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 Why do meeting planners see Neil as an extremely versatile keynote speaker with the ability to connect with—and engage—any audience?
Because he is an acknowledged expert in ONE subject!
Not when you consider his expertise is higher performance thinking (HPT) and workforce performance! This expertise has universal appeal because in today's work environment people interact at more intense levels than ever before and the need for better results—regardless of industry, organization or job function—has never been greater.
Neil Dempster's presentations are tailored to address each of the areas responsible for creating and maintaining organizational effectiveness and a culture of peak performance. He has over 14 hours of proven and audience-tested material in his repertoire, so the presentation he designs for YOU will hit the mark—every time! Here are several of Neil's most popular topics and focus areas to give you a sense of what is possible!
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Target Audience: Managers, supervisors, performance coaches, WFM analysts, small business/small practice owners, HR professionals.
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Target Audience: Senior leadership, middle/upper management, developing leaders (formal and informal), high-potential employees, mentors.
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Target Audience: All-employee meetings, individual contributors, team members, entrepreneurs, small business/small practice owners.
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Target Audience: Team members, team leaders, interdependent departments or business units, virtual teams.
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Target Audience: Senior leadership, middle/upper management, individuals on innovation and/or research project teams.
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Neil Dempster’s keynote presentations are built on a solid foundation of research and proven ‘audience-tested’ material. He takes great pride in customizing each presentation to ensure that it's timely, relevant and exactly what the audience needs to hear.
Please look over the list of possible topic areas to see which one(s) would be most applicable to your intended audience. Feel free to select more than one topic (most conference organizers do!) because Neil is a master at seamlessly blending topic areas to ensure the audience receives the most value from his presentation.
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Management Topics
- Creating self-managers
- Coaching versus coaxing
- Employee engagement
- Business excellence
- Managing for performance
- Motivating employees
- Gaining authentic commitment
- Performance improvement
- Effective feedback and reinforcement models
- Managing a small business/practice
- Distance management
Leadership Topics
- 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
Individual Contributor/Employee Topics
- Becoming your personal best
- Change resilience and adaptability
- Continuous learning
- Performance and efficiency
- Quality
- Self-management
- Teamwork
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Teamwork Topics
- Team performance
- Team unity and direction
- Effective communications
- Shared responsibility
- Independence versus Interdependence
- 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
Risk-Taking/Innovation Topics
- Understanding how failure is a necessary component of success
- Eliminating risk-averse thinking
- Effective risk/failure reinforcement strategies
- Continuous learning systems that support a risk-embracing culture
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As part of his speech customization process, Neil typically interviews 4-5 people who are knowledge experts within your organization and/or industry. He conducts these interviews approximately one month prior to your meeting to ensure his speech incorporates the most applicable material.
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