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One-Hour Keynote: Lead with Fulfillment and Boost Employee Engagement and Retention
Elevate your next leadership event with a powerful, one-hour keynote presentation delivered by Bernie Borges, The Fulfillment Architect. As a seasoned executive with over 30 years of marketing and communications experience, and Host of the Midlife Fulfilled Podcast, with more than 200 episodes published, Bernie brings a unique blend of communication expertise and leadership insights to this transformative keynote.
Focused on empowering leaders to drive fulfillment within their intergenerational teams, this presentation will empower your team to become fulfillment-centric leaders, prioritizing the overall well-being and satisfaction of your employees. When employees thrive across the five pillars of fulfillment—health, fitness, career, relationships, and legacy—your organization will experience increased engagement, productivity, and retention.
Key Takeaways from the Keynote:
1. Fulfillment-Centric Leadership: Self Awareness
Dive deep into your current state of fulfillment across the five essential pillars of midlife. It's an eye-opening experience designed to score your fulfillment and be self aware of your fulfillment in each pillar.
2. Understanding the Five Pillars of Fulfillment
Dive into the five essential pillars—health, fitness, career, relationships, and legacy—that contribute to overall fulfillment. Understand how these elements influence your employees’ productivity, satisfaction, and commitment to the organization.
3. Data-Driven Insights on Fulfillment
Gain valuable insights from the Thriving in Midlife Report: Survey Results Across Key Life Pillars. Discover the top priorities of employees across different generations in the workplace.
4. Lead With Authenticity
Leaders who are self-aware are equipped to lead with authenticity. Learn how to deepen your own self-awareness and harness it to motivate your team, encouraging a more authentic and empowering leadership style.
5. Health and Fitness as Drivers of Workplace Productivity
Explore the direct link between physical well-being and professional performance. As a fulfillment-centric leader, you'll discover how supporting employees’ health and fitness can increase their energy levels and productivity.
6. Aligning Career Goals with Personal Passions
Fulfillment at work is more than just a paycheck. Learn strategies to help your employees align their professional responsibilities with their personal aspirations, creating more meaningful, purpose-driven roles.
7. Fostering Relationships that Drive Fulfillment
Strong relationships are a cornerstone of a fulfilled workforce. Gain insights into creating a collaborative, supportive work environment where employees feel connected, valued, and engaged.
8. Creating a Legacy of Leadership
Empower your team to leave their mark by building a culture where employees can pursue their own legacies within the organization. Discover how fulfillment-centric leaders inspire intergenerational teams to create lasting impacts, both personally and professionally.
9. Actionable Strategies for Immediate Implementation
By intentionally designing work across three levels of difficulty, low, medium and high, leaders can create a balanced environment where employees consistently experience achievement and fulfillment, enhancing individual satisfaction that also drives collective performance and long-term organizational success.
10. Measuring Fulfillment to Drive Continuous Improvement
Learn how to implement tools and metrics to regularly assess employee fulfillment across the five pillars. By tracking progress and making data-driven adjustments, you can ensure ongoing employee satisfaction and adapt your fulfillment-centric leadership strategies to meet their evolving needs.
Workshop Exclusive
Interactive Workshop for Tailored Solutions
In the workshop format, leaders participate in hands-on exercises designed in collaboration with your organization’s leadership team. This immersive experience ensures that the fulfillment strategies discussed are customized to your team’s unique challenges, leading to specific, actionable takeaways that can enhance both retention and employee satisfaction.
Format Options
This session is available as a one-hour keynote or a more in-depth, interactive workshop, offered as a half-day or full-day format. Each format is designed to equip leaders with the tools and insights they need to become true fulfillment-centric leaders, transforming the way they inspire and retain their intergenerational teams.
"Bernie Borges was our featured speaker at the 2023 annual signature event of the Inspired Leadership Initiative at University of Notre Dame. His collaboration with our team to prepare an interactive presentation for current and prospective fellows was terrific. His presentation was well received and his engagement with attendees during and after his session was valuable and informative. It was a true pleasure to work with Bernie and have him engage in this key program event."
Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.
Founding Director, Inspired Leadership Initiative University of Notre Dame
