How to impassion and motivate the people that serve with you . . . You cannot inspire passion in people if you are not passionate yourself. Your leadership must come from the divine, inner, sacred place. You cannot inspire passion in people unless the vision/mission is bigger than you. You cannot inspire passion in people if they are not already connected to God. You cannot inspire passion in people if they are diluted and filled with...

Authenticity, energy, candor, differentiation Leaders have to be authentic:  don’t be something other than who you are; leaders need to be transparent Anyone can be a whirling dervish, leaders energize the people around them.  Energizing is not hyping them.. But energizing people is about getting them to FEEL the vision, which assumes that the leader already believes in and feels that vision. Candor – speaking the truth; brings...

Founder and “Chief Shoe Giver” of TOMS Shoes, Inc. Acknowledged as one of today’s most dynamic serial entrepreneurs, Blake Mycoskie launched five successful companies before the age of 30. He is best known as the founder and “chief shoe giver” of TOMS shoes, a for-profit company with a unique social enterprise model that has drawn tremendous media attention. Providing a new pair of shoes to a child in need...

His talk is about:  Human Motivation Human Beings have a biological drive and also a reward/punishment drive.  We also have a third drive:  purpose, learning, interesting, meaning, inherently fun, about personal development, etc. The science of understanding the drives -normally organizations don’t consider the third drive. “Effective organizations compensate people in amounts and in ways that allow individuals to forget mostly...

President and CEO of W.L. Gore & Associates; Innovation Leaders and makers of GORE-TEX® Products “We recognize the importance of fostering a work environment where people feel motivated, engaged, and passionate about the work they do.” A good company fosters an environment of collaboration. Situational hierarchy allows for leadership based upon the situation, arising from where the knowledge is– which allows for...