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James H. Pogue, PhD

Main Stage Keynote Speaker | Executive Facilitator | Emcee

Keynote 1: The Connection Quotient™ — Leading When the Room Gets Quiet

Why disruption breaks teams – and how The RIGHT Kind of Connection builds them back stronger. Leaders today face constant disruption – technology shifts, market uncertainty, changes in leadership and cultural divides are just a few examples.

Dr. Pogue introduces The Connection Quotient™ (CQ), a proven framework for identifying the leadership gaps that break trust and fracture teams. The CQ also provides a roadmap for (re)building trust and alignment by focusing on leadership gaps vs general leadership development.

This keynote blends storytelling, real time audience polling, and practical takeaways to show leaders can move from Connection through Disconnection to Reconnection.

Workshops: CQ in Action: Pressure-Test Your Connection Quotient™

Leaders examine their real-world connection blind spots and build disruption playbooks.

Fix the Friction: Real Conversations for Teams Under Pressure — Practical skill-building for navigating silence, tension and conflict across differences.

Keynote 2: The RIGHT Kind of Uncomfortable — Turning Friction into Forward Momentum

Why the Best Leaders Lean Into Discomfort to Build Teams That Last.

Avoiding discomfort erodes trust and stalls progress. In this keynote, Dr. Pogue reframes tension and silence as the raw material of innovation. He equips leaders with a repeatable model for transforming discomfort into resilience, trust, and forward momentum.

Workshops: Discomfort Drills: Building Muscle for Hard Conversations

A lab-style session with role-play and structured models to practice navigating conflict.
Friction to Fuel: Turning Stalled Teams into High-Performance Units — Tools and frameworks to reset team dynamics and design measurable performance gains.

Keynote 3: Lonely at the Top — The Hidden Disruptor in Leadership

Why Isolation Breaks Leaders—and Connection Restores Them.

Loneliness is one of leadership’s most underestimated disruptors. In this keynote, Dr. Pogue unpacks how isolation drains judgment and performance—and shows leaders how intentional connection restores resilience and clarity without oversharing.

Workshops: Connection Strategies for Isolated Leaders

A small-group intensive helping executives diagnose isolation and build actionable peer and team networks.

Rebuilding Executive Resilience (Optional Add-On) — Leaders craft a 30-day Connection Action Plan to combat isolation while strengthening alignment.

Why Book Dr. James Pogue

Top 10% Executive Presence: Storytelling + strategy designed to move senior audiences.
Customizable Engagement: Live polling, interactive exercises, and case-study-based tools.
Immediate ROI: Attendees leave with actionable playbooks that build measurable trust, alignment, and productivity.
All sessions include access to the Connection Quotient Executive Webinar Series—a monthly case-study-driven forum that extends impact long after the event.

info@jamespogue.com