Sylvia Lafair

Sylvia Lafair, PhD, a business leadership and communications expert, and President of CEO – Creative Energy Options, Inc., a global consulting company focused on redefining leadership and optimizing workplace relationships. Dr. Lafair’s talents to make the complex simple, has revolutionized the way employees cooperate and teams collaborate.

Her award winning book “Don’t Bring It to Work” (Jossey Bass) has been ranked in the top of Amazon’s Best Selling Workplace books. She was a contributing author for the acclaimed book, “Working Together”. She is the process of completing her latest book, "GUTSY: How Women Leaders Make Change". She is often quoted as a workplace relationship expert in newspapers and magazines across the country, including the Wall Street journal, Forbes.com, USA Today, Time, New York Times, as well as being on radio, webinars, television, and presenting at national conferences. She has two business blogs and contribute to many national leadership blogs.

She was recognized as one of the Top 25 Women In Business in 2011 and is an active member in EWomen Network, ISN (International Speakers Network), NAPW (National Association of Professional Women), SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and NAFE (National Association for Female Executives).

CEO’s flagship program, Total Leadership Connections™ utilizes the tools of PatternAware™ Leadership to help individuals understand how behavior patterns can derail success and how to transform them into productivity, purpose, and profit.

As an executive coach and leadership educator, she has 30+ years of experience with all levels of management from corporate officers of global companies to executives of non-profits, owners of leading family-owned businesses, and entrepreneurs. She holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

As a workshop leader or keynote speaker, Sylvia engages audiences with her natural storytelling ability. Her quick-witted humor, charisma, and energy are infectious and her knowledge gives substance and depth to all presentations. Her thought-provoking messages leave audiences with information to take back to the office and immediately put into practice.