Eric Termuende is empowering category-leading brands, associations, and leaders to navigate uncertainty and build thriving places to work.

WHO IS ERIC?

A seasoned keynote speaker and best-selling author, Eric Termuende has been on hundreds of stages all over the world speaking about workplace culture and one-degree shifts that build communities at work. An entrepreneur his entire life, Eric has surveyed and interviewed thousands of people and brings a fresh perspective to workplace culture and the future of work.
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From the stages of AAA to Zoom, Eric inspires, challenges, and opens minds to opportunity and doors to growth.

•  Author of bestselling book, Rethink Work

•  Featured in Forbes, HuffPost, Thrive Global, Inc.

•  American Express and Ashoka Top 100 Emerging Social Innovators under 35 Globally

•  TEDxBCIT speaker ‘Bigger than Work’

•  Delegate for the Canadian G20 YEA Summit in Sydney, Australia

•  Global Shaper — World Economic Forum

•  Youngest delegate at the Ditchey Conference in Oxford — 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the future of global democracy

•  Guest lectured at Cambridge University

•  Represented Canada at the Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles

Eric has a deep understanding of the next generation of work and how to attract and retain the right talent. His best-selling book, Rethink Work, has become a must-read for today’s leaders and as a renowned keynote speaker, Eric travels the world sharing his insights and tips about talent, teams, and employee engagement.

WHAT ERIC SPEAKS ABOUT

Eric customizes each experience based on industry and audience (e.g. managers vs. front-line employees). All of his keynotes are available in-person and in a variety of virtual formats.

ONE-DEGREE SHIFTS

BUILDING TOMORROW’S GREATEST PLACES TO WORK

In this completely tailored, engaging, and takeaway-loaded presentation, workplace expert Eric Termuende shares what years of research, stories, and insights uncover about the one-degree shifts leaders use to remove friction, improve communication, and innovate. From Domino’s Pizza to the British Cycling Team, discover how the consistent application of small, incremental changes builds tomorrow’s greatest places to work.

In this presentation, leaders will learn the secret of a one-degree shift to:

Reduce friction and build trust

Work more effectively with a smaller team

Build a culture of innovation

Understand your role in creating a ‘greatest place to work’

• Discover what cilantro teaches us about strong workplace culture

The future of work may look wildly different depending on industry, size, and location but the

one thing all great leaders do is build a deep sense of trust, respect, and safety across their team. The question is: how do they do it?

LEADING REMOTE AND HYBRID TEAMS

MAINTAINING ENGAGEMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, AND HAPPINESS

Leaders will learn:

  • Three simple shifts to deepen trust, belonging, and psychological safety

  • A framework to boost innovation and creativity

  • What to expect in the future of work and how to evolve accordingly

  • The difference in communication with remote and in-person team members

  • How to get more smiles from the team and reduce friction

Having studied some of the world’s best leaders and surveyed thousands of employees, workplace expert and bestselling author Eric Termuende knows that those who lead remote teams do three things effectively: They communicate well, reduce friction, and build a deep sense of trust. With the world changing at a break-neck pace, there are key steps we can take today to ensure that we’re mitigating burnout and getting the most out of our teams whether working remotely or together in the office.

In this fully customized, insightful, and takeaway-filled keynote, Eric Termuende shares leadership stories from the Cleveland Browns to Chicago’s Holy Cross Hospital to uncover what separates incredible hybrid workplaces from those that are losing talent and suffering as a result. Building stronger remote teams requires a deeper understanding of how we use our time, connect with our people, and tie recognition back to our values. While the future is anything but certain, the actions we take today are sure to prepare us for whatever the world throws our way.

CAN YOU MAKE IT?

WHAT A RACE ACROSS EUROPE FUELED BY REDBULL TEACHES US ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND BUILDING THRIVING TEAMS

Leadership and team development doesn’t just happen in the office. A remarkable story with unforgettable lessons may be exactly what your leaders need to be energized, engaged, and equipped with a new set of tools to lead their team.

In this highly engaging, interactive presentation, you’ll learn:

  • How to reduce friction across your team

  • What the difference between forced innovation and chosen innovation is and how to execute

  • Why choosing the road less travelled is more effective than the highway

  • How empathy, trust, and experimentation breed success

  • How to empower the team to rise to any challenge

  • Why failure almost always leads to success

  • And finally, how to travel 2,013 miles across a continent you’ve never been to before without anything to trade other than a few cans of a caffeinated sugar drink

300 people on 100 teams with 7 days to get from London to Berlin. The catch? No communication with anyone outside your team, no currency or credit cards, no pre-arranged accommodation and no pre-arranged transportation - only 24 cans of RedBull. Would we make it? And what would it teach us about leading and cultivating an incredible team?

In this highly entertaining, always surprising keynote, hear from Eric Termuende as he takes you on his harrowing escapade across Europe. Learn how his team overcame new languages, new modes of transportation, and navigated their way across an unfamiliar continent before crossing the finish line and completing the journey of a lifetime.

THE GREAT RESIGNATION

WHY THIS IS THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY WE’VE NEVER SEEN TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN INCREDIBLE TEAMS

In this presentation, attendees will learn:

  • -What it means to ‘plant your flag’ and how to do it

  • How to tell a better story to attract top talent

  • Why the best defence is a good offence and how to retain your best people

  • Where your best recruiters are (hint* they’re closer than you think) and how to give them the free tools they need to build the team

  • What cilantro teaches us about workplace culture and attracting top talent

Regardless of which research we subscribe to; the outlook is bleak: employees coast-to-coast are transitioning jobs at rates we haven’t seen since the Vietnam War. And while many of us think this is a threat to our workplace culture and organizational success, the truth is that the opportunity has never been greater to establish a one-of-a-kind culture that attracts and keeps an incredible team. Instead of calling it ‘The Great Resignation’, perhaps it should be called ‘The Great Reconfiguration’. After all, people aren’t leaving the workforce, they’re aligning with a lifestyle that suits them. This is where the secret to building great teams lies.

In this head-scratching, insight-filled, and unexpectedly funny keynote, workplace culture and future of work expert Eric Termuende takes us on a journey filled with out-of-the-box ideas that are budget-free and immediately actionable as we work to not just survive ‘The Great Resignation’ but thrive through it. Just because there is a national talent shortage, doesn’t mean our team has to have one too.

ERIC DELIVERED AN ENGAGING, INSPIRING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING SESSION TO OUR AUDIENCE. IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH ERIC - HE DELIVERED THE PERFECT PRESENTATION. ERIC IS A CHARISMATIC AND PASSIONATE STORYTELLER WITH GREAT INSIGHTS, REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION SKILLS. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH ERIC AND I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ANY ORGANIZATION TO INVITE ERIC TO PRESENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY!

JOSHUA ZAPORZAN, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, STU CLARK CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

WOW, JUST WOW. SAFE TO SAY THAT WAS THE BEST VIRTUAL PRESENTATION WE’VE DONE YET, AND NOT JUST FOR THIS EVENT! THE COMMENTS SECTION DEFINITELY SHOWCASED THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT INCREDIBLE PRESENTATION. I WILL BE IN TOUCH AGAIN VERY SOON.

NADIA AHMED, SENIOR CONFERENCE PRODUCER, KEY MEDIA

TODAY’S PRESENTATION WAS GREAT AND I’M DELIGHTED AT THE RESPONSE FROM THE TEAM. THE VIDEOS, THE CUSTOMIZATION, AND OF COURSE, YOUR PRESENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND ENERGY MADE IT A HUGE SUCCESS! I’VE CONTRACTED AND SUPPORTED MANY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SUMMITS FOR THE AGENCY OVER THE YEARS AND IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT THEY SAY…”THIS IS THE BEST SUMMIT WE’VE EVER HAD!” THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF THAT TYPE OF FEEDBACK TODAY AND IT IS MUCH DESERVED AND WELL-EARNED PRAISE.

SUSAN SCHOENBERG, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

ERIC IN ACTION

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