Christina Haxton
Speaker for Leaders Fixing Execution, Alignment, and Burnout
Practical strategies. Real conversations. Immediate traction.
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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.
Her sessions consistently rank among the highest-rated at conferences and executive leadership events.
Said the Content Was Immediately Useable
92%
Would Recommend Christina
100%
Audience Satisfaction Rating
97%
Data from post-event executive audience evaluations
Built for executive and leadership audiences
Signature Keynotes & Executive Sessions
Three evergreen signature programs that scale from keynote to workshop — and are customized to 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 Smart Teams Down
If your team is talented but everything still takes too long, you don’t have a people problem — you have friction. Leaders learn how to remove invisible drag and accelerate momentum.
• Identify execution bottlenecks
• Fix decision slowdowns
• Stop managing around problems
• Create faster progress without chaos
Sustainable Leadership™:
High Performance Without Burnout
Burnout isn’t a personal weakness. It’s a system failure. This session helps leaders build high-performance environments that don’t implode under pressure.
• Spot burnout early
• Protect top performers
• Build sustainable pace
• Increase engagement without overload
“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.”
“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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Employee Well-Being & Mental Health as a Key Business Strategy
Christina presents three actionable steps every CEO can implement within 60 days to prevent top performer burnout and turnover. Drawing on newly revealed data about the global workforce and insights from two decades of supporting business leaders, she 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 Help CEOs
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
LISTEN
Leadership Insights: 5 Factors of Employee Burnout and How to Avoid Them
Christina shares her expertise on identifying the five key factors that contribute to employee burnout and 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 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
READ
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