David Burkus has spoken to a diverse set of audiences, from regional Human Resource conferences to the United States Naval Academy. Using a charismatic, yet personable style, David provides insight on the core foundations of motivation, leadership, management, and innovation.
These speeches can be customized to suit demands of your organization or event. Contact us for more information having David present to your group.
Common presentation topics include:
How to Fail: Why do some people find success in life and others don’t? David examines what it takes to succeed in work and personal life by examining the traits of those who fail. David outlines several common behaviors of underachievers and responds to each flawed act by demonstrating what it takes to win. [Contact]
Your Leadership Sucks: Why do some people develop into great leaders and others just plain suck? David explores common mistakes that poor leaders make and outlines the solutions. Drawing from a wealth of theory and practical application, David provides leaders with a valuable framework for examining and improving their own leadership ability. [Contact]
Faulty Intel in the War for Talent: Why do some organizations attract and develop the best people and others seem to lag behind? David outlines the war for talent that has been raging for over a decade. Taking insights from empirical research, David argues that many of the assumptions about leading and developing talented individuals are faulty and outlines evidence-based strategies for getting the best from the entire team. [Contact]
Myths of Creativity: Why do some organizations become known innovators and others suffer stagnation? David considers the various myths we apply when trying to encourage creativity and offers well-researched facts in their place. Using insight the wealth of research on organizational creativity, David provides practical implications and realistic strategies for truly encouraging innovation. [Contact]
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Sample Presentations
