Employee Engagement and Virtual Management Expert; New York Times Bestselling Author

Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Live Event: $10,000 - $20,000 Virtual Event: $5,000 - $10,000 More Fee Info

Kevin Sheridan Biography

Kevin Sheridan is an internationally-recognized Keynote Speaker, a New York Times Best Selling Author, and one of the most sought-after voices in the world on the topic of Employee Engagement. For five years running, he has been honored on Inc. Magazine’s top 101 Leadership Speakers in the world, as well as Inc.’s top 101 experts on Employee Engagement. He was also honored to be named to The Employee Engagement Award’s Top 100 Global Influencers on Employee Engagement for three consecutive years, won the highly-coveted Best Of Evanston Award for Management Consulting, as well as being designated as a Senior Fellow at The Conference Board.

Having spent thirty years as a high-level Human Capital Management consultant, Sheridan has helped some of the world’s largest corporations rebuild a culture that fosters productive engagement, earning him several distinctive awards and honors. Sheridan’s premier creation, PEER®, has been consistently recognized as a long-overdue, industry-changing innovation in the field of Employee Engagement. His first book, Building a Magnetic Culture, made six of the best seller lists including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. He is also the author of The Virtual Manager, which explores how to most effectively manage remote workers.

Sheridan is a frequent keynote speaker at national and international conventions, including those hosted by the National Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Harvard Business School, The Human Capital Institute, and the American Hospital Association. He regularly conducts Leadership Development workshops on Employee Engagement, Virtual Workers and Remote Work, Generational Differences in the Workplace, and a wide array of other Human Capital related topics. Prior to forming Kevin Sheridan LLC, Sheridan founded HR Solutions International in 1995, a firm specializing in measuring employee engagement and teaching best practices, which he sold in 2011. Sheridan received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School, concentrating his degree in Managerial Decision-making, Strategy, Human Resources Management, and Organizational Behavior.

In his free time, Sheridan volunteers with a variety of charities. He also enjoys golfing, fishing, and high altitude mountaineering. He is in the process of climbing the highest mountain on every continent, an athletic journey known as “The Seven Summits.” As such, he has stood at the top of Africa, Europe, and South America, climbing as high as 23,000 feet. His personal and professional travels have brought him to more than 73 different countries.

Sheridan has been featured in numerous media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, Chicago Tribune, Yahoo! News, Crain’s Chicago Business, Human Resource Executive, Hospitals & Health Networks, Talent Management, Modern Healthcare, and Engagement Strategies Magazine.

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Kevin Sheridan Speaking Topics

  • Building a Magnetic Culture: How To Attract & Retain Top Talent To Create An Engaged, Highly-Productive Workforce

    To become the best in the business, it is essential to employ the best people. But how do employers build a staff that is ready and able to take an organization to its next level? Inspired by the best-selling book, this inspiring keynote focuses on how to attract talented employees to the workplace, empower them, and sustain an environment in which they are more likely to stay.

    Topics covered include:

    • Redefining employee engagement
    • The bottom line benefits of employee engagement
    • Recruiting: the right hire
    • The top 10 engagement drivers and the related best practices
    • The importance of embracing diversity & inclusion
    • The missing “secret sauce” – FUN
    • Creating an environment of shared ownership for engagement

    Drawing on years of research and real-world examples from his consulting experience, Kevin Sheridan gives you the strategies and tactics to transform your organization by creating and maintaining a Magnetic Culture.

    *Interested in providing HR credits? This keynote has been accredited by the HRCI numerous times. HRCI Code Numbers are 154207, 226546, 219626.

    Discounts are available for bulk purchases of the book. A book signing is included at no extra cost.*

  • The Virtual Manager: Cutting-Edge Solutions To Hiring, Managing, Motivating, And Engaging Mobile Employees

    By 2020, 1.5 billion people, or more than 50% of the global workforce will be working remotely. Managing virtual employees is different than managing employees who are in the office every day. Successful remote employees are often a direct reflection of their managers. In this keynote, Kevin Sheridan illuminates how a virtual manager can build and sustain a highly-productive and motivated team, leading to better business outcomes for the organization.

    Topics covered include:

    • A new way of doing business: virtual teams
    • Trust in virtual teams
    • Qualities of top virtual employees
    • The top engagement drivers: maximizing them for virtual workers
    • Challenges: changing location without changing principles
    • How to become the best, most engaged, virtual worker

    Based on years of research, this keynote shows how to build and manage an engaged, productive team from afar. Best practices ensure your organization’s virtual working environment becomes a magnet for top talent and yields better business outcomes.

    *Interested in providing HR credits? This keynote has been accredited by the HRCI numerous times. HRCI Code Numbers are 224099 and 204891

    Discounts are available for bulk purchases of the book. A book signing is included at no extra cost.*

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Kevin Sheridan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Building a Magnetic Culture: How To Attract & Retain Top Talent To Create An Engaged, Highly-Productive Workforce, The Virtual Manager: Cutting-Edge Solutions To Hiring, Managing, Motivating, And Engaging Mobile Employees, Owning Your Engagement: Taking the Reins for Finding Fulfillment at Work and Customized Keynotes and Workshop Options. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kevin Sheridan for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Kevin Sheridan generally travels from Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Adrian Gostick, Scott Mautz, Tim Sanders, Patrick Lencioni and Chester Elton. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kevin Sheridan for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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