Based on the award-winning book, Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust, this keynote explores why engagement and retention hinge on factors that are within the control of most leaders, and are largely free.

Drawing on research and experiences from thousands of leaders, it introduces five questions that employees ask every day, and leaders must answer. When employees ask for more money, what they really want to know is:

• Do I trust you?

• Do you care about me?

• Is this the place for me?

• Do I matter here?

• Will it get better?

Learn the new rules of transparency, how to rebuild trust in leadership from the middle of the organization, and address the untold stories that quietly erode it.

“Great presentation - first time in a very long time that any HR information was new and not just a regurgitation of the same info. Great information to take back and apply at my organization.”

Based on the #1 Amazon Bestseller. Four generations in the workforce can lead to lots of benefits--and conflict. Which generational trends are true? Why do my young employees seem younger? Is every day a mental health day? This myth-busting session explores what science does and does not say about how to harness the power of a multigenerational workforce, and what leaders can do about it. For the leader who has asked, “Why is my younger employee...?” This session is for you.

“For years we have heard the same old tired concepts of generational management. This is the first real set of good information I can take back to my leaders to apply to everyday management and engagement of the different groups.”

Hope is the #1 thing people want from their leaders-- more than trust, stability, and compassion combined. But how do we lead for hope when conditions feel impossible, or when we don't feel hopeful ourselves? As leaders face massive technological, societal and generational change-- nothing feels certain. But it is still possible to create pockets of hope for our people.

This session gives leaders tools to answer the questions that challenge our optimism:

• How do I lead for hope when I don’t feel hopeful myself?

• What if things don’t actually look like they will get better anytime soon?

In this fascinating journey to the depths of the Antarctic Ocean, leaders will walk away with tools forged in the harshest conditions on earth.

This session explores the principles of job crafting so that employees are pursuing their highest and best use of time in ways that improve their engagement and your organization's performance.

The loneliness epidemic is getting worse, and yet we need a network of people to help us succeed in life and work. Using botany as a metaphor, this science-packed but lighthearted and interactive session explores what types of flowers we need in our network bouquet, how to get them, and which plants to avoid.

A solutions-focused approached to addressing burnout and creating an environment that supports well-being. This goes beyond individual wellness strategies to review how organizational design, processes, team dynamics and culture play a role.

We are drowning in data, but what does it mean? Based on an executive doctoral course, this fun and interactive simulation helps managers and leaders gain a basic working knowledge of how to interpret data, information, and research articles. Participants will walk away with a working understanding of how to interpret data, and how to know if somebody else is doing it wrong.