PHILLIP'S Keynotes

Leadership Training Speaker

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Meet Phillip

Phillip Van Hooser has been inspiring audiences to choose intentional leadership for over 35 years. A masterful storyteller, he uses relevant examples from his real-life work experience to deliver commonsense leadership principles centered on practical application.

Through his audience-focused, conversational delivery, he effortlessly engages every leader in the room, leaving them eager to apply the strategies, mindset, and methods that will equip them to lead more effectively.

Phillip's Keynotes

Choose<br>to Lead
Choose
to Lead

STEPS LEADERS TAKE TO INTENTIONALLY CREATE POSITIVE IMPACT

This culture-shifting keynote inspires the audience to take responsibility for their leadership impact and empowers them with the mindset and methods for making decisions that create stronger teams, better communication, and a more significant impact.

THIS PROGRAM IS PERFECT FOR EXECUTIVE, ESTABLISHED, AND EMERGING LEADERS:

  • Stressed by their lack of skills and confidence or afraid of making the wrong decisions when leading multi-generational employees with diverse backgrounds and attitudes toward work
  • Challenged to rapidly equip, prepare and retain high potential employees for transition into management/leadership roles as the labor market tightens and their current leaders exit
  • Needing to build a cohesive culture of trust as they navigate mergers, acquisitions, and rapid change

THE AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

  • A fresh outlook on the critical role that intentionally choosing to lead plays in elevating individual and organizational leadership effectiveness
  • A powerful model for improving the quality and appropriateness of organizational decisions made
  • The 5 bases of decision-making and actionable methods for making decisions that deliver better results.
Too Busy <br>for Details
Too Busy
for Details

STRATEGIES TO SOLIDIFY LEADERSHIP CONNECTION

The strategies presented in this engaging keynote equip audience members to evaluate their effectiveness at building authentic employee relationships and elevate the way they listen, communicate, and engage with their people.

THIS PROGRAM IS PERFECT FOR EXECUTIVE, ESTABLISHED, AND EMERGING LEADERS:

  • Dealing with broken trust, disengagement, conflict, or low productivity due to changing workplace demands or a disjointed organizational culture
  • Preparing for management transitions brought on by reorganization or demographic, market, or culture shifts
  • Anticipating rapid growth that will require high levels of teamwork, collaboration, and empowerment

THE AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

  • A better understanding of why employees want authentic connections, how these connections affect engagement and performance, and how to establish those connections
  • Steps to improve active listening and open communication and build greater respect, trust, and authenticity
  • Engaging examples of what to do and what not to do to solidify trusting, cohesive relationships that improve employee performance and retention
Leaders Ought to Know: 11 Ground Rules for Common Sense Leadership by Phillip Van Hooser

BASED ON PHILLIP'S BOOK:
Leaders Ought to Know
We Need <br>to Talk
We Need
to Talk

BUILDING TRUST WHEN COMMUNICATING GETS CRITICAL

This commonsense keynote equips the audience with six unique communication strategies for building trust when relationships and results are riding on the words they say and the way they say them.

THIS PROGRAM IS PERFECT FOR EXECUTIVE, ESTABLISHED, AND EMERGING LEADERS:

  • Needing to communicate difficult decisions about downsizing, layoffs, or restructuring due to rapid or unexpected business changes
  • Experiencing distrust, disloyalty, and declining engagement due to changing values of the workforce or changing workplace demands
  • Tasked with creating a cohesive culture following mergers and acquisitions, leadership shifts, or market changes

THE AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

  • Tried-and-true strategies for communicating difficult, unpleasant messages in a way that strengthens relationships rather than damages them
  • Strategic approaches to rebuilding the believability quotient when truthfulness hasn’t always been practiced
  • Active listening and communication methods that build rapport, empathy, and trust with employees and customers
We Need to Talk Building Trust when Communicating Gets Critical by Phillip Van Hooser

BASED ON PHILLIP'S BOOK:
We Need to Talk

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“Phil knocked it out of the park!

His dynamic energy, combined with his uplifting, positive message, was exactly what our attendees needed to hear! 10/10 would recommend and will absolutely have him back in the future!”

—LAURA LEE PERRY, Event Planner, Southeast Propane Alliance

“His insight can change your outlook in minutes.”

“Phil is a fantastic inspiration! He speaks and writes in 'commonsense' terms. His insight can change your outlook in minutes.”

—TOM WOLFE, Regional Director of Operations, Energy Distribution Partners

“Phil was definitely a hit with the entire audience!

My guess is he had close to a 100% approval rating. I have never heard that much positive feedback or excitement about an outside presenter.”

—TERRI ROBERSON, Lilly Research Labs

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