The conversation you're tempted to avoid is often the one that matters most.

Join the NWRA Women's Council for an interactive workshop focused on one of the most important, and often most challenging parts of leadership: having difficult conversations.

You’ll learn a simple, practical framework for approaching challenging conversations with greater confidence, clarity, and care. Through discussion and practice, you’ll explore how to:

  • Address issues directly and constructively
  • Navigate emotions and difficult reactions
  • Keep conversations focused and productive
  • Maintain trust while tackling tough topics

If there’s a conversation you’ve been putting off, this workshop will give you the tools and confidence to have it!

Meet our Speaker

Daniella Willey
Full Name
Daniella Willey
Job Title
Vice President, Learning and Talent Development
Company
Brown & Brown, Inc.
Speaker Bio
Daniella Willey is Vice President, Learning and Talent Development at Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), a $5.9 billion global insurance brokerage with more than 23,000 employees. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, she leads enterprise talent strategy across learning and development, employee engagement, performance management, succession planning, talent review, and executive and leadership development.

With 20 years of experience spanning learning, organizational development, and leadership coaching, Daniella brings an industrial-organizational psychology and behavioral-science lens to building talent strategies that support organizational capability and growth. She specializes in translating business and talent data into scalable systems that strengthen leadership pipelines, improve talent decisions, and create more consistent experiences across the enterprise.

Throughout her career, Daniella has led enterprise-wide talent initiatives, built leadership development strategies, modernized learning ecosystems, and established talent practices designed to scale with organizational growth. Her focus is connecting talent strategy to business strategy- ensuring organizations have the leadership capability, skills, and talent insights needed to perform today and evolve for what comes next. Daniella holds a PHR designation from the HR Certification Institute and is certified to administer and interpret multiple personality and 360-degree feedback assessments.