Length: 45 -60 mins
Format: Interactive
Who it’s for:
Leaders who want to eliminate the friction standing in the way of building a sustainably high performing team.
Talk overview:
Every leader wants their people to care about the business and its outcomes as much as they do. Those outcomes require high performance, engagement, productivity and a commitment to results. And often, those things are hampered by friction that naturally arises among messy, complex human beings.
Friction can look like:
- Office politics & gossip
- Low engagement
- Lack of accountability
- Remote work challenges
- Poor collaboration
Policies and processes aren’t enough to reduce that friction, at least not for the long-term. The solution to reducing friction lies within the human beings who are causing it.
And everyone on the team, from the senior leader to the newest hire, whether working in the office or in their bedroom, has a part to play.
The key lies in our ability to activate our innate humanity. That is exactly what David can help you do. In this interactive talk, David draws on science, case studies and a pattern he has discovered in working with leaders and organizations around the world.
You’ll learn and apply a simple framework you can draw on a napkin, that unlocks trust and connection – the foundation of our collective humanity. The principles you’ll explore, with David as your guide, will help you have productive tough conversations, mix accountability with empathy, engage remote team members and so much more.
In this session, participants will:
- Identify simple daily practices they can use immediately to reduce the friction on their teams
- Internalize a framework that guides behavior and naturally increases performance, innovation, retention, transparent communication and well-being
- Shift their perception of leadership and the role they play in shaping the culture based on trust, connection and psychological safety