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Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky

Workplace Belonging, Culture & Future of Work Expert; Bestselling Author of "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness"

Workplace Belonging, Culture & Future of Work Expert; Bestselling Author of "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness"

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Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky Biography

Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky is who to call when your company wants to drive culture transformation and increase workplace belonging, human connection, and team engagement.

Smiley is an internationally renowned keynote speaker, workplace belonging expert, and bestselling author of four books that have been translated into multiple languages, including "The Quarter-Life Breakthrough," "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness," and "The Workplace Belonging Toolkit."

Smiley shares industry-shaping insights and practical tools to attract and retain top talent across generations, create a culture of belonging, and engage high-performing teams, at world-class organizations like Apple, Google, Verizon, JPMorgan Chase, and the U.S. Navy. Smiley’s TED talk has been viewed 2 million times, and he has delivered 600 keynotes in front of 250,000 people in 25 countries.

Smiley’s work has been featured in 100 media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, the Wall St. Journal, Fast Company, the New York Times, the New Yorker, and the World Economic Forum.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/19/2024.

Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky Speaking Topics

  • The Power of Human Connection: How Leaders Can Build Belonging at Work

    In this timely, interactive, and highly actionable presentation, Smiley makes the case that the future of work is human connection. In the wake of the pandemic, 43% employees don’t feel a sense of connection to their coworkers, 38% don’t trust their coworkers, and 22% don’t even have one friend at work. 70% of employees are disengaged from their jobs—with disengagement at a record high. Employee disconnection leads to lower productivity and lower rates of retention. Meanwhile, creating high levels of workplace belonging is good for your people and good for your business. Employees who experience high levels of belonging at work have greater resilience, well-being, personal and professional growth. They experience a 56% increase in job performance and 170% increase in employer promotor score, and better-connected employees save large organizations up to $52 million a year.

    What is workplace belonging and what are the key factors for creating more belonging for yourself, your team, and within your organization? Smiley will share an exercise for fostering team engagement and psychological safety, and practical tools and actionable habits to foster more human connection in every stage of the employee experience; from recruitment and hiring, to onboarding and training, mentorship and coaching programs, learning and development opportunities, team building experiences and connection exercises, and even weekly 1-on-1s and check-ins. At the end of this presentation, your team will have an easy-to-use toolkit to create a culture of human connection for your people, your customers, and your company.

    KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

    • Learn 5 ways to increase human connection at work.
    • Understand the definition of psychological safety and how to foster higher levels of psychological safety on your team, including a simple exercise to try at your next team meeting.
    • How to make employee onboarding and training more effective and engaging for new employees.
    • A concrete example of how one company built higher levels of human connection among their employees.
    • A practical toolkit every leader, manager, and individual employee can use to build a more connected, collaborative, and engaged culture of belonging at work.

  • Belonging in the Future of Work: Creating Human Connection and Community in the Era of Hybrid, AI, and Overwhelm

    In a lonely, nonstop, overwhelmed workplace; as time spent face-to-face has been replaced with wall-to-wall Zoom meetings, 24/7 Slack messages, and the rapid rise of AI and ChatGPT; workplace connection has withered. 43% employees don’t feel a sense of connection to their coworkers, 38% don’t trust their coworkers, and 22% don’t even have one friend at work. 70% of employees are disengaged from their jobs—with disengagement at a record high. Lonely employees are less productive and cost U.S. employers $4000 per employee and $406 billion a year. Meanwhile, high levels of belonging can save a company $52 million a year and provide employees with greater resilience, well-being, personal and professional growth.

    In this timely, inspiring, and highly actionable presentation, workplace belonging expert Smiley Poswolsky will share how we can attract and retain top talent, reignite human connection, and increase team engagement, by creating a culture of belonging for our employees—and our customers and clients. Smiley will share actionable and easy-to-implement tools for fostering team engagement, psychological safety, and supporting our teams with the common experiences of disconnection, burnout, and anxiety about the impact of AI and ChatGPT. At the end of this presentation, your team will have an easy-to-use toolkit to reimagine a collaborative, inclusive, people-first culture, and become an industry leader in the future of work.

    KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

    • Learn 5 ways to increase workplace belonging and workplace connection.
    • Understand the definition of psychological safety and how to foster higher levels of psychological safety on your team, including a simple exercise to try at your next team meeting.
    • The key to avoiding proximity bias and making the workplace work for all teams, whether in-person, hybrid, or remote.
    • Actionable (and no-cost!) team habits and rituals to best support your teams with the challenges of burnout, disconnection, low morale, and overwhelm.
    • A practical toolkit every leader, manager, and individual employee can use to build a more connected, collaborative, and engaged culture of belonging at work.

  • Engaging the Multigenerational Workforce: How to Attract, Retain, and Engage Top Talent and Communicate Across Generations

    As the war for talent grows more competitive and the labor market tightens, five generations are meeting together in an ever-evolving hybrid workplace for the first time in history. To move past intergenerational tension and common misunderstandings, leaders must empower talent across generations by creating a culture of trust and belonging for all. In this timely, entertaining, and highly actionable presentation, workplace belonging expert Smiley Poswolsky will help you attract, retain, and engage the talent of the future by leading with purpose, flexibility, well-being, and human connection.

    In the wake of the pandemic, early talent may prefer flexible hybrid work policies, but 80% of Gen-Z and Millennials are also looking to connect in-person with senior leadership and their managers. Top talent knows what they are missing when it comes to opportunities for in-person mentorship, shadowing, training, and personal growth. Smiley will breakthrough common stereotypes about Gen-Z and Millennial talent; discuss the surprising similarities between what Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen-X, and Baby Boomers want in the workplace, and share case studies for increasing employee engagement across generations in challenging times. Smiley will share proven strategies how we can attract and retain top talent of all ages, increase hybrid team engagement, and create more belonging, by building human connection and community inside the workplace. Smiley offers practical tools and simple, actionable habits to foster multigenerational collaboration and engagement, which will help you become an industry leader in the future of work.

    KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

    • Learn 5 keys to engaging the multigenerational workforce.
    • Understand what Gen-Z wants in the workplace, common stereotypes about next gen talent, and the similarities between what Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen-X, and Baby Boomers want in the workplace.
    • A simple exercise any leader or manager can use to foster collaboration and trust across generations.
    • Insights on the future of work, recruitment and retention strategies that appeal to both Gen-Z and Gen-X, tools to engage hybrid teams, create a culture of learning and personal growth, and prioritize well-being and mental health in the era of burnout.
    • Actionable (and no-cost!) team habits and rituals every leader, manager, and individual employee can use to build a more connected and engaged culture of belonging at work.

  • Workplace Culture for the Future: Building High-Performing Teams to Embrace Change, Transform Culture and Drive Human-Centered Growth in the Future of Work

    New workplace culture research suggests that employees don’t just leave poor managers, they leave poor leaders: they leave leaders that don’t build a people-first culture of change, transformation, and belonging for all. Too much of the conversation on workplace culture focuses on what days employees are working in the office and what days they are working from home. Workplace belonging expert Smiley Poswolsky believes that more important question is why; why are people coming together in the first place? Hybrid isn’t just where we work, it’s how we connect in the future of work. How do we build a culture of transformation, wherever and however people are working? How do we embrace change, drive human-centered growth, and create lasting impact in the era of AI, automation, and a rapidly evolving world of work?

    In this timely and highly actionable presentation, Smiley will help you shift from a culture fit strategy to a culture transformation strategy, designed to welcome all perspectives, attract and retain top talent, test innovative ideas, invest in social and emotional well-being, experiment with learning & development programs, and evolve your culture. Smiley will address key questions like: How do we create high levels of psychological safety, trust, and belonging for all our employees, across different time zones, geographic locations, and levels of seniority? How do we foster a culture of human connection, collaboration and team engagement wherever people are working from? How do we take care of our people, and prioritize employee well-being in the age of AI and overwhelm? Smiley will help you make the workplace a place where every employee can thrive and do their best work. At the end of this presentation, your team will have an easy-to-use toolkit to reimagine a collaborative culture that puts your people first, attracts next gen talent, drives human-centered growth, and is your competitive advantage of the future.

    KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

    • Learn 5 ways to build a transformational workplace culture.
    • Understand how to foster higher levels of psychological safety for in-person, hybrid, and remote teams, and how to build trust in every environment.
    • A concrete example of how one company’s culture transformation was used to create more engagement, deeper alignment, and higher retention among their employees.
    • Why Thrive Interviews are important for engaging high-performing teams, and how to have a Thrive Interview with your team.
    • Simple habits and actions for leaders and managers to make onboardings, trainings, meetings and 1-on-1’s more connected, enjoyable, and effective.
    • A practical toolkit to build a more connected, collaborative, transformative culture that puts people first, improves employee well-being, and drives profitable growth and purposeful impact.

  • Well-Being at Work: Building a Care Mindset to Ignite High-Performing Teams, Build High-Value Relationships, Empower Well-Being, and Thrive in the Future of Work

    We are lonelier, more disengaged, and more disconnected than ever before. 40% employees do not feel connected to their teams and 40% do not trust their coworkers. 70% of employees are disengaged from their jobs—as burnout, stress, anxiety, and overwhelm have skyrocketed. In the future of work, investing in our people’s social and emotional well-being is the best investment in performance we can make. This means that we must help our teams develop a Care Mindset: which means believing one’s well-being at work matters, and that personal well-being can be improved by putting more energy into caring for others.

    In this timely, interactive, and highly actionable presentation, Smiley will share how leaders, managers, and employees can increase human connection and create more belonging, ignite high-performing teams, build resilience, and overcome burnout, by building supportive communities inside the workplace. Smiley will share practical habits on how to develop a Care Mindset (both self-care and community-care), create meaningful connections, deepen professional and client relationships, foster team psychological safety, and empower well-being and mental health at work. In this inspiring and timely talk, incorporating interactive connection exercises and a personal well-being action plan, Smiley shows us that nurturing relationships at work is a ritual, a competitive advantage, and one of the most worthwhile things we can do to drive personal and professional growth.

    KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

    • Learn 3 ways to build a Care Mindset at work.
    • Understand the definition of psychological safety and how to foster higher levels of psychological safety on your team, including a simple exercise to try at your next team meeting.
    • Actionable habits to build more meaningful connections and more powerful, high-value relationships with coworkers, customers and clients.
    • Why Thrive Interviews are important for engaging high-performing teams, and how to have a Thrive Interview with your team.
    • A concrete example of how one company practices boundaries and a Care Mindset to increase employee well-being.
    • A practical toolkit every leader, manager, and employee can use to build a more connected, collaborative, and engaged culture of well-being and belonging at work.

Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky Videos

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Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky Books

  • Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist's Guide to Connection
    Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist's Guide to Connection
  • The Quarter-Life Breakthrough: Invent Your Own Path, Find Meaningful Work, and Build a Life That Matters
    The Quarter-Life Breakthrough: Invent Your Own Path, Find Meaningful Work, and Build a Life That Matters
  • The Quarter-Life Breakthrough
    The Quarter-Life Breakthrough

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Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Power of Human Connection: How Leaders Can Build Belonging at Work, Belonging in the Future of Work: Creating Human Connection and Community in the Era of Hybrid, AI, and Overwhelm, Engaging the Multigenerational Workforce: How to Attract, Retain, and Engage Top Talent and Communicate Across Generations, Workplace Culture for the Future: Building High-Performing Teams to Embrace Change, Transform Culture and Drive Human-Centered Growth in the Future of Work and Well-Being at Work: Building a Care Mindset to Ignite High-Performing Teams, Build High-Value Relationships, Empower Well-Being, and Thrive in the Future of Work. The estimated speaking fee range to book Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jeff Butler, Carin Taylor, Erica Dhawan, Haydn Shaw and Crystal Kadakia. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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