Speaker for CEOs, Leadership Teams, and PE Firms
Practical sessions on execution friction, team alignment, and leadership capacity.
Practical strategies. Real conversations. Immediate traction.
Christina doesn’t deliver feel-good inspiration that evaporates by Monday morning.
She gives leaders practical strategies they can use immediately — and audiences feel the difference.
Her sessions consistently rank among the highest-rated at conferences and executive leadership events.
What Audiences Say
Said the Content Was Immediately Useable
92%
Would Recommend Christina
100%
Audience Satisfaction Rating
97%
Data from post-event executive audience evaluations
“If you want a speaker that talks about people’s performance, there are hundreds to choose from.
But if you want your audience to see employee challenges through a new lens, discover a critical missing link, and walk out with pragmatic, actionable strategies that will create positive change in their organizations for years to come, then Christina Haxton is your simple choice.
She connects instantly from the stage, provokes innovative thinking and inspires action.”
Breakout Sessions for Executive Audiences
Four evergreen signature programs that scale from keynote to workshop — and are customized for your audience.
Clarity. Alignment. ACTION.™: How Leaders Turn Strategy Into Execution
Most strategies don’t fail because they’re bad. They fail because teams don’t know how to execute them together. This session shows leaders how to eliminate friction and create real ownership.
Turn strategy into daily behavior
Replace accountability theater with ownership
Align decisions across leadership
Walk away with usable tools
Execution Friction: The Hidden Drag Slowing Down Smart Teams
If your team is talented but everything still takes too long, the cause is usually friction, not effort. This session walks through the six places it builds: decision drag, priority dilution, reprioritization drift, ownership gaps, speed of truth, and leadership execution capacity. Leaders learn where it sits in their team and what to change first.
Name the six friction points slowing your team
Tell structural friction from leadership-capacity friction
Fix decision slowdowns and unclear ownership
Leave with a clear first move
Financial results lag leadership friction by quarters. This session shows sponsors, operating partners and portfolio CEOs the early signals and what to do about them.
Spot the early signs across the six friction points
Fix the CEO-as-translator bottleneck between sponsor and team
Replace speed-first with alignment-first pacing
Leave with a weekly check-in and a stop-doing rule
Execution Slows Before It Shows in the Numbers: What PE Sponsors and Portfolio CEOs Can See Early
Sustainable Leadership™: Sustaining Leadership Capacity Under Pressure
Leadership capacity is where execution is won or lost under pressure. This session shows leaders how to protect their top performers, build a pace the team can sustain, and keep decisions sharp when the stakes rise.
Spot capacity strain early
Protect top performers
Build a sustainable pace
Keep engagement high without overload
“It’s in relationships we learn and grow, and in the briefest conversations we have, where we can make the biggest impact on others.”
-Christina Haxton
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Why Leadership Teams Look Aligned Until They're Not
Christina explains why leadership alignment fails as an execution problem, not a strategy problem, and what the CEO must own after a deal closes.
Featured on: Master Your Merger podcast, with host Klint Kendrick (Season 2, Episode 18, July 2026)
Also available: Spotify and Apple Podcasts
How to Manage the Priorities Between the Executive Team and the Investor
Why execution slows before it shows in the numbers. Christina explains the CEO's role as translator between sponsors and the executive team, and why speed without alignment creates fragility in PE-backed companies.
Featured on: Featured on: The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection, with host Alex Rawlings (May 2026)
Also available: Spotify
LISTEN
Leadership Insights: 5 Factors Behind Employee Burnout and Turnover
Christina shares her expertise on identifying the five key factors that contribute to employee burnout and turnover. She provides actionable strategies for leaders to prevent and address these issues in their organizations. The discussion offers practical insights for creating more sustainable work environments and supporting employee wellbeing.
Featured on: MGMA, Leadership Insights Podcast
How a Recovering Marriage Counselor Saw the Parallels of People Challenges from the Bedroom to the Boardroom
Christina draws on her unique background as a marriage counselor to explore the striking similarities between interpersonal challenges in personal relationships and workplace dynamics. She shares insights on how the same fundamental people skills and conflict resolution strategies apply across both environments, offering leaders a fresh perspective on managing teams and organizational relationships.
Featured on: The Digital Executive Podcast
WATCH
Preventing Top Performer Turnover
Three actions every CEO can take within 60 days to prevent top performer turnover. Drawing on newly revealed data about the global workforce and insights from two decades of supporting business leaders, Christina shares the biggest mistake companies make and provides practical strategies to increase employee retention and resilience as core business strategy components.
Featured on: Global Chamber
From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Christina Haxton Uses Soft Essential Skills to Drive Strategic Execution
Christina discusses the critical importance of relationships and people skills in workplace success, emphasizing empathy and assuming good intent as foundational elements for effective collaboration. She shares insights on addressing organizational dysfunction, the value of authenticity in leadership, and how soft skills drive strategic execution. The conversation covers practical approaches to building trust and engagement while remaining true to one's authentic self.
Featured on: ExperienceYes
Managing Remote Teams: Tips for Success and Traps to Avoid
Christina discusses her observations of manufacturing front office workforces transitioning to remote work environments. She identifies warning signs to watch for in remote team management and shares what successful manufacturers are doing to drive results by properly enabling managers with the right tools. The conversation includes practical takeaways that can be implemented immediately.
Featured on: Allen CIO Podcast
Bullseye or Broadside? Global Happy Hour with Christina Haxton
Christina explores how leaders can effectively engage remote teams and dramatically boost strategic execution in changing work environments. She shares research findings revealing the #1 issue facing CEOs and senior leaders managing remote or hybrid teams: executive and critical teams struggling to collaborate effectively and deliver on strategy. The discussion focuses on building high-performing dream teams that can execute successfully regardless of future challenges.
Featured on: Global Chamber, Global Happy Hour
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The Character-Based Leader: Instigating a Leadership Revolution…One Person at a Time
Christina contributes to this collaborative work with 21 members of the Lead Change Group, exploring the concept of character-based leadership defined as "leading from who you are, not your position or power." The book presents diverse perspectives on how authentic leadership, rooted in personal character rather than title or authority, creates lasting impact and satisfaction in leadership roles. Each author brings unique insights on applying character-based principles to inspire positive change one person at a time.
Published by: Dog Ear Publishing (Lead Change Group collaboration)
Available on: Amazon