Most Requested Keynotes
🏅 INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AWARD-WINNING SESSION 🏅
WHOLLY SHIFT: Completely Changing The Conversation on Bias, Diversity, Privilege and Inclusion Using Brain Science
Every organization is becoming increasingly focused on the topic of “Diversity” and/or “Inclusion.” However, research indicates that most diversity training doesn’t work. In this session, we will learn to recognize and overcome the most common brain science hurdles to effective diversity and inclusion training so that we can finally make a meaningful impact on your organization.
Session Feedback
“I never thought I’d say this after a 2 hour session… but I didn’t want it to end!”
“I’ve never felt comfortable to share my honest opinions in a Diversity session before. For the first time, I feel like I could be a part of the conversation.”
“We live in a rural community, and weren’t looking forward to this. AT ALL. But I have to say, this was honestly, really good.”
“Great, now I don’t have any excuses for inaction! Seriously though, this was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.”
“I actually had fun! I’ve been to SO many ‘Diversity’ training sessions before and never would have thought I’d be saying that I had fun. But honestly, it was fun, and I learned a lot.”
“Eric has a unique way of connecting his audience to complex content through universally relatable situations and exercises. I’ve never seen anything like it!”
The Cure for Stupidity: Using Brain Science to Explain Irrational Behavior
Understanding Why They Don’t Understand You
Economists tell us that given the opportunity, people will behave rationally. If you’re anything like me, you have countless examples DAILY of people behaving irrationally! What would the world look like if we could cure the stupidity around us? Imagine freedom from frustration. Imagine the peace. This session, based on Eric M. Bailey’s bestselling book, can fix that. This session can change your life.
I Think Therefore I Err
Overcoming the natural barriers to communication
Overcoming the natural barriers to achievement
Overcoming the natural barriers to leadership
There are two things that get in the way of our success when dealing with other people: Our Mouths and Our Brains.
If not for those two things… In this session we will learn to recognize the natural human reactions that cause upset, frustration, and interpersonal tension.
Change vs. The Brain: A New Conversation on Change Management
It is not news that the world is changing, but the rate of change is changing exponentially. We are at a point in time where technology and expectations are changing faster than humans can adapt to change. This session will walk through the brain science behind change.
“My favorite session! I laughed, I thought, I recognized what I could improve on and I started to realize...I’m not always right (unless my partner ever reads this...then I am!) Eric is an incredible speaker and so engaging. I took away a lot especially around perception. Thank you!”
We’ve been having the WRONG Conversation about Millennials
Revisiting a Conversation Generations in the Making
Millennials are _________. The first thing that comes to mind is probably something negative (entitled, lazy, tech-obsessed) or possibly something positive (creative, empowered, principle-driven). Either way, if this is the conversation you’re having about Millennials, you’re having the wrong conversation. This session will dive deep into how the Millennial conversation is an analogy to our divided society and we will look at why we call them Millennials in the first place (hint, it’s to help identify us vs. them).
Not Another Team Building!: Trust, Empathy, and the Pursuit of Teamwork
Organizations waste so much time and money doing “team building” exercises in hopes that a ropes course or a trust fall will be powerful enough to combat the real culture deficiencies like a lack of trust, communication errors, and work ethic. This session will explore and leverage the brain science that leads to highly functional teams.