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Eric Termuende is a bestselling author, internationally recognized thought leader, and keynote speaker on all things future of work, leadership, workplace culture, and talent management. After years spent studying the world’s greatest places to work, he has deciphered what sets amazing leaders apart from the rest, and what it takes to build incredible teams that are resilient, innovative, and ready for the future.

Eric Termuende’s research and insights have inspired category-leading companies like Amazon, Coca-Cola, Nationwide, IBM, Zoom, Nokia, John Deere, and Toyota, to name a few. Eric’s perspectives and accomplishments have also been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., and many other prominent publications.

In addition to the hundreds of keynotes he has delivered around the world, Eric is an entrepreneur and leader in his own right. As co-founder of NoW of Work, Eric has been named one of the world’s Top 100 Emerging Innovators by American Express, making him a trusted resource as we collectively navigate the future of work together.

Eric Termuende’s keynotes aren’t just engaging and insightful, they’re a fun, practical journey loaded with actionable takeaways that audiences can implement right away. Those that attend Eric’s keynotes often share that his refreshing, down-to-earth messaging not only gets them excited about the future, but also provides the practical tools and know-how to build teams and thrive in it.

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BLUEPRINT TO THE FUTURE: Leading in a New World of Work

Whether it is next week’s weather or the yet-to-be created technology that is sure to evolve how we work, the future is truly impossible to predict. And while the trends, charts, and forecasting are interesting, we must shift from trying to anticipate what future looks like to a focus on building resilient systems and teams that can help us navigate whatever the future may bring.

In this engaging, insight-filled, and actionable presentation, workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende delivers a customized and research-backed blueprint that has helped thousands of category-leading teams build trust, remove friction, and prepare for a future that is changing constantly, unpredictably, and faster than ever before.

Attendees will receive a practical guide to building teams that are more productive, engaged, creative, and innovative. They’ll learn from the experiences of industry leaders, icons, and trailblazers from around the world about the importance of building trust, removing friction, and creating a culture of experimentation.

What audiences come away with:

- Practical strategies to boost trust, resilience, and camaraderie
- Research-backed insights on building team agility and excitement toward impending change
- An understanding of how to harness the power of one-degree shifts
- Methods for finding and reducing friction within teams
- Actionable steps to cultivate a culture of experimentation, risk free

COMPLETE LEADERSHIP: A Human-Centric Approach to Navigating the New World of Work

It is no secret that technology is changing faster than it ever has before, that a new generation with new expectations are entering the workplace, and that uncertainty is around every corner. And while the skills and characteristics of yesterday served us well, those same skills are quickly becoming antiquated, outdated, and incomplete. The leader that thrives in 2030 and beyond will need to master what workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende calls Complete Leadership, adding an imperative dimension of tomorrow’s highest performing leaders.

In this high-energy, actionable keynote, attendees will learn that Complete Leadership adds the ever-important dimension of human-centricity and expands well beyond team performance and the success of the job that needs to get done. This final element includes an empathy factor that transforms our teams to be the best versions of themselves, deepens connection, trust, relatability, and belonging, and simultaneously improves performance while reducing friction and stress across the team. Leaders that learn and embody Complete Leadership simply build the strongest teams, are remembered long past their tenure, and navigate change and perform the best.

Attendees will learn:
- The difference between Complete and Partial Leadership
- How to unlock the Empathy Factor
- What a 2030 high-performing leader embodies that today’s leaders don’t
- How to build peak performance on increasingly diverse teams
- What to lean into, and what to avoid in tomorrow’s world of work

UNWAVERING: Building Incredible Teams for the Future of Work

Uncertainty is inevitable in the new world of work. In the face of ongoing change, will we see our people running for the exits, or will they be there to support and help each other? Change is happening faster than ever before and building unwavering teams that are resilient, ultra-collaborative, and even excited about that change has never been more important. But how do we build unwavering teams? Trust, empathy, and ongoing experimentation.

Workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende has spent nearly a decade decoding exactly what creates unwavering teams: those that are resilient, rooted in belonging, and have a deep sense of safety and inclusivity. These are the types of teams that thrive through change because they know that while change may be difficult, the only thing worse is standing still. Eric has created a playbook for cultivating unwavering teams, and in this session, attendees will both learn it and be able to take it home with them.

By discovering how to enhance collaboration, developing excitement for all of the possibilities experimentation yields, and deciphering the root of trust across a team, attendees will come away from this session understanding how to become the incredible leader who inspires their teams to perform at their best and stand strong through anything the future may hold.

What audiences come away with:
- Deep knowledge about the root of collaboration and how to enhance it across the team
- Research-backed insights around trust, psychological safety, and belonging at work
- How to enhance excitement about change and how to involve the whole team in the process
- The most important question to ask to get engagement and buy-in
- Why the future is something to be excited about, not scared of

LEADERSHIP AND AI: Building High-performing Teams in the New World of Work

Weaving its way into nearly every conversation from the boardroom to the dinner table, we talk about AI like we talk about any news story of the day. AI isn’t just a news story though, nor is it a flash-in-the-pan. It is a revolutionary technology that is turning the page and starting a brand-new chapter in the world of work and leadership.

Today, leaders of category-leading companies, associations, and non-profits need to not only understand what AI truly is, they’ll also need to know how it will change the world of work in the years to come, and how the foundations of building trust, belonging, and connection haven’t changed one bit. The very best leaders don’t just know what AI is, they know how to build high-performing teams as AI continues to invade the workplace. AI isn’t just about technology and tools; it is about change like we’ve never seen before, and leaders need to know exactly what to do about it. Eric will show them the way.

In this insightful, actionable, and eye-opening keynote, leaders will understand specifically how to build resilient, trusting, and engaged teams both because of and despite AI in a world that is changing faster than we’ll ever understand. While AI won’t replace us, the leaders that understand AI and know what to do about it most certainly will. In this keynote, Eric Termuende will teach exactly how to be a better leader in a world dominated by AI.

What audiences come away with:

- What AI really is, how it is changing the world of work, and what to watch out for
- How to build trust on their team when change appears to be constant
- 3 tips to boost engagement, remove friction, and navigate uncertainty
- Why AI is a tool and not a threat
- Strategies to boost camaraderie and experimentation across teams
- The ethics of AI and what we truly need to know

SNOWFLAKES AND FINGERPRINTS: How to Attract Top Talent in the Future of Work

Regardless of where we look, talent shortages are impacting nearly every industry, and competition is fierce. With an
entire generation on the precipice of retirement, and not enough workers ready to replace them, the situation is only going
to get fiercer. More than ever before, we need to do whatever we can to attract and retain top talent. But what is that?
After a decade of research on the world’s greatest places to work, workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende
has the answer.

Like snowflakes and fingerprints, it all comes down to uniqueness. The days of job listings demanding an extensive list of
skills and attributes from potential employees are gone. Instead, we need to talk about the larger workplace experience
and the difference our organizations are making in the world. To attract the right talent in today’s environment, we must
plant our metaphorical flag in the ground and emphasize what makes us, as employers, different from the rest.

In this fun and takeaway-filled presentation, attendees will not only learn how to create their own compelling stories to attract the right talent to their organization, but they’ll also leave with a talent attraction framework they can continue to refine as the world of work keeps evolving.

What audiences come away with:
- Actionable ways to create and share a unique, sticky, and impactful employee value proposition
-Key strategies for leveraging your best recruiters (a.k.a. your existing team)
-An understanding of why creating a ‘best’ place to work might not mean what you think it does (and what licorice, cilantro, and pineapple pizza has to do with it)
-Knowledge of where culture lives, and how to adapt your story based on the team/location you’re hiring for

Testimonials

From the moment Eric took the stage, he shared timely, relevant information to help us build incredible teams and thrive in the future of work. He was entertaining, educational, and shared actionable insights that prompted many CEOs in the room to share that it was the best EO presentation they had ever experienced. Kudos, Eric! We were thrilled to have you and would highly recommend the great work you do.
– Entrepreneurs Organization
I knew you’d have a great keynote, but seeing you in action on that stage was truly something else. I love the balance between entertaining the audience and challenging them to think differently. Your presence on stage, storytelling ability, and genuine connection to the audience were palpable and powerful. Our conference was better because of your message and delivery. I know our team is looking forward to another opportunity to work with you again.
– Farm Credit Services
Thank you so much for a tremendous presentation today! It was outstanding! Hearing excellent reviews from the group here – people already citing your takeaways in their conversation and feedback. I will most certainly promote you and this presentation to other groups within Nationwide.
– Nationwide
Eric, we can’t thank you enough! Your presentation was OUTSTANDING. Our attendees were deeply engaged (and entertained!) and we received so many compliments on your keynote. Thank you for bringing your amazing energy and insights to our event. We’re so happy to hear you had a good experience with us and we would love to find a way to work with you again. We’ll stay in touch!
– Event Marketer
You absolutely knocked it out of the park & nothing but amazing feedback & accolades for you. I anticipate many inquiries will come your way. This was a special day for us and you made it exceptional.
– Paramedic Chiefs
Eric’s talk was polished, pointed, and punchy. Our Tech CEOs overwhelmingly praised both the content and delivery of Eric’s talk. We brought him in as a thought leader on workplace culture and transformation post Covid-19, and he delivered.
– VIATEC
Following a great keynote at the Northwest Credit Union Association, we brought Eric in for two keynotes with our branches. His high-energy, insightful, and timely information was perfect for us as we navigate the future of work and continue to build an incredible workplace. His message was so well-received that we’re bringing Eric back for another event later this year (2022) and look forward to all he has to offer.
– LCCU Credit Union

Booksby Eric Termuende

Rethink Work: Finding & Keeping the Right Talent

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