Keynote Topics
The topics below are the ones I present most often.
The format can vary (keynote, breakout, executive team session, etc.) depending on your needs.
The Most Important Thing
What is the most important thing for living a happier life?
In this enlightening exploration of human well-being, you’ll learn:
- What matters most for happiness according to the world’s longest study — and why it isn’t simply money, achievements, relationships, or even love
- What matters most for better team performance, also according to data
- What are the two most important qualities for effective leadership
- A simple 7-step tool that helps you improve all three — personal well-being, team performance, and leadership effectiveness — with no jargon, stigma, or “touchy-feeliness”
All attendees receive a free membership to a special online site to continue applying what you learned after the session ends.
The Ecology of Great Teams
Do you wish your team performed at a higher level and was more enjoyable to work on?
In this eye-opening and practical session, you’ll learn:
- Why great teams don’t prioritize KPIs, OKRs, and other metrics, which are lagging indicators. Great teams prioritize a shared feeling of deep connection. This is the hidden engine that drives the metrics.
- Why building a team like an engineer (“parts to optimize”) is less effective than building it like an ecologist (“relationships to balance”)
- The importance of Soil (psychological safety), Sun (encouragement), Rain (empathy), and Fire (adversity) in sustaining organic growth
- Why great team performance isn’t a sprint or a marathon. It’s a farm. And if you’re not tending the farm every day, you’re losing ground.
If you’re ready to become a team ecologist and take your team to the next level, this session will help.
All attendees receive a free membership to a special online site to continue applying what you learned after the session ends.
Crucibles
Crucibles are challenging experiences that make or break us in life.
Bringing together social psychology, evolutionary biology, and leadership studies, this program gives you a framework and toolkit to navigate crucibles better, both at work and at home.
What you’ll learn:
- The two most important qualities for leadership effectiveness based on global data
- How crucibles work, and why adversity alone isn’t enough to produce positive change
- 7 simple steps that turn “fire” into the most powerful force for personal change
All attendees will receive a free membership to a special online site so you can continue applying what you learned after the session ends.
