The Power and Potential of Becoming a Change Agent

July 01, 2020
Margaret Spence, RMPE
CEO, C. Douglas & Associates, Inc.
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Almost everyone is trying very hard to fix something or change someone or improve somehow, but few people embrace change as a core competency. Change is hard, change tests your resilience, but change can be the most powerful tool deployed by leaders. Image for a moment the impact you could have as a risk manager if your organization embraced change as a core competency. What would you want to change? How would you identify the power and impact of change? What would you do to become an effective agent for change? This session answers all of these questions and more.

Margaret Spence, RMPE
CEO, C. Douglas & Associates, Inc.

A transformational keynote speaker, author, coach, business strategist, and visionary. For the last 30 years, Margaret has inspired organizations to value talent. The central tenets of her work, engaging employees in a shared vision, creating inclusive initiatives, and fostering collaboration across silos. Determined to create a glide path for diversity and inclusion in executive leadership, Margaret launched The Employee to CEO Project, a global initiative aimed at increasing the representation of women, with specific emphasis on minority women, in C-Level leadership roles.
Margaret's journey to the executive suite was nontraditional. She began her career managing workplace injuries and consequently, observed injured employees being discarded from the workforce. From a catapulting question written on a napkin in 1999, her company, C. Douglas & Associates, currently manages human resources oversight functions, workplace injury compliance, and a claims loss portfolio valued at over $109 Million for its multinational client base.

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