Employee Engagement Keynotes

Bob Kelleher’s signature keynote is based on his critically acclaimed book Louder Than Words and is often a “call to action” for leadership teams and conference attendees that engagement stands the test of time, in both boom and recessionary times. This presentation reinforces the 10 key steps necessary to sustain an engaged culture, improve business results, maintain credibility with employees, while also reinforcing that success involves the “mutual commitment” of both leadership and employees.

Gallup and others claim that in spite of an improved economy, only 32% of your employees are engaged, and we think we know why. Based on our research for I-Engage, engagement continues to be an issue because engagement efforts focus on the organization, leadership, the manager, and culture. Learn why tomorrow’s engagement efforts also need to engage the WHOLE person, with a focus on individual accountability. In this keynote, you will learn:

The combination of technological advances, social media, globalization, changing workforce demographics, and the emergence of social responsibility as a motivational driver is leading a shift in the definition of leadership. Over the past 25 years, we have seen the shift from management (managing things, data, and process) to leadership (leading people). We are now evolving to creativeship, defined as the necessity to create an organizational culture that can compete and thrive in this new era.

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In this energizing, multi-media keynote participants will be taken into the depths of each generation and leave with practical tools for addressing the common issues that define each group of employees. This keynote doesn’t focus only on the differences of each generation but also spends significant time on the similarities we all share, and how to maximize those similarities for increased performance and higher engagement levels.  Whether your generation is  Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, iGen, this keynote is for you!

Bring the excitement and teamwork of the US Men’s 1980 Olympic Hockey Team to your home ice. This inspiring presentation will change your thinking about innovation, development, commitment, and leadership while showing you how to stretch goals and get results. Based on the movie Miracle, your team will be transported to the late 1970's to experience Herb Brooks' struggle to bring a small group of college hockey players together to form a championship team.  Apply the lessons of building a championship team while being challenged by coaches, players, and even the Olympic Committee.

This dynamic presentation utilizes video and facilitation to highlight the key leadership principles of the famed Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. An early pioneer of employee engagement, Shackleton proved in 1914 that a combination of vision, careful staff selection, inspirational leadership, and diligent planning and organization can overcome even the most extreme challenges. This speech is particularly helpful as a team building event, or before a team tackles a difficult problem or assignment.

Other Talks Include:

The Sustainable Organization - 13 Trends Facing Today's Leaders: This presentation outlines today’s most pressing workforce trends, including workforce demographic changes, generational differences (the impact of Gen Y), globalization, employee engagement, corporate social responsibility, social networks, and innovation. The themes of this presentation are especially relevant in these economic times, as it reminds leaders the need to balance the realities of today with the sustainable organizational needs of tomorrow.

Embracing and Managing Change: Taking an organization through change is one of the most difficult processes a leader can face. Bob will help you turn an otherwise daunting task into an attainable goal by introducing multiple change models and processes and combining them into an action plan that can be implemented almost immediately. Let Bob lead you through this multimedia presentation, leveraging clips and metaphors from a well-known cinema classics, resulting in your team embracing change and leading your employees to a successful implementation.

Making a Business Case for Employee Engagement: This popular employee engagement presentation is ideal for organizations embarking on a cultural change and will arm attendees with quantitative evidence to support a business case for employee engagement (including the latest research, studies, and surveys to support the engagement investment). This overview will include key best practices along with lessons learned. 

What People Are Saying About Bob's Keynotes:

"Very entertaining and informative. Certainly engaged me!"

"Excellent. One of the best keynotes I've attended."

“Fantastic! Bob's style is so great. It's like we’re just having a really interesting conversation.”

"Funny yet factual. One of my favorite sessions!"

"Fantastic speaker, I could listen to Bob all day long!"

"Wonderful!! Thanks for the practical applications and video sharing! They are great!"

“5 stars - Bob is energetic and right on target.”