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Eric Termuende is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and researcher focused on one of the defining leadership challenges of our time: how to navigate uncertainty and change when the world refuses to stand still.
For over a decade, Eric has studied leadership, trust, culture, team performance, technology, and the changing nature of work. His work explores why traditional approaches to planning and leadership can break down when conditions change quickly, and what allows people, leaders, and teams to continue moving when the path ahead is unclear.
Eric challenges the idea that the best leaders are the best predictors. Instead, his research shows the importance of creating direction without pretending to have certainty, building the trust required for honest information to travel, reducing the friction that slows teams down, and making small, deliberate One-Degree Shifts that turn action into information and progress.
Eric has brought his research and ideas to hundreds of stages around the world, working with leaders and teams at organizations including Amazon, Toyota, IBM, Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, Nationwide, Zoom, and Nokia. His ideas have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc., and his first book, Rethink Work, became a bestselling resource for leaders navigating the changing world of work.
On stage, Eric combines a researcher’s curiosity with a storyteller’s instinct and a speaker’s sense of the room. Known for his energy, humour, and highly customized approach, he makes serious ideas feel immediately relevant and practical. Audiences leave with more than inspiration. They leave with a clearer way to lead, adapt, and move forward when the future is uncertain.
THE CERTAINTY CRISIS: How to Thrive in a World That Refuses to Stand Still
We were taught to wait for certainty before we move. Gather more information, run one more analysis, and be sure. But in a world changing faster than any plan can keep up, the clarity we are waiting for often is not coming. In fact, it may be sitting on the other side of a move we have not made yet.
Attendees will receive a practical navigation system for the moments when the answer is not obvious and the map is incomplete. They will learn from leaders, trailblazers, and remarkable stories from around the world about how to stop chasing certainty, close the Identity Gap, and make progress before the perfect path reveals itself.
What audiences come away with: · Why waiting for certainty has quietly become a liability, and what to trade it for · The difference between directional certainty and destination certainty · A practical method for identifying and closing the Identity Gap · An understanding of how to harness the power of One-Degree Shifts · Three questions to determine whether to hold the bearing, shift a degree, or change course
BUILT FOR UNCERTAINTY: Leading Teams in a World That Has Never Moved Faster
When the future stops being predictable, most leaders reach for the playbook they know: set the target, build the plan, and push the team toward it. But in a world changing faster than any plan can keep pace with, goals stop matching reality, teams grow tired of constant change, and leaders are left trying to create confidence in a future nobody can clearly see.
Attendees will receive a practical guide to building teams that are more adaptable, aligned, and ready for whatever comes next. They will learn from the experiences of industry leaders, icons, and trailblazers from around the world about how to create clarity without pretending to have certainty, uncover what is slowing their teams down, and use One-Degree Shifts to turn small experiments into momentum and progress.
What audiences come away with: · Practical strategies to create clarity and direction through uncertainty · Research-backed insights on building trust and adaptability during change · Methods for identifying and reducing friction within teams · An understanding of how to harness the power of One-Degree Shifts ·· Actionable steps to turn small experiments into a team-wide habit of progress
BLUEPRINT TO THE FUTURE: Leading in a New World of Work
Whether it is next week's weather or the yet-to-be-created technology that is sure to evolve how we work, the future is truly impossible to predict. And while the trends, charts, and forecasting are interesting, we must shift from trying to anticipate what the future looks like to building resilient systems and teams that can help us navigate whatever the future may bring.
In this engaging, insight-filled, and actionable presentation, workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende delivers a customized and research-backed blueprint that has helped thousands of category-leading teams build trust, remove friction, and prepare for a future that is changing constantly, unpredictably, and faster than ever before.
Attendees will receive a practical guide to building teams that are more productive, engaged, creative, and innovative. They will learn from the experiences of industry leaders, icons, and trailblazers from around the world about the importance of building trust, removing friction, and creating a culture of experimentation.
What audiences come away with: · Practical strategies to boost trust, resilience, and camaraderie · Research-backed insights on building team agility and excitement toward impending change · An understanding of how to harness the power of One-Degree Shifts · Methods for finding and reducing friction within teams · Actionable steps to cultivate a culture of experimentation, risk-free
UNWAVERING: Building Incredible Teams for the Future of Work
Uncertainty is inevitable in the new world of work. In the face of ongoing change, will we see our people running for the exits, or will they be there to support and help each other? Change is happening faster than ever before, and building unwavering teams that are resilient, ultra-collaborative, and even excited about that change has never been more important. But how do we build unwavering teams? Trust, empathy, and ongoing experimentation.
Workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende has spent nearly a decade decoding exactly what creates unwavering teams: those that are resilient, rooted in belonging, and have a deep sense of safety and inclusivity. These are the types of teams that thrive through change because they know that while change may be difficult, the only thing worse is standing still. Eric has created a playbook for cultivating unwavering teams, and in this session, attendees will both learn it and be able to take it home with them.
By discovering how to enhance collaboration, developing excitement for all of the possibilities experimentation yields, and deciphering the root of trust across a team, attendees will come away from this session understanding how to become the incredible leader who inspires their teams to perform at their best and stand strong through anything the future may hold.
What audiences come away with: · Deep knowledge about the root of collaboration and how to enhance it across the team · Research-backed insights around trust, psychological safety, and belonging at work · How to enhance excitement about change and involve the whole team in the process · The most important question to ask to get engagement and buy-in · Why the future is something to be excited about, not scared of
SNOWFLAKES AND FINGERPRINTS: How to Attract Top Talent in the Future of Work
Regardless of where we look, talent shortages are impacting nearly every industry, and competition is fierce. With an entire generation on the precipice of retirement and not enough workers ready to replace them, the situation is only going to get fiercer. More than ever before, we need to do whatever we can to attract and retain top talent. But what is that?
After a decade of research on the world's greatest places to work, workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende has the answer.
Like snowflakes and fingerprints, it all comes down to uniqueness. The days of job listings demanding an extensive list of skills and attributes from potential employees are gone. Instead, we need to talk about the larger workplace experience and the difference our organizations are making in the world. To attract the right talent in today's environment, we must plant our metaphorical flag in the ground and emphasize what makes us, as employers, different from the rest.
In this fun and takeaway-filled presentation, attendees will not only learn how to create their own compelling stories to attract the right talent to their organization, but they will also leave with a talent attraction framework they can continue to refine as the world of work keeps evolving.
What audiences come away with: · Actionable ways to create and share a unique, sticky, and impactful employee value proposition · Key strategies for leveraging your best recruiters: your existing team · An understanding of why creating a best place to work might not mean what you think it does, and what licorice, cilantro, and pineapple pizza have to do with it · Knowledge of where culture lives and how to adapt your story based on the team or location you are hiring for
“Eric was rated 4.8 out of 5 stars, by far the best results we saw throughout our entire meeting. He was extremely engaging and delivered a clear, relevant message that our leaders immediately began incorporating into their own mindsets and with their teams. The messaging was easy to digest, drove real impact, and energized the room.” — Nicole Plunkett, SVP, Kellogg’s
“Eric delivered the perfect message for our top 350+ leaders as we look to lead 10,000+ people through growth, change, and transformation. His keynote was customized, relevant, and actionable, and shared the tools and skills we need to confidently lead forward.” — Steve Menneto, President, Off Road, Polaris Inc.
“Eric delivered a high-energy, engaging, and informative keynote that left our people leaders inspired, informed, and committed to shifting one degree. Eric has a gift for deep listening, challenging the status quo, and confidently sharing his stories with humility and humour at a world-class standard.” — Laura Appleton, Senior Director, Arc’teryx
“Eric did an excellent job of helping our senior leaders connect the links between strategy and culture with One-Degree Shifts in our thinking about people and process. This slight change in our thinking was a great catalyst for the discussions that followed as we built out our strategies for the coming year.” — Dan Klassen, Vice President, Human Resources, Toyota Material Handling
“The videos, customization, and Eric’s presence, knowledge, and energy made the presentation a huge success. I’ve supported many Executive Leadership Summits over the years, and it is not often that they say, ‘This is the best Summit we’ve ever had.’ There was a lot of that feedback, and it was much deserved.” — Susan Schoenberg, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
“It was a master class. As an Irish Newfoundlander, I know a master storyteller when I hear one. Eric’s ability to weave together several concepts, take the listener on a journey, and teach is truly a gift that many try but few master.” — Robert Dornan, United Brotherhood of Carpenters
“Eric delivered an engaging, informative, insightful, and inspiring keynote. The positive feedback was overwhelming. Our senior leaders called it one of the best one-hour leadership sessions they had experienced. Eric delivered practical ideas and compelling examples that we can draw from to ensure we are the best leaders we can be.” — Angela Fyfe, EVP Enterprise Services, Apria Healthcare
“Eric spoke at two of our national leadership events, and his message was a total hit. His engaging and entertaining keynotes were tailored, relevant, and gave our leaders the insights and tools they needed to build incredible teams and remain excited about the uncertain future we’re all trying to navigate.” — Dino Naccarato, SVP, Loblaw
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The Certainty Crisis: How to Thrive in a World That Refuses to Stand Still
We crave certainty. We make five-year plans. We set ambitious goals. We imagine a destination and map the fastest path to get there.
Then the world changes.
Technology evolves. Industries shift. New competitors emerge. AI transforms the way we work. Customer expectations change. Entire careers are reshaped before the ink on the plan has dried.
The pace of change has outgrown the way we’ve been taught to navigate it.
For generations, success meant choosing a destination, creating a detailed plan, and sticking to it. But in a world that refuses to stand still, certainty has become a moving target. The more tightly we cling to the plan, the easier it is to lose our way.
The Certainty Crisis offers a different approach.
Rather than waiting for the world to slow down or searching for perfect information, keynote speaker Eric Termuende introduces a practical framework for moving forward when the future won’t sit still. Readers discover that clarity doesn’t come before action. It comes because of action. Every step reveals information that no amount of planning could have uncovered.
Drawing on research, memorable stories, and lessons from leaders across business, science, sports, and beyond, readers will learn how to: · Set a direction instead of chasing a fixed destination. · Build an identity that can adapt as the world changes. · Make small, one-degree shifts that create momentum and reveal the next right step.
Along the way, they’ll learn to navigate every decision through three simple questions: · Did I change? · Did the direction change? · Do I like who I’m becoming?
This isn’t a book about abandoning plans or embracing chaos. It’s about replacing the impossible pursuit of certainty with a simpler, more practical way to move through constant change.
Because the future isn’t slowing down.
The people who thrive won’t be the ones who predict it best.
They’ll be the ones who know how to navigate it.
Rethink Work
This book tackles one of the big problems employers face today: finding and keeping the best employees, especially at a time when young workers typically quit after only three years on the job. Rethink Work stands out from other books in this category because the author is one of those young people: 24-year-old Eric Termuende, a rising star on the international speakers circuit. Instead of relying on the well-tread but often misguided notions that emerge from surveys, Termuende writes about the actual experiences of young people on the job. The result is a refreshing look at the workplace today.
To keep the best employees, companies need to focus not on what they do, but how they do it, with whom they do it, and why. This will be the true differentiator for companies in the future.
Termuende’s advice is soothingly old fashioned. This young writer says it’s time to put away the devices, at least part of the time, and start talking face to face with other people in the office. What young people want is human connection, and when they have it, they will perform at a high level and stay loyal.
This means treating people like the individuals they are, not as stereotypes― such as so-called Millennials, who are typically branded by their elders as being entitled. It means talking with each other, not texting. The workplace of the future, in other words, will restore the value of old-fashioned human relationships.
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