Thursday, September 10th from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
14545 Bay Oaks Blvd, Houston, TX 77059
We will meet at Bay Oaks Country Club, where a full breakfast and coffee will be served.
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The Topic:
"How to Wash Your Ego: Leading with Confidence, Clarity, and Self-Awareness" with Mac Wilhelm
Most leadership challenges aren't caused by a lack of skill. They're caused by unexamined ego showing up under pressure.
Whether it appears as overconfidence, over-functioning, or avoidance, ego quietly influences feedback, communication, decision-making, burnout, and workplace relationships.
In this engaging and practical keynote, Mac Wilhelm Mwengi introduces a memorable framework that helps leaders recognize the "ego" they wear, understand how it affects those around them, and develop greater self-awareness without sacrificing confidence.
Through humor, personal storytelling, and practical tools, attendees will leave with a shared language for navigating difficult conversations, receiving feedback more effectively, and leading with greater clarity, resilience, and trust.
You'll learn how to:
- Recognize the hidden ways ego influences leadership and communication.
- Navigate feedback and difficult conversations with greater confidence.
- Reduce over-functioning and create healthier leadership boundaries.
- Build stronger, more trusting workplace relationships.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the three common ego patterns that quietly influence leadership, feedback, communication, and decision-making.
2. Identify how ego contributes to burnout, overfunctioning, avoidance, and difficult workplace conversations.
3. Apply a practical framework to respond to feedback, navigate challenging conversations, and lead with greater self-awareness and confidence.
Meeting Agenda:
- 7:30 AM - Check-in / Networking begins
- 8:00 AM - Breakfast service / Announcements
- 8:30 AM - Speaker Presentation, followed by Q&A
- 9:30 AM - End of Session
Re-certification credits are available for this event (1 SHRM PDC; 1 hour HRCI) and will be shared with attendees after the meeting.
Registration:
Guests are always welcome and encouraged to attend our meetings!
For on-site breakfast, networking, and presentation at Bay Oaks:
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$38 TXBA SHRM Member
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$48 Non-Member / Guest
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$20 Student
Speaker Information:
Mac Wilhelm Mwengi is a keynote speaker, author, and talent acquisition leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations understand how ego shapes leadership, communication, and team performance.
Drawing on two decades in recruiting and HR, Mac has spent his career observing how ego influences feedback, trust, decision-making, and workplace relationships. Those insights became the foundation of his signature keynote, How to Wash Your Ego, which uses humor, personal storytelling, and a memorable framework to help leaders improve self-awareness, navigate difficult conversations, and strengthen workplace relationships.
Mac is the author of How to Wash Your Underwear: Why Ego Isn't the Problem, Neglect Is and Halfrican American: The Struggle Is Real. He has spoken for ERE Recruiting Conference, HR Houston, Rice University, Texas A&M, and leadership audiences across HR and workplace development. He is also an award-winning Toastmaster.
Mac lives in the Houston area and speaks to organizations across the country.
