Frequently Requested Speaking Topics

10 Keys to Retaining Passionate People– Retaining people is difficult, but the real problem is retaining the passionate people, the “winners and believers.” Compensation, benefits, and motivational schemes won’t do the job. In this program, you will discover what really works.

Fatal Illusions™ – The first, and hardest, job of a leader is to face reality and help the organization to do the same. Based on Mr. Lucas’ popular book, Fatal Illusions: Shredding a Dozen Unrealities That Can Keep Your Organization from Success.

Human Investment - For centuries, people were viewed as costs; more recently, they have been called “resources” and “assets.” But power and performance–as well as human satisfaction–are released when people are treated as investors. The concept of ROHI™ (return on human investment) and its applications are explored.

Making Effective Decisions In a World of Uncertainty - Most leaders and leadership teams struggle to make good decisions that everyone will support. This incisive session defines the key components of effective decisions, provides a systematic approach to making top-tier decisions, shows how to eliminate the many obstacles that lead to poor decisions, and paves the way for optimized decisions that create outstanding results. The revolutionary “6 Levels of Top-Tier Decision Making” caps off an original take on this vital topic.

Paradox-Based Leadership™– World-class leadership means leading with a balance of apparent contradictions. For example, should you spread optimism or spread the ugly truth? In this provocative session, you’ll learn that the answer to this and many other similar questions is “yes,” based on the 2006 book Broaden the Vision and Narrow the Focus: Managing in a World of Paradox.

Ten Keys to Becoming a Thinking Organization™– Most people have heard of the “learning organization.” This goes far beyond that to provide insight into how to build an organization that thinks, that avoids the irony of living in a knowledge economy where no one has the time to think.

Think: How World Class Leaders Merge Competing Ideas - This conference explores the 20 fundamental paradoxes of leadership, culture, talent management, and strategy. Participants learn how to embrace, rather than avoid, competing ideas. Whether you are a CEO, division, department head, or entrepreneur, you’re going to learn how to navigate these treacherous shoals—to be flexible and decisive, supportive and commanding, tactical and strategic. This conference instructs leaders to turn conflict into opportunity for new and creative solutions.