Speaking

Bob Kelleher is a sought after speaker on employee engagement, workforce trends, and leadership. Having been an internal practitioner for many years, Bob’s practical approach and willingness to share best practices have proven to be a winning formula for audiences across the globe. His high energy and enthusiastic speeches are ideally suited for conferences, workshops, and keynote presentations, and always receives “Outstanding” evaluation scores.  Bob regularly speaks at industry conferences and annual strategic planning meetings across the globe, and has spoken throughout North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and the Middle East.  He has presented to leadership teams at some of the world’s best companies, including Shell, Unocal, Raytheon, Beacon, Balfour Beatty, NStar, TJX, Cisco Systems, Millipore, NTS,  BAE Systems, and the American Journal of Medicine.  Bob is also an in-demand speaker at conferences, and has spoken at global conferences and meetings sponsored by The Conference Board, Linkage, Human Capital Institute, SilkRoad, HR Congress, Melcrum, SHRM, CCM, CMMA, PDP, Vistage, and NEHRA.

Bob’s most popular keynotes include:

• Louder Than Words – 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps…that Drive Results!

Bob’s signature keynote is based on his critically acclaimed book Louder Than Words and is often a “call to arms” for leadership teams and conference attendees that engagement must stand the test of time, in both boom and recessionary times. This presentation reinforces the 10 key steps necessary to sustain an engaged culture, improve business results, maintain credibility with employees, while also reinforcing that success involves the “mutual commitment” of both leadership and employees.

• Creativeship - The Evolution from Management to Leadership to Creativeship
  

The combination of technological advances,  social media,  globalization, shifting economic drivers, government intervention, changing global workforce demographics, vastly different motivational drivers within different generations, and the emergence of social responsibility as a motivational driver is leading to a pronounced shift in the definition of leadership.   Over the past 25 years, we have seen the shift from management (managing things, data, and process) to leadership (leading people).  We are now evolving to creativeship, defined as the necessity to create an organizational culture that can compete and thrive in this new era.

• "The Sustainable Organization" - 13 Trends Facing Today’s Leaders

This multimedia presentation outlines today’s most pressing workforce trends, including workforce demographic changes, generational differences (the impact of Gen Y), globalization, employee engagement, corporate social responsibility, social networks, and innovation. This speech is especially relevant in these economic times as it reminds leaders that they need to balance the realities of today with the sustainable organizational needs of tomorrow.

• “Leadership Lessons from Ernest Shackleton”

This dynamic presentation utilizes video and facilitation to highlight the key leadership principles of the famed Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. An early pioneer of employee engagement, Shackleton proved in 1914 that a combination of vision, careful staff selection, inspirational leadership, and diligent planning and organization can overcome even the most extreme challenges. This speech is particularly helpful as a teambuilding event, or before a team tackles a difficult problem or assignment.

• “Making a Business Case for Employee Engagement”

This popular presentation is ideal for organizations embarking on a cultural change, and will arm attendees with quantitative evidence to support a business case for engagement (including the latest research, studies, and surveys to support the engagement investment). This overview will include key best practices (“take-a-ways) along with lessons learned.

Speaking Information

For information to learn how Bob can speak to your company or conference, please contact Stephanie Mello at 781.239.8713 or email at: Stephanie.mello@employeeengagement.com