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Neil Dempster will wow your audience!Real leadership is different than authority! Authority, rank and title may be bestowed upon an individual, but that may not reflect an actual ability to lead others. Here is the ultimate leadership test:

 

1. Identify people you would like to test for leadership capability.

2. Look behind them.

3. If no one's following... they're not leading!

 

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

 

During this high-energy, humorous and thought-provoking presentation, Neil Dempster will draw upon contemporary leadership concepts, research, and anecdotal examples to create a leadership model with the proven capacity to achieve greater results, overcome the challenges inherent in constant change, and fully engage a workforce.

 

 

Ladies and gentlemen—fasten your seatbelts! You are about to review author, master motivator, self-proclaimed Business Alchemist, and professional keynote speaker Neil Dempster speak about LEADERSHIP.

 

Audience: 1,100 Managers, Leaders, Mentors, and Coaches

 

 

Now that you have viewed Neil's video, you can see why audiences love his energy, his humor, and his provocative, "Don't do what's safe—do what's right" presenting style. Select the appropriate link if you would like more information on his other keynote presentations or his training programs.

 

 

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Because this keynote presentation focuses on the nuances of leadership, it is not necessary that attendees be in management. As we all know, some of your best leaders may not be in a position of management, yet their informal leadership helps direct your culture. The target audience for this presentation is:

 

  • Your entire management team
  • Informal leaders
  • Emerging leaders
  • High-potential employees
  • Human resource professionals

 

This speech is available in the following formats:

 

  • Keynote/General Session: 45-90 minutes
  • Workshop/Seminar: 2-4 hours
  • Small-group training: Half- and Full-day programs

Although this keynote presentation is built upon a solid foundation of research and proven material, Neil takes great pride in customizing each presentation to ensure that it's timely, relevant and exactly what the audience needs to hear. Please select the topics that are most critical to your target audience and Neil will blend them seamlessly 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

 

In addition, Neil likes to interview 4-5 people who are knowledge experts within your organization and/or industry. He conducts these interviews approximately one month prior to the speaking engagement to ensure that his speech is timely and relevant for the target audience.

Neil has delivered this speech to many organizations who have requested an alternate title to better align with a conference theme and/or to address a unique situation occurring in their organization or industry.

 

If you're looking for an alternate title, please scan the list of titles that have been previously used for this presentation. If none of them excite you, please let us know. We would be happy to craft a presentation title that works for your event.

Alternate Titles:

  • Behavioral Leadership ™
  • Leading in Turbulent Times ™
  • Leadership: Moving from Compliance to Commitment ™
  • If You're Not Living on the Edge, You're Taking up Too Much Space! ™
  • Leading for Commitment ™
  • Integrity Leadership: Behaviors Speak the Truth! ™
  • Leaders Do What's Right ... Not Just What's Popular! ™

 

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