Over the past 18 months, we’ve seen a global pandemic, social unrest not seen since the civil rights movement, working parents stressed with having to home school, and a country deeply divided, we’ve also seen a changing workplace, where remote employment now being the norm in many office locations, and employees demanding that DEI (diversity / equity / inclusion) becomes a corporate initiative.  The boundaries between work – life have never been less clear.

Has this impacted your engagement? Do you even know what engages you anymore?  Is it life related? Is it work related?  Are your positive emotions driving your engagement, or is it being inhibited by negative emotions?  If you’re a manager, are you IN THE ZONE?  

Engagement is often seen as a top-down process driven by organizational management or one’s own manager.   Employees often expect the company to do things to engage them, and hope their manager leads in a way that creates a culture of engagement. 

While it’s true that employee engagement starts at the top, engagement is truly dependent on us as individuals – and knowing our own engagement is exponentially important because research tells us that if a manager is disengaged, his/her employees are 3 TIMES more likely to be disengaged themselves.

This impactful talk includes real time participant polling, the latest research, and pragmatic best practices and takeaways, while reinforcing that today leaders, more than ever, need to engage the ‘whole’ person, demonstrate empathy, and lead change even when the destination is uncertain.
 

Bob Kelleher is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and thought leader and travels the globe sharing his insights on employee engagement, leadership, and workforce trends. Bob is the author of the best-selling book, LOUDER THAN WORDS: 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps That Drive Results, CREATIVESHIP, A Novel for Evolving Leaders, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT for Dummies, and his latest, I-Engage, Your Personal Engagement Roadmap.

Bob can be seen or heard on national media (including CNBC, CBS, NBC News, Business Week, Forbes, and Fortune), and is a frequent guest writer and contributing editor on many national publications.
 
Bob is a frequent conference keynote speaker, including talks throughout the US and Canada, as well as recent talks in China, Japan, Europe, South America, Mexico, and the Middle East.
 
Bob has also presented to the leadership teams of many of the world’s top organizations including Prudential, Lockheed Martin, Kronos, Ceridian, Cumberland Farms, TJX, The Cheesecake Factory, Abbott Labs, Fidelity, Dale Carnegie, CDC (Centers for Disease Control), amongst many others.

Bob is also the founder and president of The Employee Engagement Group, a global solutions provider helping leadership teams boost their organization’s employee engagement effectiveness

Books by Bob Kelleher