Cindy Solomon is an internationally recognized speaker, writer, executive coach and consultant in the fields of customer service, employee retention and leadership development. Her best selling program, "Creating a Culture of Courage: The New Leadership Challenge," has been heard by thousands of leaders around the world. She helps a broad spectrum of clients such as Eli Lilly, Google, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Mayo Clinic, and State Farm Insurance to create the organizations and leaders they need to succeed.

At the 2012 Women's Leadership Conference, Cindy Solomon will

identify four types of courage and the role each plays in our decision-making process. As companies are demanding that employees take more risks, do more with less, and try to anticipate the future, courage has become a critical and often overlooked element of every leader's skill set.

Cindy says, "We can no longer be averse to taking risks or remain complacent in any organization, for success depends almost entirely on our ability to make difficult decisions confidently and quickly -- about our businesses, about our careers and about our lives."