KEYNOTES
“Literally the best motivational speaker I’ve ever heard. Nice work!”
Sarah Olson
Christensen Farms
SHIFT:
MOVE FROM
FRUSTRATED TO FULFILLED
Every day, we move in one direction or another. We’re free to choose from endless possibilities. Only you can choose the direction for the rest of your life. Whether you are a seasoned executive, emerging leader, stay-at-home parent, or college student, frustration is inevitable. Now is the time for you to SHIFT from, “I’m so busy and stressed,” to, “I’m living my ideal life right now.” In this presentation, Derek will teach you a 5-gear process that you can apply in your personal and professional lives. Each gear will uniquely move you from frustrated to fulfilled. Through powerful questions and compelling exercises, you’ll discover how to make today the day you are inspired to change. It’s your next move!
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Discover Who You Are - Confront your fears & form your core values
Decide Where You Are Going - Pursue personal growth & visualize your preferred future
Design How You Will Get There - Adopt a positive mindset, personalize your ambitions & exercise meaningful action
Fulfill Your Ideal Life - Build an aligned life for personal & professional success
Inspire Fellow Travelers - Become a leader worth following
Fit to Lead gives your executives, directors, managers, supervisors, and emerging people-leaders a roadmap with the tools needed to create or refresh their leadership skills. You will learn essential foundational leadership skills in a practical, interactive, and thought-provoking way. This will create a culture shift of increased employee effectiveness, engagement, and retention – and, therefore, increased revenue and profitability for your company. Everyone wins!
While many important elements influence culture, leadership impacts it the most. Today’s managers need to be able to lead themselves, lead people, and lead teams. Fit to Lead has a multi-phase curriculum based on the following concept:
Certified Fit to Lead People will..
Improve their quality of life and achieve a better balance
Spend more time coaching and developing their employees
Build a highly engaged and productive team
Set clear expectations and hold people accountable
Be confident giving feedback and having difficult conversations
Be comfortable speaking in front of groups
Effectively delegate and assign work
Be laser-focused on their highest priorities
Communicate more effectively
Improve their own emotional intelligence
Create a drama-free culture
Feel empowered to speak up and make decisions
Collaborate more and achieve team objectives
Appreciate and retain their best employees
Achieve personal goals and be more likely to experience career advancement
Add value to people and have a lasting impact company-wide
Fit to Lead is designed around long-term, targeted organizational goals. It has a multi-phase curriculum including a leadership self-assessment.
The Details…
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Managers are expected to continually do more with less and, therefore, are spending most of their time fighting fires, making sure the team is meeting expectations, and ensuring the work is getting done. Because of the pressure placed on these managers, they do not, or cannot, take the time necessary to improve themselves. This means that their potential to improve is not identified and developed.
The reality is that managers DO want to get better. However, most of them do not receive the direction, training, and support from the organization to allow that to happen. Well, that is exactly why I have built a leadership development solution called Fit to Lead.
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It takes an organization to believe that success stems from investing in and developing their people. This takes action, not words and this program is that action.
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Fit to Lead gives your executives, directors, managers, supervisors, and emerging people-leaders a roadmap with the tools needed to create or refresh their leadership skills. They will learn essential foundational leadership skills in a practical, interactive, and thought-provoking way. This will create a culture shift of increased employee effectiveness, engagement, and retention – and, therefore, increased revenue and profitability for your company. Everyone wins!
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This is more than a keynote, it’s a curriculum. Developing strong leadership skills will take time and effort. Each module includes several 3-hour energizing and effective workshops. Completion of the entire program will take about 78 hours over the course of 24 months. The learning will not die in the classroom. Every session will have a clear connection back to your work or life.
WHY WORK WITH DEREK?
Customized Content for a Personalized Experience:
Derek’s events are tailored to specifically address challenges and opportunities. He studies your organization and integrates your mission, vision, values, and goals.
Interactive & Inspiring Presentations:
Derek delivers thought-provoking keynotes and workshops that energize his audience. He motivates the participants to act long after your event.
Leadership Development Program:
Derek’s Fit to Lead curriculum provides a roadmap to create a culture shift towards increased employee effectiveness, engagement, and retention. He creates customized handouts and resources with action items.
Entertaining & Passionate Delivery:
Derek is committed to delivering practical content in an engaging and enthusiastic way, making participants laugh and learn at the same time. He shares his failures and teaches you how to learn from them.
Expertise in Employee Success:
As an experienced HR and operations executive, Derek understands the importance of finding the right speaker.He facilitates a rigorous pre-event process to help organizations make the right decision.
