Eric Boles

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

• Moving to Great

  How do you get to the next level? You may be in a “rut” or you may be doing incredibly, but the pressure from all around you demands that you “up” your game. You can’t rest on your past successes, you cannot be left behind, and you don’t want to be left behind. But where do you get the energy and the strategies to move to the next level while the competition and the stress increase? Some of the limitations you identify may even be mental and self-imposed. Eric Boles will help you get out of your own way and move forward.

  Key points of this presentation:

  • Meeting expectations is another definition of mediocrity.
  • Stop playing “prevent” defense.
  • Confronting problems and fears releases potential.
  • The danger of comparing yourself to the competition.
  • Whatever your mind dwells on grows.
  • Truly serving others and the organization.
  • Accepting responsibility and self-correcting.
  • Overcoming complacency and managing change.
  • Returning to your first love and discovering your passion.
  • Importance of working together and sharing successes.
  • Looking for the big opportunities and avoiding the big hazards.
  • Avoiding the “victim” mentality.
  • Designing your own future.

• Leading and Managing Change

  Leading and managing change has never been easy, but it’s never been more challenging than it is today in this “new normal” or “new reality”.  The customer has never been more demanding, the competition never stiffer, and employees never less engaged, alongside change and technology advances that are only getting faster. Plus, despite all these demands, many leaders are being asked to accomplish more, faster; and remain flexible to marketplace demands and changes.

  Eric Boles will share key strategies and insights to allow you to lead and manage change, and even influence change more effectively.

  Key points of this presentation include:

  • Leaders becoming “dealers of hope”.
  • Changing the momentum.
  • Three reasons you may be resisting change.
  • Leading to win or not to lose?
  • The need to give and receive timely feedback and act on it.
  • Overcoming fear and uncertainty and leading more courageously.
  • Seeing the potential through all the hazards and noise around you.
  • Communicating the “why” and the “how” to change.
  • Having difficult conversations, making tough decisions, and taking action.
  • No longer allowing good intentions to be a substitute for actual accomplishment.
  • Inspiring your people and leading and modeling the change.
  • Being at your “best” more of the time.
  • The need to be resilient and to bounce back quickly.

  Boles will weave powerful stories and depth around each of these strategies that will touch the heads and hearts of your people. Plus, he’ll work with you to customize his presentation around your meeting theme, key business issues, and goals so you get the results you want. Audiences will receive relevant information that can be put to work immediately, both personally and professionally.

• Leading in the New Reality

  Leading has never been easy, but it has never been more challenging than it is today in this “new normal” or “new reality.” The customer has never been more demanding, the competition never stiffer, the employees never less engaged. All the while, industry changes and technology advances continue coming at a much faster pace. Plus, despite all these demands, many leaders are being asked to accomplish more with less.

  Some key points of this presentation include:

  • Fear works best in isolation.
  • Leaders becoming “dealers of hope”.
  • Changing the momentum.
  • The need to be more than your job description.
  • Are you leading to win or not to lose?
  • Staying hungry and humble.
  • Overcoming fear and leading more courageously.
  • Seeing the potential through all the hazards and noise around you.
  • Being fearful and doing it anyway.
  • Having difficult conversations, making tough decisions, and taking action.
  • No longer allowing good intentions to be a substitute for actual accomplishment.
  • Inspiring your people and leading the change.
  • Being at your “best” more of the time.

• Fearless Leadership

  We need “fearless leaders” now more than ever who can lead courageously. With all the challenges and uncertainty in the world today it’s easy to let fear influence you. Perhaps the greatest challenge that many of us will ever face in life is the conquest of fear and the development of the habit of courage. Fear has always been the greatest enemy of humankind. Letting fear get its grip on you can cripple you both personally and professionally.

  Key points of this presentation:

  • Fear works best in isolation.
  • Conquering fear with a stronger emotion.
  • Challenging, coaching, and leading to results.
  • Fear and selfishness go hand in hand.
  • Seeking out experience and being transparent.
  • Fear is contagious.
  • Confronting real problems and controlling your imagination.
  • You can only “pose” so long.
  • Becoming a “chief courage officer”.
  • Going first and leading the way.

• Additional Topics

  • Attracting and Retaining Talent
  • Increasing Human Effectiveness
  • Leading Legacy Teams
  • Transforming Your Culture
  • Leading Courageously
  • More than Winning
  • Leading with Purpose
  • Overcoming Complacency