Steven Howard is a global award-winning keynote speaker, executive coach, and leadership thought leader who transforms organizations by developing exceptional leaders. Recognized among the Top 200 Global Biggest Voices in Leadership (2023), Steven brings a unique international perspective shaped by his extensive senior leadership experience across Asia/Pacific, Australia, and North America.
With a truly multicultural background, Steven has lived and worked in the USA, Singapore, Australia, and Mexico City, currently residing in Phoenix, Arizona. This diverse international experience enables him to connect authentically with global audiences and address the complex leadership challenges facing today’s interconnected business world.
As a highly accomplished speaker in both in-person and virtual formats, Steven delivers dynamic, thought-provoking, and engaging keynote experiences that inspire lasting change. He provides leadership keynotes for public and corporate conferences, executive retreats and off-site meetings, educational workshops and training programs, product launches, and association meetings. Steven customizes, tailors, and aligns every presentation for specific audiences and meeting themes, ensuring maximum impact and relevance.
Steven’s enthusiastic and interactive speaking style combines practical insights with actionable strategies, ensuring audiences leave equipped with tools they can immediately implement. His approach focuses on creating transformational experiences rather than simply delivering information.
Steven is the award-winning author of 22 leadership and professional development books, including his acclaimed titles: Humony Mindset, Humony Leadership, Better Decisions, Better Thinking, Better Outcomes, and Great Leadership Words of Wisdom. His publications have established him as a respected voice in leadership development, offering evidence-based approaches to building stronger, more effective leaders.
He has coined the word Humony: which combines Human, Humanity, and Harmony to emphasize the leading of people and the need for leaders, at all levels of organizations, to create workplaces of wellbeing and harmony.
Steven’s core belief drives everything he does: “The best education comes not from being taught, but in being inspired. I would rather educate and inspire a hundred than teach a thousand!” This philosophy shapes his approach as both a speaker and coach, focusing on igniting passion and potential rather than simply transferring information.
Whether delivering keynote presentations for conferences and corporate events, providing executive coaching for senior leaders, facilitating corporate training and leadership development programs, or offering strategic insights for organizational transformation, Steven Howard doesn’t just speak about leadership—he creates experiences that transform good leaders into great ones, fostering the kind of people-centric leadership that drives sustainable success in today’s complex business environment.
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Steven speak at several major conferences over the years. He brings both energy and valuable new insights to his audiences. I was delighted to have him speak at our Financial Times sales team regional meeting. He is equally good with small audiences and groups as he is with larger ones.
~ Deirdre Ball, Regional Director, Financial Times
There is a better approach for leading today: Humony Leadership. Humony is a created word comprising human, humanity, and harmony to emphasize the leading of people and the need to create workplaces of well-being and harmony. Leadership is an art. It is the art of achieving progress through the involvement and actions of others. Humony Leaders are strong in both leading people and leading for results, while good leaders typically lead only one or the other.
It is not just WHAT you think, but HOW you think, that makes a difference in the outcomes you generate. Steven shows you how better decision-making and better outcomes can be yours.
People do not want to be managed. They want to be led. To be motivated. Trusted. Given opportunities to grow their skill sets and decision-making capabilities. They want (and need) to be mentored, coached, developed, empowered, unshackled from directives, and freed from being told how to accomplish their work.
Looking for a Speaker who will challenge your audience to think and act in new directions? As a speaker, Steven commits to: engage your audience, not just “speak and run!” He is available for social events, book signings, private sessions with your executives, and anything else you need. His middle names are cooperation and adaptability! He respects the importance of rehearsals and technical checks, and being on time for these. What more could you want?
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