Stephen Crawford

About Stephen Crawford

Every organization wants more: more innovation, more ownership, more meaningful collaboration. But there’s one invisible force holding it all back: rejection.Most leaders think it’s a performance issue. A skills gap. A lack of confidence. But what if it’s actually fear—unspoken, unaddressed, and deeply human?In my keynote, RE: Jection – The Hidden Key to Unlocking Leadership Potential, I show how the fear of rejection silently sabotages psychological safety, creativity, and connection—and how to shift that dynamic using the RE: Framework: a research-backed method to transform how individuals and teams engage with feedback, risk, and one another.I’ve spent the last two decades helping organizations create cultures where bold ideas thrive, people take ownership, and collaboration flows freely. It’s not about avoiding rejection. It’s about reframing it.Let’s turn rejection into your organization’s greatest unlock.

Experience

1. Certified Trainer

   Dale Carnegie Training

   Jan 2011 — Present · Edina, MN, US

   Dale Carnegie partners with middle market and large corporations, as well as organizations, to produce measurable business results by improving the performance of employees with emphasis on leadership, sales, team member engagement, customer service, presentations, process improvement and other essential management skills. Recently identified by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top 25 high-performing franchises, the Dale Carnegie Training programs are available in more than 25 languages throughout the entire United States and in more than 75 countries. Dale Carnegie includes as its clients 400 of the Fortune 500 companies. Approximately 8 million people have experienced Dale Carnegie Training.

Education

• Bethel University

  Masters, Transformational Leadership

  2000 — 2005

• Bethel University

  Dr of M, Emerging Leadership

  2006 — 2015

• North Central University

  Urban Studies, Leadership

  1993 — 2000

Skills

• Career Management
• Program Management
• Organizational Development
• Nlp
• Management Development
• Career Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Mbti
• Salesforce Training
• Career Counseling
• Leadership
• Employee Engagement
• Presentation Coaching
• Staff Development
• Small Business
• Emotional Intelligence
• Business Coaching
• Customer Experience
• Creative Direction
• Coaching
• 360 Feedback
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Performance Improvement
• Facilitation
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Non-Profits
• Training Delivery
• Leadership Development
• Public Speaking
• Life Coaching
• Nonprofits
• Culture Change
• Motivational Speaking
• Team Building
• Training
• New Business Development
• Team Leadership
• Personal Development
• Teaching