Tara Powers views leadership as both a gift and a profound responsibility. As such, she leads fast growing, socially responsible organizations to drastically improve trust, improve well-being at work, and build emotionally aware and connected leaders. For over 25 years, Tara’s thought leadership has resulted in hundreds of keynote and breakout presentations on relevant leadership trends. Tara is a sought-after speaker for well-known organizations such as SHRM, USDLA, IFWE, HR.com, OnCon, Women in Manufacturing and more. She is a longtime judge for the coveted Brandon Hall Excellence Awards and her programs have impacted over 350 companies and more than 35,000 leaders and teams. Tara is also the author of Virtual Teams for Dummies and Working From Home for Dummies, based on her original research on virtual team effectiveness and years of experience working closely with clients struggling with the transition of leading a remote workforce.