The Job of a Leader is to Create the Future

What does it take to put the predictable future on hold and move people into a world of power and possibility? Our keynote addresses are designed to promote fresh thinking and inspire people to take actions that move profitability, ingenuity and job satisfaction to new levels.

Building Resilience. A leader’s ability to inspire confidence and accountability depends on more than vision. The power to transcend circumstances is directly related to accepting the facts.

• Learn why truth is more important than vision.
• Develop practices for mastering leadership that transcend circumstance.
• Discover how to use setbacks to fuel the ingenuity, efficiency, and commitment of your team.

Habits and the Brain. Breakthroughs in any area of life – productivity, relationships, innovation - depend on something impossible: changing habits we don’t know that we have. Informational learning focuses on what we know. Transformational learning focuses on how we know. Learn:

• Why your brain slams doors (and how to re-open them).
• Why survival and creativity are at odds.
• How to build confidence in the face of uncertainty.

Listening for Greatness. It doesn’t take much to derail the funky, clever ideas that are integral to causing breakthroughs. Listening seems easy enough, but it’s hard to listen in a way that isn’t judgmental or critical. Listening is about more than being kind or patronizing. It’s about being strategic.

• Discover how smart people can be when they’re not worried about what others are thinking
• Eliminate conversations that undermine respect.
• Use the science of language to propel your vision into the world.

The Dog Ate My Homework. Remember when the neighbors expected you to work off the repairs when your baseball came crashing through their window? Remember when your co-worker didn’t have that report ready and your boss blamed you? Being 100% responsible for something – whether it is teamwork, productivity, or the success of a strategic initiative – has nothing to do with finding fault. Learn how to:

• Shift the dynamics of your business.
• Empower team performance.
• Open up new thinking and approaches to work and life.