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9 Keys to keep your best people from walking out the door: Based on over 5,000 exit interviews!

This practical, ‘choose your own adventure’ program is perfect for: 

Anyone who manages a team that yearns for a simple, practical way to increase 

employee engagement, wellbeing, and profitability.

 

The audience will leave with:

A practical model, based on over 5,000 exit interviews and updated to include the latest international research to increase employee motivation and wellbeing. 
An understanding of how you, the leader, directly impact your team’s performance and engagement and what you can do about it
A proven framework to help inspire, measure and manage high performance (especially with a remote or hybrid workforce) 

We take the guesswork out of employee motivation and engagement.

Description:

The research is clear. Your ability to keep your best people from walking out the door is a direct result of their manager's ability to connect with them and to understand what they need to be fully motivated and engaged. 

Connection begins with conversation, but most managers don't talk to their people enough or about the right things because they are confused and frustrated about what their people really want. 

Luckily, reverse engineering over 5,000 exit interviews gives us significant clues as to what workers really want and what employers need to deliver to keep their teams together during this time of immense change.

This is a choose your own adventure keynote where every presentation turns into a unique conversation with the audience.

If your success depends on your ability to inspire and retain a great team this session is not to be missed.

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Everyday AI: From Fear to Confidence – Your Essential Guide to Thriving with AI

Unlock the power of AI with AI Keynote Speaker Kim Seeling Smith in this transformative keynote, designed to turn fear and uncertainty into confidence and practical action. This session combines essential AI fundamentals with engaging bespoke demonstrations, empowering you to understand, discuss, and effectively use AI tools.


In This Keynote, You’ll Discover:

AI Fundamentals: Master essential concepts to discuss AI intelligently in any conversation.
Practical Tool Demonstrations: Go beyond ChatGPT with hands-on AI demonstrations tailored to your industry, helping you choose AI tools that enhance your performance.
Confidence Over Fear: Learn strategies to embrace AI as a strategic advantage, improving productivity and leadership effectiveness.

Available as a 60-minute inspirational keynote, a 90-minute interactive experience, or half-day workshops - ideal for AI newcomers and leaders aiming to future-proof their skills.


Why Attend?

Insights: Identify AI tools that genuinely improve your role.
Strategies: Transition from basic AI knowledge to actionable expertise.
Confidence: Lead confidently in an AI-driven world, replacing fear with empowered decision-making.

Join Kim to Demystify AI and Boost Your Potential


This isn't just another keynote—it's your essential guide to navigating AI clearly, competently, and confidently. Don’t miss this opportunity to future-proof your career and leadership.

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Future-Proof 2035: Business, Innovation & Leadership Strategies For the Age of AI and the Polycrisis

We are standing on the threshold of a decade unlike any other - a time of extraordinary speed, transformation, and innovation set against a backdrop of a global polycrisis marked by simultaneous economic, environmental, and social challenges.

At the same time, we see the rise of the empowered workforce - employees who seek purpose, flexibility, and greater autonomy in an increasingly talent short market, reshaping organizational dynamics and leadership.

To not only survive but thrive, we need to proactively embrace change, foster adaptability, and cultivate a mindset of continuous learning and resilience. By doing so, we can harness these disruptions as powerful catalysts for growth and success.

To thrive, we must reimagine:

·   Business - From Tweaks to Transformation: In the face of simultaneous disruptions, incremental improvements won’t cut it. It’s time to reimagine your business - boldly and holistically.

·   Workforce - From Human Resources to Human Empowerment: The goal – to build a workforce that is agile, skilled for the future, diverse, and deeply engaged.

·   Leadership - From Command to Connect: We must deeply rethink what effective leadership looks like in an era defined by AI, The Polycrisis, and empowered employees.

Available as a 60-minute inspirational keynote, a 90-minute interactive experience, or 1 - 3 half-day workshops.

Why Attend?

·   Insights: Discover transformative ideas and innovations reshaping business, leadership, and talent in the age of AI and the Polycrisis.

·   Strategies: Acquire actionable strategies to proactively transform your organization, empower your workforce, and strengthen resilience for future disruptions.

·   Leadership: Redefine your leadership approach from command to connect, equipping yourself to inspire agility, autonomy, and continuous innovation in your teams.

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Kim Seeling Smith

Business Futurist Expert, Improving Talent Attraction and Retention

As a Business Futurist, Kim Seeling Smith helps you future-proof your organization and leadership potential by confidently embracing AI, leading through disruption and increasing innovation and employee engagement and retention.

Kim helps organizations thrive through the rapidly changing world of AI and the Polycrisis (where multiple crises intersect and affect each other).  

Kim has literally held a seat at the table with Sir Richard Branson for her innovative work around the Future of Work. She was named a Top 101 Global Influencer on Employee Engagement, wrote THE how-to guide on 1:1 employee 1:1s: Mind Reading for Managers, and co-wrote a Career Development Guide with mega author Brian Tracy. 

You will frequently see Kim on The Today Show, in Forbes, Fast Company, SmartCompany, CEO Magazine, CNBC Online, the Australian Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald and many other print and radio media outlets. 

Originally trained as a CPA with KPMG, Kim is a rare individual who seamlessly straddles the worlds of commerce and people, blending her commercial acumen with cutting-edge Future of Work practices.

“When change accelerates, incremental thinking becomes obsolete—only bold actions win.” - Kim Seeling Smith

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