It should be normal to love your work.

And healthy relationships are key.

I offer interactive workshops and didactic teaching sessions that can equip you and your team to build great relationships—with each other, with volunteers, and with your customers.

The most effective executive and staff teams know how to have conversations that are both kind and courageous. In a culture of candor and safety, teams:

• Face challenges head-on, together.

• Align to the same vision.

• Have each other’s backs.

• Find working together fulfilling. And each person is better for it.

• Collaborate and innovate—and production soars.

Conversely, struggling teams kill momentum, sap production, disappoint customers, and cost countless HR hours. They ultimately lead to the loss of your best people.

I bring two decades of experience in leading and equipping teams that thrive. I’ve developed road-tested tools and trainings that equip your people to build better relationships and bring their best selves to your mission.

Speaking

I speak to groups large (10,000+) or small (25-ish) throughout the US. My teaching style is highly visual and high-challenge, engaging and equipping your audience to make practical, lasting changes in their lives—and bring their best selves to your organization. 

Training

For new concepts to stick, people must not only understand the ideas; they must feel inspired and equipped to apply them to their lives. My trainings include plenty of real-life examples and commonly encountered situations to help listeners put concepts into practice. . When the setting allows, my trainings include self-reflection and group conversations, so each person can apply concepts to their real-life situation, team setting, or work environment. 

Topics

Each talk is customized to address your group’s unique needs.

• Renovate Your Relationships: Setting Boundaries and Building Bridges with Those Who Matter Most—Learn proven tools for achieving the ideal balance between building bridges and setting boundaries. (Based on my book by this title, release date: August 6, 2019).

• The Max-Capacity Team—Equip each member of your team to tap into their greatest strengths and avoid the most common pitfalls that hold them back.

• Blind Spots and Blow-Ups—Refine those unseen growth edges and the hidden triggers that harm your team’s culture relationships.

• Difficult Conversations—Navigate difficult conversations with important people in your life or team—and important conversations with difficult people.

• Finding Your Grit—Maximizing your willpower to reach your full capacity—at work and in your personal life.

• Culture of Candor—The straightest path to a thriving team culture mandates safe, timely, honest feedback. Learn the why and how of giving and receiving feedback.

• Origins—Your past is present. Gain insight that helps you maximize strengths that come from your past—and overcome patterns that have their root in your family history. (Based on my next book, release date: 2020)

• The Power of Forgiveness—Learn practical steps to embrace the liberating process of releasing others—and yourself—from wounds of the past.

• The Second-Most Important Relationship in Your Spiritual Journey—Understanding the roles of desire and disappointment in your life.

• War and Peace at Home—Protecting, growing, and healing your marriage, a customizable series for marriage conferences or retreats. (co-taught with my wife, September).

Sample talks

Interested in talking about a potential training with your organization? Let’s chat!