LEAD WITH IMPACT
KEYNOTES THAT SPARK LASTING LEADERSHIP CHANGE
Humanergy keynotes equip leaders and teams with practical tools, actionable frameworks, and fresh perspectives that immediately translate to stronger culture, accountability, and performance.
What are the most impactful keynote topics for leadership events?
Popular topics include building high performing teams, preventing burnout, improving feedback, and helping managers shift from doer to leader. Humanergy offers leadership keynotes on these issues with practical tools that leaders can use right away.
Why choose Humanergy keynote speakers?
With over 25 years of leadership development experience, Humanergy delivers keynotes that combine engaging stories with actionable frameworks. Participants leave inspired and equipped, and organizations see stronger culture, accountability, and results.
What Great Teams Do Great
High performing teams don’t happen by chance. This keynote, based on our book What Great Teams Do Great, explores how culture and intentional choices set teams up for lasting success.
Participants will be able to:
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Identify the backbone of high performing teams
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Use the Green Path and Red Path framework to address issues more effectively
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Apply the three learning cycles to strengthen team performance
Organizational impact:
Teams become more aligned, better equipped to handle challenges, and more consistent in delivering results.
Help, I'm Overwhelmed
When leaders and teams run in constant overcapacity, the result is burnout, mistakes, and missed opportunities. This keynote delivers two simple, practical tools for recognizing and correcting imbalance so people and organizations can sustain performance over time.
Participants will be able to:
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Spot the warning signs of over- and under-capacity in themselves and their teams
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Apply two practical tools to regain balance and focus
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Use the “four-legged chair” model to build resilience and long-term effectiveness
Organizational impact:
Expect leaders and teams who can better manage workload, reduce burnout, and create the conditions for consistent, high-quality results.
Feedback that Fuels Performance and Relationships
Performance reviews and feedback conversations often feel transactional or awkward. This keynote reframes feedback as a growth-focused partnership that strengthens both results and relationships.
Participants will be able to:
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Prepare and deliver feedback that motivates and develops others
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Strengthen workplace relationships by using feedback as a trust-building tool
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Equip themselves and others to become better feedback partners
Organizational impact:
Feedback becomes a driver of both individual growth and organizational performance, improving retention and team culture.
The Airplane and the Mountain: Managing Performance
Performance is not just about effort, it is about trajectory. This keynote introduces three simple steps to guide people toward growth, clarity, and impact.
Participants will be able to:
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Recognize the three essential elements of performance
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Understand the four trajectory patterns that determine long-term results
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Use a practical set of questions to quickly diagnose if an issue requires coaching or direct performance management
Organizational impact:
Leaders gain a clear framework for managing performance, resulting in stronger individual contributions and fewer lingering performance problems.
From Quarterback to Coach: Making the Leap from Doer to Leader
Being a top performer does not automatically translate to being a great leader. This keynote explores how to move from doing the work yourself to coaching others to do their best work.
Participants will be able to:
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Recognize the key elements of the doer-to-leader transition
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Use coaching to build critical thinking and ownership in others
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Practice ways to grow the capacity and confidence of their team
Organizational impact:
Organizations gain leaders who scale impact by empowering their teams, rather than relying on their own output.
Alignment, Delegation, and Accountability
Delegation is more than handing off tasks. Done well, it creates clarity, ownership, and accountability that drive results. This keynote offers a step-by-step approach to successful delegation.
Participants will be able to:
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Follow six steps for transferring ownership of work effectively
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Set their people up for success by providing clarity and support
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Build accountability structures that keep projects on track
Organizational impact:
Work is shared more effectively, teams perform with greater independence, and leaders free up time to focus on strategy and growth.