Speaking
Keynotes and workshops on Relationship Intelligence
Brittany Coleman helps audiences look honestly at how they show up in their working relationships, and gives them a simple tool to do it better the next day.
"Relationships are the single most important factor in long-term health, happiness, and survival. I create spaces to explore how we show up in them."
Watch Brittany speak
In this five-minute DisruptHR talk, Forget the Job Description: Let's Talk About the CAR!, Brittany makes the case for looking past the job description and using the CAR Framework instead.
Signature talk
What does Relationship Intelligence mean, and what does a CAR have to do with it?
Most workplace problems aren't process problems. They're relationship problems. This talk introduces the five roots every working relationship depends on, and the CAR Framework, a pause tool for checking whether they're present when it matters most.
The CAR Framework
Look at the situation, choose a response, and consider what it will lead to, so curiosity, compassion, empathy, regulation, and engagement are all in play.
Takeaways
What audiences leave with
Practical, honest, and interactive. People walk out with something they can use in their next difficult conversation.
- A shared language for how people show up at work
- The five roots of Relationship Intelligence, and where they show up day to day
- The CAR Framework, a pause tool they can use right away
- Real workplace examples and room for honest conversation
Formats
One message, sized to your event
The signature talk is built to flex, from a conference keynote to a deeper working session with your leadership team.
Keynote
A focused, energizing introduction to Relationship Intelligence and the CAR Framework.
Session
The full signature talk with time for questions and audience discussion.
Workshop
Hands-on practice applying the CAR Framework to the real situations your people face.
Immersive experience
In-depth work for leadership teams ready to change how they lead and communicate.
Who it's for
Built for audiences who lead, hire, and work with people
Brittany speaks to groups around the world, in person and virtually.
Why event planners book it
Relationships show up on the bottom line
This isn't a "soft skills" talk. It connects how people treat each other to the things organizations measure: turnover, hiring, productivity, and client loyalty. Audiences leave seeing relationships as a business skill they can build.
Keep good people
Stronger relationships give employees more reasons to stay.
Work better together
Less time lost to conflict, rework, and miscommunication.
Serve clients better
People who feel respected tend to treat customers the same way.
About the speaker
Brittany Coleman
Brittany started her HR career on manufacturing plant floors, getting to know employees across every shift. She went on to lead HR for a mission-driven community health organization as it grew from 150 to 300 employees, where turnover fell from 25% to 7.1%. Today she helps leaders and HR teams build Relationship Intelligence into how they hire, lead, and talk with each other.
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