Do you want more happiness, fulfillment, and energy? Do you want to dramatically improve your productivity and increase employee performance?

Our parents, teachers, and managers have told us that, if we want to succeed, we should find and fix our weaknesses. However, this is the wrong approach because each weakness is also a strength. We can create outrageous personal and professional success by amplifying flaws, instead of denying them.

What can tiny houses, Spartan races, knuckleball pitchers, armless archers, Snapchat, unibrows, and Minecraft teach us about innovation and differentiation?

We all know that innovation and differentiation are essential, but developing and implementing truly unique ideas seems very difficult, and most fail to become more creative and distinctive.

The solution is surprisingly simple. A singular method for finding unconventional ideas that will dramatically improve your ability to stand out and produce an endless supply of original breakthroughs. You’ll go from unconventional to unforgettable to unstoppable.

Is your organization confronting major change? Is your industry experiencing significant challenges? Are you feeling overwhelmed and frustrated? Maybe you just need a good laugh.

Making people laugh is very similar to making people change. Humor surprises people, pushes boundaries and tells the truth. Great comedy also requires the right blend of timing, restraint, humility and emotion. Applying these same principles to change management will help you transform your organization during turbulent times.

Are you frustrated by disengaged and unproductive employees? Are you looking for better strategies for improving employee performance?

Research shows that most people are not committed to their jobs and the way we currently manage employees does even more to harm, instead of help, their performance. We think our employees are broken, treat them like they are broken, and then wonder why they don’t work. Instead of attacking people’s weaknesses, we need to find the strength that is hidden inside their apparently negative characteristics.

It is time to stop trying to create well-rounded and balanced employees. We need people that are unbalanced. We need freaks. This session will explore eight essential strategies for improving employee engagement by turning our teams, departments or organizations into freak factories.

Whether you’re a manager, parent, teacher, little league coach, or nonprofit board member, this session will help you improve your ability to lead others by combining the wisdom of ancient philosophers, successful executives and leadership gurus.

We’ll explore common themes from research on leadership and interpersonal effectiveness, as well as stories of famous leaders and infamous failures, who illustrate the importance of influence, integrity, inspiration, and improvement.