DEREK THE SPEAKER
Derek Deprey brings his expertise on organizational culture, employee engagement, and leadership development to thousands of people each year. Whether you’re rolling out a new initiative or seeking a thought-provoking, energizing, and engaging keynote speech or workshop, Derek can help.
Derek’s live events are always customized and personalized to specifically address your organizational, cultural, and leadership challenges and opportunities. Delivery can be tailored from entry-level to C-level audiences. Derek is committed to bringing energy and delivering actionable content. Every one of his audiences laugh and learn at the same time.
DEREK’S APPROACH
Derek understands the challenge of finding the right speaker. In his role as the Head of Employee Success at ETE REMAN, a USA Top Workplace, he is responsible for hiring speakers and trainers. Like you, Derek researches a number of prospects to ensure the right fit. For that reason, he created a Pre-Event Speaking Questionnaire to make it easy for you to get the information you need to make the best decision possible.
Derek realizes that the success of many events comes down to the quality of its speakers and trainers. If they are engaging, people will talk about the event for years. If they are boring, participants will dread the next one. Derek is committed to partnering with you, and he is honored that you are considering him for a future event.
CUSTOMIZED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
KEYNOTES • WORKSHOPS
Now is the time to stop talking about becoming a better leader and start doing the things necessary to become one! Meaningful change will happen if you are serious about getting better, regularly attend and actively participate in all Fit to Lead workshops. I believe in you and will help you every step of the way.
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.
DEREK’S MOST BOOKED TOPICS!
All talks are CUSTOMIZED to hit your GOALS for the event!
SHIFT: Move from Frustrated to Fulfilled
10 Habits That Will Transform Your Work & Life
Live Well, Lead Well:
5 Practices to Feel Better in Work & Life
The Miracle of Teamwork:
Together We Can Do the Impossible
Coming Soon!
Microleadership: The Empowering Antidote for Micromanagement
FIVE REASONS TO HIRE DEREK
Derek is PASSIONATE
He brings the highest possible level of energy and enthusiasm.
He shares his failures and teaches you how to learn from them.
Derek is VULNERABLE
He pre-surveys your team and studies your business or organization.
Derek is PREPARED
He integrates your mission, vision, values, goals, and pre-survey feedback.
Derek CUSTOMIZES
He motivates your audience to act long after your event and creates a tailored handout with action items.
Derek INSPIRES
See companies and organizations who have already experienced Derek’s positive impact:
BRING DEREK TO YOUR COMPANY
KEYNOTES • WORKSHOPS
