Speaking

Pete Leibman is a speaker and author who helps professional services firms sustain high performance. His clients include leading law firms, consulting firms, and financial services firms. He also speaks at top universities and at conferences for professional associations.

The Problem

At a professional services firm, your people are your most valuable asset. The success of your firm relies not only on hiring exceptional people, but also on retaining and developing them.

However, the long hours, heavy workloads, and constant pressure in professional services can prevent even the most talented individuals from performing their best. Many high achievers develop counterproductive habits that diminish focus, energy, engagement, and performance.

How Pete Helps

Pete delivers keynotes, workshops, and programs that help your people achieve and sustain high performance. In addition to delivering programs firmwide or officewide, Pete delivers programs for audiences within professional services firms, including:

• Partners and Managing Directors
• Senior Associates and Associates
• Summer Associates
• Analysts
• New Hires
• Recently Promoted Employees
• Internal Departments, e.g., HR, Technology

Participants walk away from Pete’s programs with practical steps they can apply immediately to enhance their focus, energy, resilience, and performance.

Trusted by Leading Organizations

Pete’s clients, speaking engagements, and press have included the following:

Feedback

“Think you’re already successful? Follow Pete Leibman’s advice, and you can get even better.” – Marshall Goldsmith, PhD, the world’s #1 Executive Coach

“Pete spoke to a group of lawyers and staff in our DC office. The program was engaging, well-organized, and full of practical strategies to help our people perform even better.” – Paul Zarnowiecki, Partner and Washington, D.C. Office Leader at Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP (a global law firm)

“I had Pete deliver a workshop when I was the CHRO at ASRC Federal. Then, because the feedback was so positive, I hired him again to deliver a workshop for my team at Systems Planning & Analysis. Pete’s programs are engaging and thought-provoking, and they provide practical steps to enhance focus and performance.” – Michelle Howell, Chief People Officer at Systems Planning & Analysis (a global advisory firm)

“Pete delivered an insightful, engaging workshop with practical tools to strengthen habits while sustaining high performance. His concrete examples helped attendees connect personal well-being to stronger work outcomes and long-term professional development.” – Gaffar Chowdhury, President and CEO at District Wealth Strategies (a financial services firm) and Member of the Board of Governors for the D.C. Bar Association

High-Performance Frameworks

To achieve and sustain high performance, your people need to know what habits to build and how to build those habits. The Stronger Cycle is Pete’s two-step system that reveals what habits drive high performance and why these habits are essential. The P.O.W.E.R. Pyramid is Pete’s five-level framework that explains how to build the habits and mindset to sustain high performance.

Speaking Topics

Pete’s speaking topics include:

• Stronger Advisor: Building Habits for High Performance (Pete’s most popular program)
• Focus: How to Excel in a Distracted World
• Renew: How to Excel in a Relentless World
• The P.O.W.E.R. Pyramid: 5 Keys to Sustain High Performance

Keynotes, workshops, and programs are delivered in-person or online.

Three-Phase Approach

Engagements with Pete typically include three phases:

Phase 1 – Discovery and Assessment: We start with confidential surveys, Stronger Advisor Assessments, and key stakeholder interviews with Pete to identify common challenges and performance patterns within your group.

Phase 2 – Live Program: Pete delivers a workshop, keynote, webinar, or virtual meeting to change the way that your people think about focus, energy, and performance and to introduce practical habits and strategies that can be applied immediately.

Phase 3 – Reinforcement: Learning is reinforced through Stronger Advisor books, Action Plan Workbooks, and additional follow-up support to translate insight into action.

Pete’s programs are especially effective for high performers who are already capable and want to operate with even greater clarity, energy, and consistency.