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Burnout is real.
Overwhelm is everywhere.
And great leaders aren’t born—they’re built with
systems.
Leadership keynote speaker Neil Pasricha shows your team how to lead themselves first, using science-backed habits and practical mindset shifts to model behavior, build trust, and inspire performance at every level of the organization.
Audiences leave not just motivated, but equipped—with the tools to lead themselves first, and others better.
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Lead Yourself Before You Lead Others:
Science-backed practices to help managers show up to lead
Which company is #1 on the Fortune 500 and has been for over a decade? Walmart. The retail behemoth’s rise to half a trillion dollars in sales with over two million employees has been well-documented.
But what hasn’t been documented is how they develop, nurture, and grow leaders up through those ranks.
Neil served as Director of Leadership Development at Walmart and worked for the CEO while partnering with Harvard Business School to develop the first global leadership program inside the retail giant.
In this talk, he shares science-backed practices leaders can use to help themselves show up and lead, whether it’s a team of two, two thousand, or two million. It starts with you. Neil will show you how.
Neil Pasricha is a Top 10-Ranked Most Inspirational TED speaker and has degrees from Queen's University and Harvard Business School.
leaders of all levels and backgrounds stop what they’re doing… and listen.”
– HOWARD BEHAR
Former President, Starbucks
"The Art Of Leadership September 2019 was our highest rated conference in our 11 year history and Neil Pasricha was the highest rated speaker at the event with 96% of our audience rating him Excellent!"
– CHRISTOPHER NOVAIS
Founder and CEO, The Art Of Leadership
NEIL IS THE PERFECT KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR:
Those who lead—or are ready to. This keynote is built for managers, culture builders, and emerging leaders who want to grow trust, lead with clarity, and help their teams do their best work.
Your Audience Will Leave With:
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A simple, actionable model for self-leadership
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Tools to focus energy and lead with clarity
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Research-backed habits that scale across teams of any size
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A renewed sense of confidence and purpose as a leader
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Neil Pasricha is a leadership keynote speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and one of the world’s most popular TED speakers.
He has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people around the world at organizations such as Coca-Cola, Pinterest, and The Cleveland Clinic.
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