Session 1
In today’s dynamic business landscape, improving employee engagement and sparking their innovation and creativity is an uphill battle for most leaders. In this session, Amer shows that leaders who have the confidence to make hard decisions in uncertain environments and the humility to admit mistakes, can better connect with their team members, while empowering them to integrate novel ideas into how they solve problems. Building on the latest research evidence and his experience as a coach with high-level executives, he makes a convincing argument that humbitious leadership is the best way to lead for the future.
In this transformative talk, leaders will be able to immediately implement proven strategies to:
For Conferences, Corporate Events & Leadership Retreats. Available as a leadership keynote, half-day workshop or full-day workshop.
Session 2
We live in a very negative and divided world, made worse by social media and cable news. Many employees bring some of that negativity with them to work. They don’t trust their colleagues, and they hesitate to collaborate. As a result, employee engagement suffers, trust is diminished, and well-being is compromised. In this session, Amer shows that part of the reason for these problems is assuming negative intent. He argues that leaders who assume positive intent towards their team members can build strong and long-lasting relationships with them. Building on the latest research evidence as presented in the new book “The Positive Intent Mindset” and his experience as executive coach, Amer shows that accountable positivity (positive intent coupled with accountability), can lead to cultures of trust & collaboration where leaders and team members work together to serve their stakeholders. He shares case studies and specific take-home behaviors that apply accountable positivity to improve relations in teams at all levels.
In this transformative talk, leaders will be able to immediately implement proven strategies to:
For Conferences, Corporate Events & Leadership Retreats. Available as a leadership keynote, half-day workshop or full-day workshop.
Session 3
Amidst unrelenting organizational pressures, leaders may hesitate to push for growth while dealing with numerous external and internal challenges. Amer argues that the best leaders are those that adopt a growth mindset and build teams based on growth cultures. They also tend to lead with realistic optimism: they acknowledge challenges and continue to inspire hope and change. Drawing on the latest research and examples from his coaching practice, he shares how leaders can build growth-oriented teams and organizations that focus on resilience, creativity and innovation.
In this transformative talk, leaders will be able to immediately implement proven strategies to:
For Conferences, Corporate Events & Leadership Retreats. Available as a leadership keynote, half-day workshop or full-day workshop.
Session 4
In today’s challenging work environment, organizations and leaders face serious stressors resulting in burnout and chronic fatigue. Amer argues that leaders have the ability to influence and impact their team’s and organization’s resilience & engagement. But in order to do that, they have to build and maintain their own self-resilience first. Drawing on the latest research and compelling case studies from his coaching practices, he shares a practical model of resilience focusing on the importance of realistic optimism; compassion; and gratitude on the one hand, and self-care behaviors such as short reflections; strategic breaks and calendar triage on the other.
In this transformative talk, leaders will be able to immediately implement proven strategies to:
For Conferences, Corporate Events & Leadership Retreats. Available as a leadership keynote, half-day workshop or full-day workshop.
Session 5
Amidst the unrelenting organizational changes, leaders may hesitate to hold their team members accountable for fear of driving them over the edge. They default to “comfort cultures” where low performance is tolerated and difficult conversations are avoided. Amer argues that the best leaders are those that balance psychologically safe cultures where team members can speak up and contribute, with accountability systems where high performers thrive. Drawing on the latest research and examples from his coaching practices, he shares how leaders can build and maintain psychological safety while having necessary difficult conversations.
In this transformative talk, leaders will be able to immediately implement proven strategies to:
For Conferences, Corporate Events & Leadership Retreats. Available as a leadership keynote, half-day workshop or full-day workshop.
Session 6
Many people mistakenly believe that kindness doesn’t have a place at work, and they think that kind leaders & employees are weak, non-confrontational and non-accountable. Amer argues, based on research evidence and case studies, that when compassion and kindness are combined with strength and accountability, leaders can maximize their performance individually, for their teams and for their organizations. Supported by real-life examples, Amer shares specific take-home behaviors on applying kindness and accountability in everyday leadership situations.
Amer Kaissi (“Ah-mer Ky-See”) is Leadership Keynote Speaker and an-award winning Professor of Leadership at Trinity University in Texas.
He is also an executive coach and author of five books.
He has spoken on leadership topics at more than 300 organizations, leadership conferences, corporate events & retreats.
He tries to read at least 65 books every year. He is an avid soccer fan, he loves to run, cook, and listen to 90’s music very loud in his car.
He lives in San Antonio with his wife and has two grown children in college. He was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon.
Amer Kaissi is Leadership Keynote Speaker and an-award winning Professor of Leadership. He is an executive coach that has worked with hundreds of leaders and teams all over the world. Amer is the author of five books, including “Humbitious: the power of low-ego, high-drive leadership.” His newest book is “The Positive Intent Mindset: Exceptional Leadership Through Trust & Accountability”.
He has been featured on the Harvard Business Review podcast and numerous other media outlets. He has spoken on leadership topics at more than 300 organizations, leadership conferences, corporate events & retreats. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and has two grown children in college.
