Jeff Havens

Most innovation speakers introduce the subject like this:  “The world is changing faster than ever before, everything you’re doing is about to become obsolete, and if you don’t come up with some amazing ideas in the next 18 seconds your business is going to disappear. Have a nice day.” And if that’s the kind of doomsayer message you’re looking for, then you can stop reading now.

But if you’d like to present innovation as a simple process that everyone is capable of mastering, then you might want to listen to Uncrapify Your Future!  Jeff Havens will make the process of solving problems, exploiting opportunities, and surviving massive (and sometimes unexpected) disruption easier and more rewarding than you ever thought possible. Because it turns out that every innovation in every industry – from automobiles to streaming music, coffee cup holders to wartime treaties – follows the same straightforward pattern.

Oh, and did we mention that it’s also hilarious? Well, it is.  Imagine that – a keynote that’s both educational and enjoyable? How innovative!

Key Takeaways

• Understanding that innovation is typically a slow and incremental process, not an immediate disruption of existing systems. (This is true even for ‘disruptive’ products and technologies!)
• The three-step process that every innovation throughout all of human history has inevitably followed
• The only barrier to innovative thought, and how to overcome it
• Case studies of various innovative products and ideas – which any one of your audience members could conceivably have come up with on their own
• Various examples that illustrate how innovative every member of your audience already is. (How can I do that without having spoken to any of them? You’ll have to see the keynote to find out!) 

The first of its kind, Unleash Your Inner Tyrant! helps managers and executives become better leaders by showing them everything they should avoid – including how to create a culture of fear and mistrust, how to oppress and demoralize employees, and how to stand firm in the face of all change – before wrapping up with a serious conversation about the kind of leaders we should all strive to become.

Covering four main areas of leadership – creating a healthy corporate culture; management/employee relations; crisis management; and change management – Unleash Your Inner Tyrant! is every bit as content-rich and intensively researched as a more traditional leadership seminar but has the added benefit of an unparalleled delivery style that will have your audience laughing the entire time they’re learning how to become more effective leaders. Simply put, there is nothing else like this in the business world, and no better way to energize your management team while providing them with invaluable training they will remember for months and years to come.

Key Takeaways

• How to create a healthy, vibrant corporate culture through open communication and active accessibility
• How to inspire trust and loyalty in your employees by setting reasonable expectations and delivering truly constructive criticism when necessary
• How to approach change to achieve seamless integration of new product lines, marketing strategies, department mergers, and other new initiatives
• How to employ one simple technique to move employees from satisfied to engaged.
• How to become the kind of leader others are excited to follow

You’ve undoubtedly heard that there are four or even five distinct generations operating side-by-side in today’s working world.  We’ve been creating entirely new types of people every 15 years, the world is more complicated now than ever before, and you need to learn how to deal with all these different people because they’re not going away and they’re not going to change how they operate. If that advice suits you, fantastic.

However, if you’ve ever been frustrated because you feel like you’re the only one who’s being asked to make any changes, then Us Vs. This is exactly what you need.  In this hysterical keynote, you’ll learn that there aren’t four or five generations in the workplace and never have been.  You’ll also learn how to understand, recognize, and resolve every generational issue facing today’s workforce. That’s no exaggeration; by the end of Us Vs. Then, you and your colleagues will walk away with all of the knowledge you’ll need to address 100% of the generational issues you’ll face for the rest of your career. Other generational presentations highlight and then exaggerate our subtlest differences; but Us Vs. They focuses instead on how all of us are at slightly different points on the same journey.  It’s an important distinction, and it will make implementing new solutions easier than you ever thought possible.

So get ready to laugh and learn with Us Vs. Then – the most hilarious and insightful generational presentation ever created!

Key Takeaways

• Learn to replace the complicated four-generation model with a workable dichotomy between older, more experienced workers and their younger, less-experienced counterparts
• Understand the key cultural, technological, and social changes that have conspired to create a disconnect between team members from these two generations
• Walk away with several immediately applicable strategies to address and eliminate problems caused by the disconnect mentioned above
• Inspire a healthier, more robust work ethic in your younger employees (and your older ones, too)
• Inspire a healthier, more robust attitude toward change in your older employees (and your younger ones, too)

Change Management.

If there’s one thing that’s true for everybody, it’s that things are constantly changing.  Sometimes that’s great, like when we win the lottery or land an important account – those changes are easy to deal with. But sometimes change isn’t so great, like when there’s a worldwide pandemic that comes out of nowhere and shuts the entire planet down – that happened once, remember?  And when these kinds of changes hit us, we tend to run and hide and kick and scream and deal very poorly with them.  If only there were a way to see “negative” changes in a more positive light…

That’s where Conquering Tomorrow comes in. Designed for anyone who has ever approached an upcoming change with hesitation or dread (which is everyone), Conquering Tomorrow takes audiences on a journey through some of life’s most common “bad” changes – some personal, some professional – to reveal a profound and important truth: that while the process of going through difficult changes may not always be fun, the result of those changes is usually far better than we’re afraid it will be.

Oh, and did I mention that the whole thing is funny? Delivered with Jeff’s trademark wit and infectious enthusiasm, Conquering Tomorrow is a highly personalized approach to one of the thorniest challenges facing modern businesses – getting employees to buy into the changes that will inevitably come. Part motivational speech, part change management seminar, and all hilarious, Conquering Tomorrow will leave your people feeling like they can handle anything the world throws at them – even if they weren’t looking for it.

Key Takeaways

• Recognizing the four main reasons we most commonly fear or resist unplanned, unexpected, or unasked-for changes
• Learning to distinguish between the process of change (which is sometimes frustrating) and the result of change (which is usually positive)
• Developing a long-term attitude toward change management to help reduce short-term frustrations and put temporary setbacks into proper context
• How to use current successes as a guide for how future changes are likely to resolve themselves