaining her audiences. Weaving together delightful anecdotes, valuable information, and gems of true wisdom, she connects warmly with virtually all who hear her, effectively fielding challenging questions and inspiring powerful new insights."
Roger Kaufman, LMFT, Adjunct Faculty Member, Antioch University Los Angeles & Psychotherapist