Bryan Deptula, PhD

Your company’s ability to win the talent wars hinges on the ability of your most important asset – your leaders – to get work done with and through people, to motivate their team to perform, to keep employees engaged, to attract and retain top talent, and to make the company money. But there’s a problem...Managers weren’t born knowing how to lead, who leaders are, and what leaders really do. But it’s not their fault. Your organization should NOT suffer while weak leaders learn by trial and error and kill your company from the inside. The pandemic wasn't just a health crisis; it was a workplace transformation and old training and Leader Development models don’t work for post-pandemic remote agile workforce. Leader M.U.S.C.L.E speaks to the urgent need to educate helpless leaders on how to get the most out of the post-pandemic, multi-generational, digitally driven workforce that has the attention span of a goldfish, demands remote work, and work-life balance.

Ground breaking keynote & workshop based on Dr. Bryan Deptula’s TED Talk. Forget the age-old debate about "born vs. made" leaders. The truth is far more fascinating – and actionable. Your DNA, genes, and intelligence, account for ~20% of the reasons a person will become a leader. But, if you don't have “leader genes”, are you definitely not going to be a leader? No. And if you do have leader traits, are you absolutely going to lead? No. In this super fun and fascinating keynote/workshop, you’ll touch a real brain, and see inside your DNA to learn why DNA is not destiny. Discover how to promote the 80% of why a person will become a leader through neural programming, triggering physiological chemical reactions in the brain and body, and practicing leading. I use neuroscience to show how our brains activate during effective leadership behaviors – empathy, decision-making, strategy, to influence how we perceive, trust, and follow leaders.