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Passion & Purpose - Not Ping Pong & Pizza
Discover the revolutionary, scientifically proven source of employee engagement, retention, and achievement.
It's no secret that employee engagement and retention are in freefall. Companies continue to offer more perks and incentives, yet 85% of employees worldwide aren't engaged at work. Many organizations are at a loss for how to make people do great things and feel satisfied along the way.
Human values expert, employee engagement keynote speaker and 2x best-selling author David Allison has dedicated his career to studying the core values that drive people to become engaged, inspired, and motivated. By conducting nearly a million surveys in 152 languages featuring hundreds of millions of data points, David and his team have turned shared human values into hard data that's readable, meaningful, and actionable. It's no wonder his work is included in college textbooks worldwide and leveraged by organizations like Google, PayPal, lululemon, and the United Nations Foundation.
Guided by David's game-changing research – delivered in an unforgettably dynamic keynote – you'll discover how to go beyond pointless perks to create an engaged workforce incentivized by what they value most. People don't want ping pong tables and free pizza. Give them more of what they value, and you'll unlock their true passion and full potential.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
- People and Culture Professionals
- Senior strategy-level leadership in any industry
- Pension and Benefits Providers
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
- The specific Power Values that will empower you to engage people and influence outcomes.
- Creative, detailed strategies to immediately put the Power Values to use.
- David's revolutionary Values Thinking Process that turns shared values into actionable tactics.
- The Three Telltale Questions that will identify the shared values of anyone you want to engage and inspire.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & RETENTION INSIGHTS
- Align Policies with Values: Gain insights into creating policies that resonate with what employees value most, fostering a culture of belonging and motivation.
- Values-Driven Communication: Acquire strategies for communicating with your team in a way that honors their core values, enhancing clarity and commitment.
- Boost Team Cohesion: Explore methods to identify and leverage common values within your team, strengthening bonds and collaboration.
United We Thrive. Divided We Fail.
How to Turn Conflict into Collaboration
Divisiveness isn't just a societal issue; it's impacting workplaces, communities, associations, and industries, creating toxic environments and stalling growth. People entrenched in conflict and disagreement struggle to collaborate, leaving everyone feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about how to move forward. The challenges of strained relationships and gridlocked decisions make achieving shared goals feel unattainable - but now there's a way to transform this division into connection and purpose.
Drawing on hundreds of millions of data points from the groundbreaking Valuegraphics Project, David Allison uncovers the powerful shared values that uniquely unite any stakeholder group, regardless of where they stand on the issues of the day. He creates a custom keynote, using unique and proprietary data on shared values, to show people with different opinions how to foster understanding and mutual respect. Your audience will leave equipped with actionable strategies to create connection and achieve their shared goals.
This highly customized and transformative keynote, originally developed for leadership audiences at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), is now available to any organization eager to turn conflict into collaboration.
As the world's leading authority on shared human values, David brings a unique approach to this critical challenge. Not only does he deliver statistically precise, data-driven insights tailored to your organization's unique needs, but he pairs them with an inspiring, heartfelt delivery. Packed with engaging stories, audience interaction, and lightbulb moments, David creates a keynote experience that will stay with your audience for years.
David's proven methodology has helped global giants like Google, PayPal, lululemon, and the United Nations Foundation. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, INC Magazine, Forbes, and even textbooks used on campuses worldwide. If you want to move beyond conflict and unlock the potential of shared values, this keynote is your roadmap to transformation.
Who Is This For?:
- Organizational Leaders: CEOs, CMOs, CHROs, and other senior executives looking to foster unity and drive success.
- Association Executives: Leaders navigating diverse memberships or polarized environments.
- Anyone Managing Stakeholders: Professionals engaging with employees, clients, donors, or industry members.
Key Learnings and Takeaways:
- Identify Common Values: Learn how to uncover the shared human values within any stakeholder group, transforming differences into meaningful collaboration and connection.
- Proactively Resolve Conflicts: Discover how shared values can help manage and prevent disagreements, turning potential flashpoints into opportunities for growth.
- Human-Centric Decision-Making: Empower your organization to design services, messaging, and strategies that resonate with diverse groups by aligning with what truly matters to them.
- Comprehensive Toolkit: Receive a values-driven framework for decision-making, research-based insights, a learning-on-demand video library, and additional tools to implement strategies immediately.
Flipping the Script
How to Shift Public Opinion & Win Hearts
When an industry is misunderstood or viewed negatively, it can hinder growth, create resistance, and damage trust. Changing this narrative requires more than traditional communication tactics; it demands a deeper understanding of what truly motivates the people you need to reach, deep inside their hearts. But what should you say? What stories will resonate? How can you change the narrative and help people understand what you are really all about?
Backed by hundreds of millions of data points from the groundbreaking Valuegraphics Project, David Allison identifies the core values of your target audience and shows how to use them to design strategies and deliver messages that resonate deeply. This uniquely customized and powerfully transformative keynote equips your audience with a roadmap to reshape public perception by tapping into shared human values - the universal motivators that drive what people do, think, and feel.
David Allison brings a unique energy to the stage, crafting a keynote from scratch based on a large-scale research study undertaken just for your audience, and just for your event. The actionable insights that result are delivered in his trademark inspirational style, with engaging stories, audience interaction, and lightbulb moments that spark lasting shifts in perspective. David creates a keynote experience that keeps people on the edge of their seats and leaves them with practical tools to implement change. Audiences will be talking about his keynote for years.
David's proven methodology has helped global organizations like Google, PayPal, lululemon, and the United Nations Foundation connect with their audiences in meaningful ways. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, INC Magazine, Forbes, and textbooks worldwide. If your organization is ready to reshape public perception, this keynote is your definitive guide.
Who Is This For?:
- Industry Leaders: CEOs, CMOs, and senior decision-makers tasked with shaping public narratives.
- Communications and PR Practitioners: Professionals managing public messaging, brand reputation, or external relations.
- Policy and Advocacy Professionals: Organizations seeking to influence public opinion and gain trust.
Key Learnings and Takeaways:
- Identify Motivating Values: Discover the shared human values of your target audience to craft messages and stories that deeply resonate.
- Reframe Public Narratives: Learn how to use values-based storytelling to shift perceptions, build trust, and inspire change.
- Engage with Authenticity: Understand how to design public engagement strategies rooted in what truly matters to the people you're trying to reach.
- Actionable Toolkit: Receive a values-driven framework for public perception management, research-based insights, and additional tools to implement change immediately.