Bill Benjamin

Why would anyone want to be led by you? This is the single most important question a manager or leader needs to ask themselves if they want to unlock the potential and creativity of their people. The reason your employees get up in the morning and choose to be engaged and productive has nothing to do with a manager’s level of IQ or technical capabilities, it has everything to do with their manager’s level of Emotional Intelligence (EI).

The research is clear that Emotional Intelligence is the single most important driver of an engaged, results-driven, highly effective workforce, especially in environments that are undergoing significant change and disruption.

In this interactive keynote, your team will discover:

-What the brain does under pressure and specific tools to manage it more effectively.
-Self-awareness: understanding the impact your leadership style has on your people.
-Strategies to manage emotions when there is tension and conflict.
-How to win the hearts and minds of your people by connecting to the emotions that drive their behavior.
-Engaging stories from the frontlines of leaders who are stepping up and winning in the most challenging pressure-filled circumstances.

The world and your people are facing not one virus, but two: Covid-19 and the virus of fear.

Fear can get in the way of our ability to think clearly, make good decisions and work effectively as a team. And yet this is exactly what we need to do right now to successfully navigate this crisis. Your team requires Emotional Intelligence based tools to manage their brains and behavior under pressure so they can remain calm and form the kind of response your organization needs today.

Specifically, your team will learn:

-Strategies to be the “calm person in the boat” who can deal with the uncertainty and fear rampant in today’s environment
-How to coach others who are at a distance and feeling overwhelmed emotionally by the change and challenges they are experiencing
-How to make difficult decisions and have difficult conversations
-Habits of individuals who perform at a high level under pressure

This powerful program is delivered by Bill Benjamin of the Institute for Health and Human Potential – who wrote the book on pressure, the New York Times best seller, Performing Under Pressure – and worked with Goldman Sachs and the Federal Reserve Bank during the global financial crisis. They will share specific tools to help your people manage their emotions and their brain so they can show up with more confidence, empathy and courage during this difficult time, enabling everyone else on their teams to remain calm, confident and focused.