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Eric Kaufmann  

Leadership expert and author

Eric Kaufmann guides leaders to make better decisions and achieve better results. A native of Israel, he lived and worked in South Africa before gaining two decades of experience in sales, management and leadership at Lanier/3M and Corning Clinical Laboratories. In 1999, he launched an executive development consultancy, which has served Sony, T-Mobile, Genentech, Alcon Labs, Teradata and many senior managers of Fortune 1,000 companies.

Along with his real-world business experience, Kaufmann brings a range of other skills and perspectives to his keynote speaking and management consulting. He is a licensed clinical hypnotherapist and a certified master scuba diving instructor. He is an adjunct professor teaching leadership at San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos, and is a speaker with Vistage International. Kaufmann is a lifelong practitioner of Zen meditation who once spent a year in silent meditation, living in a cabin he built himself in a remote area of New Mexico.

Kaufmann's book, "Leadership as a Hero's Journey," explores the four traits shared by successful, passionate and creative business leaders. The book describes how they navigate through uncertainty and anxiety in order to improve the lives and livelihoods of those around them.

Experiencing Eric's presentation has changed who I am as a leader and deepened my awareness of who I am as a person. -- Tina Patton, Director, T-Mobile

Speech Topics

The Paradox of Leading -- Why Black and White Thinking is Fatal

While your mind craves simple solutions, leadership demands complex calculations. Leaders are valued by their decision making, especially the difficult ones. This presentations examines the essence of effective leadership -- navigating the paradoxical world of satisfying multiple stakeholders. A simple yes or no may be desirable, but unrealistic and inappropriate. So, how do you make good decisions, add value at an executive level, and strategically contribute to the organization? By learning to embrace paradox!

True Grit -- How Effective Leaders Instill Passion and Perserverance

What do Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, Mark Zuckerberg and Lady Gaga have in common? They all dropped out of college. But they are also deeply passionate and have tremendous perseverance. Success comes into all shapes and forms; but all successful leaders have courage, conviction and grit. Failed leaders share this -- the lack true and powerful conviction in their ideas, and they are unable to keep going when they are tired, frustrated or disheartened. This presentation shares practical tips and tools for developing grit in self and others.

Leadership as a Hero's Journey -- Four Virtues for Transforming Uncertainty and Anxiety Into Results

Leaders are accountable for results. And, leaders face unrelenting uncertainty on the path of results. Courageous leaders leverage obstacles and uncertainty, and build engaged teams in which people are both powerful and empowered. This presentation is a call to arms. It shares practical ideas and tools that deepen your ability to be a leader that is effective, efficient and deliberate; a leader whom people are drawn to follow.

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