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Jim is a talented speaker/facilitator who both challenges and entertains. As a professional public speaker, Dr. Ice has spoken to a wide variety of global audiences on strategic workforce alignment, change management techniques and methods to equip leaders for success. His practical, listener-centered approach ensures that the participants walk away with something they can apply to their personal and professional life. Each presentation is uniquely designed to engage the intellect (teach) and inspire emotion (action). Ask him nice and he might even do some magic…

I love to listen to Jim speak. He always enlightens and challenges me.

B. - Recent Session Participant

Dr. Ice is engaging, witty, motivational, and extremely knowledgeable and always brings his A-game. Highly recommended event speaker!

T. - Event Coordinator

Jim brings passion, expertise and wit to each presentation. I feel like he was speaking directly to me.

- J - Recent session participant

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Popular Topics Include:   

NEW: The Magic of Gratitude: the trick to improved performance, happiness and engagement

  • Explore the amazing new findings in ‘the science of gratitude’
  • Identify the personal health and happiness benefits of gratitude
  • Consider ways to build a personal gratitude practice
  • Understand the impact of a grateful leader on their team
  • Create a culture of gratitude – at work and at home

NEW: Mental Fitness: attacking the saboteurs that inhibit your success

  • Explore the intersection of Neuroscience, Positive Psychology; Performance Science and Cognitive Psychology to learn how to build mental fitness
  • Identify the saboteurs that get in the way of your success
  • Learn simple ways to ‘break the cycle’ of negative emotions
  • Develop the sage perspectives contributing to success
  • Define ‘2-dos’ that you can apply instantly

The ‘Truth’ about change: what the consultants aren’t telling you…

  • Understand the unique challenges of organizational change efforts
  • Describe the difference between a ‘Change Leader’ and a ‘Change Inflictor’
  • Uncover several ‘truths’ about change that you can rely on – every time
  • Apply simple, yet practical, ‘truths’ to dramatically improve your success
  • Define ‘2-dos’ that you can apply instantly

Strengthening the HEART of your Organization© an Rx for company health

  • Define the HEART of the organization
    • a Healthy; Engaged; Accountable, Resilient; Team
  • Outline a plan to diagnose the health of your organizational HEART
  • Discuss the role of leader(and HR) in strengthening the HEART of the firm
  • Review the HEART demands on business processes
  • Explain simple techniques to strengthen your organization’s HEART

Re-energize: strategies for personal and organizational renewal

  • Discuss the “strengths revolution”
  • Describe proven ways to enable self/others to “do what they do best” at work in order to re-energize personal, team and organizational performance
  • Review the tools and techniques of a strength-based, engagement-centered perspective for people processes
  • Apply these practices to individual and organizational renewal.

Psychological Capital: the keys to organizational commitment and personal satisfaction

  • Define Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and the new ‘positive psychology’
  • Recognize the impact of PsyCap on individual and team performance
  • Outline PsyCap – Hope, Efficacy; Resilience and Optimism
  • Discuss ways to assess PsyCap in individuals and organizations
  • Explain practical ways to develop the Psychological Capital or your organization

Improving your ROI-p: return on investment – in people

  • Understand the concept of ROI-p and its impact to the bottom line
  • Discuss three proven strategies to build organizational capability
  • Implement several practical (low cost) techniques to improve ROI-p
  • Review simple ideas to improve ROI-p in: workforce planning; talent acquisition; rewards/recognition systems; employee engagement and employee development.
  • (optional: organizational ROI-p self-assessment prior to session)

Beyond Employee Engagement: building a resilient workforce

  • Understand the characteristics of a resilient individual and organization
  • Review advantages of a resilient team in to today’s rapidly changing environment
  • Outline the relationship of Resilience to: Employee Hope, Efficacy; and Optimism
  • Discuss techniques to build resilience of your workforce
  • Explain the managers role in building resiliency