Walter Bond surpassed our expectations! Not only was he very motivational and full of energy, but he gave us great business tips we can use right away! We had many comments from attendees that he was the best Keynote speaker they have seen to date.
Walter Bond
Peak Performance - Your Organization’s Sixth Man, NBA Veteran
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Walter Bond
Biography
When Walter steps onto the stage, you can't miss him. It could be because he's 6'5 and stands out in a crowd, but it could also be because on the stage is where he feels at home. As a nationally recognized public speaker, he commands the stage. He makes the entire audience, whether it's a small board room or a large conference venue, feel seen. People walk out of Walter's talks changed, motivated, and inspired. His principles are simple but powerful, his delivery is smooth, and he combines humor, tough love, and experience in a way that changes people.
Walter's third and most recently released book Swim!, has picked up speed since its debut in July, and has become a staple for business people and students across the country. His easy-to-read professional development book combines lovable characters, relatable life lessons, and hard truths that help readers understand the power of leadership, mentoring, and next-level success.
Walter travels the country speaking, coaching, teaching, and inspiring companies across a wide range of industries, from financial services to agriculture and franchising to real estate and many more in between. At any given time, you can find Walter leading a mastermind class, offering one on one professional development, hosting book talks, and coaching hungry business leaders and entrepreneurs towards success.
While many know Walter Bond as a former NBA player, more and more people know Walter as a passionate and motivated speaker, author, and business coach with one goal: to help people see their full potential.
Walter graduated from the University of Minnesota and has been married to his wife and business partner Antoinette for nearly 30 years. They have three adult children.
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Teamwork
Creating Culture of High Performance
Teach your people the hidden habits that turn employees into peak-perfoming teams and siloed teams into progressive organizations.
This high-energy hourney into the secrets of improving communication, chemistry, and accountability is the culmination of Walter's hands-on experiences with good, bad, mediocre, and championship-level teams.
Takeaways:
* Discover the six traits all peak performing teams share
* Increase by-in of your core values and cultures
* Develop more effective communication, collaboration, and trust
* Sharpen leadership traits at the management level
Motivation
No One Can Stop You but YOU!
How does a benched college basketball player become the first undrafted rookie to play a season-opening game in the NBA? The surprising answer will help you tame the excuses keeping you from greatness.
This powerful, honest, and eye-opening motivational keynote dives headfirst into the mindset that makes-or-breaks organizations, and helps equip teams with the mental tools they need to win against their greatest cometition - themselves.
With a little bit of reflection and self-analysis, and a whole lot of hard truths, you might not recognize your team after this hard-hitting message!
Takeaways:
- Re-focusing and recommitting to your goals this year
- Overcoming common time wasting practices
- Identifying and de-powering "can't do" thinking
- Making accountability an everyday practice
- Keeping fear in its place
Resilience & Attitude
Shark Mindset - the story of the shark, the suckerfish, and the parasite
Experience the teaching power of storytelling! Based on Walter's most recent book SWIM! This powerful keynote dives into the power of adopting a "Shark Mindset," and how it can drastically alter the trajectory of your business.
This keynote follows four relatable main characters into a journey out in the deep blue. With a little humor, a little love, and a lot of passion, Walter will teach your team practical steps to implement the sacred six - the principles behind the Shark Mindset.
Takeaways:
- Embrace growth and change - even in times of crisis
- Stay flexible as an individual and a team member
- Develop a pattern of elevating others within your organization
Peak Performance Fundamentals
How to Think… Execute… And Win!...
"If you can dream it, then you can achieve it."
This highly requested keynote is designed to help organizations leverage the power of planning and follow-through. Here, Walter uses thrilling anecdotes and personal experience to guide listeners through the steps all peak performers must master: vision, venture, and well-planned execution.
Teach your people to strive for greatness, excellence, and perfection in every performance, and give them the eessential principles that they will make this journey all the more fulfilling!
Takeaways:
- Instilling core values for business prosperity
- Staying in sync with daily / weekly / quarterly / annual goals
- Knowing your personal and organizational KPI's (key performance indicators)
- Knowing and resolving challenges
- Staying motivated to execute consistently
- Guidance on how to reach the finish line, every time
- Understanding the difference between immediate and long-term impact
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Featured Books
Cultivate: The Six Non-Negotiable Traits of a Winning Team
by Walter Bond
Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team
Cultivate: The Six Non-Negotiable Traits of a Winning Team is a robust and empowering narrative about three corporate team leaders discovering how to build a high-performing team. Over the course of the story, you’ll follow these frustrated leaders as they take an introspective look into their own flaws, strengths, fears, habits, and shortcomings and learn firsthand how they impact their teams’ cultures.
The authors demonstrate how leaders build the cultures they work in and explain why it’s up to them to manage and improve it. The book is packed with tried-and-true teamwork fundamentals that are simple to understand and apply. Readers will also find:
- Explanations of why companies are struggling to recruit, develop, and retain strong teams
- Practical and applicable tips for employee and team member retention
- Explorations of the six traits of high-performing teams that are the signature of all elite business units
A can’t-miss journey through the fundamentals of recruiting, building, and maintaining a high-performing team in your own organization, Cultivate will earn a place in the libraries of executives, managers, and other business leaders struggling to adapt to the human resources and retention challenges posed by the new economy. In business, Winning, Losing, or Championship organizations are totally dependent on a leader’s ability to CULTIVATE!
Swim!: How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success
by Walter Bond
A fascinating story about the power of networking, connection, and mentorship
Written as an engaging parable, Swim! How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success brings to life real-world challenges (and their solutions) and presents them in simple, yet powerful terms. The book explores the vital importance of networking, explores the steps that lead to successful networking, and explains why we need it.
Swim! dives deep into the concepts of mentorship and the power of human connection. While too many business leaders spend their time obsessing about facts, figures, and the bottom line, it is more important for them to learn to manage relationships. Once attention shifts to relationships, businesses and careers can reach the next level of success. Written by a leading motivational speaker, this book offers ideas that can be applied to both personal and business life.
- Understand the importance of establishing habits and rituals
- Tap into the power of a positive mindset
- Discover the value of teamwork
- Learn to use intentional language about workplace culture
Swim! is an entertaining book that highlights the significant concept of connecting and building relationships and includes the tools needed to become more self-aware about our roles and contributions in our industries.
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