"Excellent presentation! You did a terrific job of applying your topic contextually to mission safety at NASA. I wanted to hear more. Great program!"
Engaging and dynamic... you'd never know he is a math and computer guy!
Bill has a rare perspective - he has advanced degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science and has 25 years of real-world business experience as a senior leader. Bill is very authentic about the fact that he struggled early in his career as a leader when he was under pressure. He shares how he has been able to apply the very same techniques he teaches to become a better leader (and husband and father) himself. In addition to using his background in sales to motivate and inspire audiences, Bill leverages his Mathematics and technical background to take a practical and scientific approach to helping people understand how the brain responds under pressure, and how that can help increase leadership and performance. Bill is a partner at the Institute for Health and Human Potential (IHHP), a successful international research and training company, named one of the "Fastest Growing Companies" in the "Fast 100" ranking in PROFIT Magazine. Bill also contributed to the New York Times and Amazon bestselling book Performing Under Pressure, co-authored by IHHP's JP Pawliw-Fry and noted psychologist Hendrie Weisinger.
The combination of Bill's practical nature and scientific approach to leadership make him a hit with analytical audiences. His high energy level and enthusiasm has resulted in a successful track record with discerning audiences that include surgeons, U.S Marines and NASA engineers.
For many leaders, the topic of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) sounds soft and squishy. Yet research is clear that it’s a critical competency for effective leadership and building great cultures.
With his advanced degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science, Bill Benjamin was initially skeptical about EQ and any type of “soft skill” training. In this keynote, he shares his struggles early in his career as a leader, and how the EQ-based insights and strategies he teaches helped him manage his emotions so he could be more effective, empathetic (yes, you will learn empathy from a math guy!) and engaging, both at work and at home – and how it can help your team.
In this powerful program your team will learn:
* The analytics that show Emotional Intelligence is a critical competency for building great leaders
* The two key EQ-based pillars of Culture: Connection and Courage (based on a research study of 72,000 people)
* The research behind the Last 8% and why those moments matter than others
* The brain science of emotions that drive yours and others’ behaviors
* Strategies to manage your emotions and demonstrate empathy, even in Last 8% moments
With the combination of Bill’s analytical background and passionate speaking style, he has been able to engage highly technical and discerning audiences at NASA, the U.S. Marines, The Federal Reserve Bank, Amazon Web Services, and with teams of surgeons.
When facing a challenging conversation, most managers adequately cover the first 92% of content they want to cover. When they get to the more difficult part of the conversation, more often than not, they avoid the last 8% of the conversation. What’s missed is the critical information and feedback an individual or organization needs to improve performance, grow and achieve objectives.
Having the “Last 8% Conversation” is one of the key differentiators of world-class organizations and while having them is not easy, it is a skill that can be learned and mastered.
In this powerful keynote, your team will learn:
▪ What is a “Last 8% Conversation” and why most people avoid them?
▪ How to have these conversations in a way that the other person can hear us.
▪ How to navigate the difficult emotions that typically prompt us to avoid the Last 8% Conversation.
▪ How to inspire your team to be more courageous and skillfully step into having the conversations they need to have.
Why would anyone want to be led you? This is the single most important question a manager or leader needs to ask themselves if they want to unlock the potential and creativity of their people. The reason your employees get up in the morning and choose to be engaged and productive has nothing to do with a manager’s level of IQ or technical capabilities, it has everything to do with their manager’s level of Emotional Intelligence (EI).
The research is clear that Emotional Intelligence is the single most important driver of an engaged, results-driven, highly effective workforce, especially in environments that are undergoing significant change and disruption.
In this interactive keynote, your team will discover:
• What the brain does under pressure and specific tools to manage it more effectively.
• Self-awareness: understanding the impact your leadership style has on your people.
• Strategies to manage emotions when there is tension and conflict.
• How to win the hearts and minds of your people by connecting to the emotions that drive their behavior.
• Engaging stories from the frontlines of leaders who are stepping up and winning in the most challenging pressure-filled circumstances.
Why are some people able to deliver under pressure while others fall apart? This program, based on the ground-breaking New York Times bestselling book, Performing Under Pressure, The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most, answers this question. After studying more than 12,000 individuals from around the world, over seven years, IHHP learned what the top 10% performers do to succeed under pressure.
In this innovative, case study driven program, you will learn:
• How to better manage pressure so instead of becoming a ‘derailer’ it becomes a competitive advantage to grow your career and help your organization drive performance.
• Research from our study of 12,000 people and what the top 10% did to excel under pressure.
• Three pressure insights that will help you avoid the sabotaging effects of pressure.
• Stories of leaders and organizations who have managed pressure effectively to get to the other side of performance.
• How to build your ‘COTE of Armor’ (Confidence, Optimism, Tenacity, Enthusiasm) to help inoculate you against pressure and increase your confidence as you walk into any pressure situation.