Neil Dempster Speaking Topics

• 'Just Enough' ... Just Ain't Good Enough!

  [Target Audience: Managers/Performance Coaches/WFM Analysts]

  Our budgets reflect it; the customers we serve (both internally and externally) expect it; and the continual improvement process demands it—do more with less! But how is this possible within a work environment that is continually changing, where resources are limited, and where we never seem to have enough time? Neil Dempster's keynote will address this issue head-on! If you are tired of theory-only sessions, this high-energy, fun and content-rich presentation is guaranteed to provide you with practical, common sense knowledge on achieving greater results. He will have you laughing one minute and re-thinking your entire management approach the next! This presentation is for managers, performance coaches or anyone who influences employee performance. The content is based on a success formula that has generated phenomenal results in very diverse organizations.

  [Customize this speech! Let Neil know which of the following topics are most relevant or critical for your group and he will incorporate them into his speech: Creating a culture of self-management; coaching versus coaxing; employee engagement; business excellence; managing for performance; motivating employees; gaining authentic commitment; performance improvement; effective feedback and reinforcement models.]

• When a Ship Misses the Harbor, It's Rarely the Harbor's Fault!

  [Target Audience: Leaders/High-Potential Employees]

  There is a renewed sense of accountability surrounding the behaviors of leaders within organizations. And nowhere is this more obvious than within industries where employee engagement is increasingly critical—sound familiar? Although we would all like to be seen as effective leaders, real leadership is different than authority. Authority, rank and title may be given to us, but that does not reflect an actual ability to lead others. During this keynote, Neil Dempster will discuss the leadership model that engages employees, creates a culture of performance, produces greater results and overcomes the challenges inherent in constant change. Let's face it—all the water in the world won't sink a ship...unless it gets on the INSIDE! If you want your leadership to always reach a safe harbor, this session is guaranteed to provide sustainable solutions that will align behaviors with your strategic imperatives!

  [Customize this speech! Let Neil know which of the following topics are most relevant or critical for your group and he will incorporate them into his speech: Behavioral leadership; building a performance culture; business excellence; communicating vision; creativity, innovation and risk taking; customer loyalty; effective communication; mission, goal and strategy alignment; succession planning and knowledge transfer; trust, credibility, integrity and values.]

Grow with the Flow—Becoming a 'Quick-Change' Artist!

[Target Audience: Employees/Individual Contributors/Teams/Managers]

This keynote presentation focuses on the individual contributor, so the target audience would be anyone in a work environment who is being asked to do more with less, adapt to constant change, increase production without compromising quality, work better together on a team, be a continuous learner—all while maintaining a positive attitude! Now, that would describe just about everyone in today's workplace, wouldn't it? Neil Dempster's presentation will inspire and motivate but, most importantly, it will create a new level of accountability within each attendee. Remember, no significant change is possible without first addressing how each of us reacts, responds and proactively creates the work environment around us.

[Customize this speech! Let Neil know which of the following topics are most relevant or critical for your group and he will incorporate them into his speech: Becoming your personal best; change resilience; continuous learning; creativity and innovation; performance and efficiency; personal accountability; quality; self-management; teamwork.]

Teimwork® ... Spelled Wrong to Make Teams Right!

[Target Audience: Employees/Team Members/Team Leaders]

Contrary to popular opinion, there is an 'I' in teamwork! (Yes, all those posters that claim otherwise are just plain wrong!) We all know that high-performance teamwork results in improved products and services for customers and other stakeholders; we also know that teams are the proven way to accomplish an organization's strategic performance objectives. So why do so many teams flounder and fail to deliver consistent results? In this keynote, Neil Dempster provides a team framework that puts the 'I' back into teams (where it belongs!) and generates the individual commitment that make teams work! Teimwork® ... a better way for employees to work together!

[Customize this speech! Let Neil know which of the following topics are most relevant or critical for your group and he will incorporate them into his speech: Team performance; team unity and direction; effective communications; shared responsibility; independence versus interdependence among team members; how individual actions add or detract from teamwork; collaborative success; personal accountability to the team; trust and loyalty; capitalizing on style differences; maximizing individual performance to maximize team performance.]