keynote tagged posts
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13 Secrets to an ASTONISHING Keynote
December 15, 2021
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Keynote Keys, Spirit at Work, Topics, Training -
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.” Goethe
Many meetings quickly fade into the background of all the “meaning-less-repeat-what-we-have-already-done-before” dithering if we don’t start new conversations. Use these thirteen steps to make all your messages meaning-full. Don’t try and make people act differently, help them think differently. Encourage new behaviors by starting new conversations.
1. Creating a Buzz
The most successful messages are not thos...
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The Science of Emotion
December 15, 2021
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance -
Leadership is a Science
Leadership used to be referred to as an art. Now it is a proven science. Every component of this process has a purpose. Like the endless lines of zeros and ones in binary code, it is not only the content of each component but the space between that produces the results.
Humor with a purpose
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In live presentations I am most often described as a humorist, but my purpose is not laughter. I use humor to share difficult lessons in an entertaining way... -
How a “bland” balloon lifts us all
December 15, 2021
Emotional Intelligence, Keynote Keys, Spirit at Work, Video Samples 
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Today is the 13th anniversary of the most horrific international experience many of us have ever experienced and professionally a challenge I hope never to repeat. Friday September 5, 2014 was my third opportunity to provide the opening keynote for the Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s Annual Employee Appreciation day. This year could not have been more perfect but thirteen years ago it was an entirely different story.
Our first event was scheduled to begin just moments after the second ...
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Real Solutions Keynote
December 15, 2021
Emotional Intelligence, Keynote Keys, Topics, Training, Video Samples -
What would be the best keynote you could imagine?
Would the event include?
1-Targeted for take home value through detailed diagnostic research.
2-Authenticated by current case studies from world-class leaders.
3-Include the latest research in Emotional Intelligence and Neuropsychology.
4-Illustrated with irresistible characters
5-Packed with engaging real life stories
6-Wrapped in a package of side-splitting laughter
7-Reinforced through community, articles and visual reminders
Real Scien...
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Astonishing Service™
December 15, 2021
Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Customer Service, Emotional Intelligence, Keynote Keys -
Does it seem like service providers are just not listening?
Nobody wants to sit through another Service 101 session of “Smile Training”. Basics are appropriate for those new to the workforce, but they usually are not the problem.
The greatest service challenges are not from those few new, who don’t know how, but the vast majority who have forgotten why.
It is a problem not of heads, but of hearts. What’s needed is not a new way of doing, but a renewed reason for doing.
Astonishing Servic...
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