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Eric Kaufmann

President
Sagatica
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United States
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Global
City 
California
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Languages 
English
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Bio

Eric Kaufmann’s passion is Executive Development. His book, The Four Virtues of a Leader: Navigating the Hero’s Journey through Risk to Results, teaches the essential virtues shared by successful, passionate, and creative leaders and how they navigate through uncertainty and anxiety. As an Executive Coach, Consultant, Speaker and Author he partners with leaders to go below the surface and beyond the obvious so they can think more clearly, make better decisions, and relate wholeheartedly. 

Eric’s work is shaped in the crucible of his journey which includes 17 years of leadership coaching and consulting, management roles at Fortune 100 firms, degrees in business and psychology, thirty years of Zen practice, living in Israel and South Africa, teaching as a Master Scuba Diving instructor, working as a certified hypnotherapist, and meditating in a year-long retreat in an isolated cabin he built in the mountains of New Mexico. 

Eric is President of Sagatica, an executive leadership consultancy, with his team, partner with leaders and teams at companies such as Verizon, SunPower, Dr. Bronner’s, Alcon, and Cymer. Eric blends strategic thinking with Zen practices to unfold a kind of thinking, deciding and relating the foster excellence along with personal or organizational evolution.

Eric is a Fellow and Thought Leader at the Institute of Coaching through Harvard’s McLean Medical School, a speaker for TEDx, and, while writing additional books, contributes to publication like Mindful.org, Training Magazine and Conscious Media Magazine.

Current position (1)

President

Sagatica

Achievements (1)
TEDx

True Grit: How Passion and Perseverance Predict Success

Presentations

Presentations (5)
THE FOUR VIRTUES OF A LEADER: Navigating the Hero's Journey Through Risk to Results

Results, that’s the ultimate measure of leaders. The journey, though, navigates through unrelenting uncertainty. Courageous leaders leverage obstacles and uncertainty, and build engaged teams in which people are both powerful and empowered. Leadership starts at the edge of the comfort zone. This is a presentation for leaders who are seekers; for those who choose to explore the unknown, accelerate results, and unfold their authentic selves. I will share powerful strategies for developing the fundamental competencies every leader must possess:

Awareness that ignites confidence and vision.
Courage to move toward uncertainty and risk.
Discipline to persevere through discouragement and challenge.
Humility to stay in service and commitment to your people.
I share practical tools that deepen your ability to be a leader that is effective, efficient and deliberate; a leader whom people are drawn to follow.

GRAYSCALE: Why Black & White Thinking is Fatal

Our mind craves simple solutions, but leadership demands complex calculations. Leaders are valued by their decision making, especially the difficult ones. This presentation examines the essence of effective leadership – navigating the paradoxical world of satisfying multiple stakeholders. A simple yes or no might 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 the paradox!
Key take aways from this presentation include:

Learning the four common paradoxes of leadership.
Discovering the primary leadership barriers to solving difficult paradoxical problems.
Four tools that will multiple your executive value and contribution.

EXECUTIVE MINDSET: How Executives Think, Decide and Relate

Career success comes from focused efforts in a single direction; from looking vertically down towards project completion. However, success as an executive depends on stewardship – taking care of the whole organization. An executive mindset projects in three dimensions – vertically, horizontally, and through time. Any executive who thinks that he or she is the champion of their functional area will not only falter in their work, but damage the company. This presentation is a guiding process for developing and sharpening your executive mindset.
Key take aways from this presentation include:

Identifying the three barriers of executive mindset.
Identifying the three directions of an executive mindset.
Five tools to help shape your executive mindset.

Conscious Leadership

Why the world needs conscious leaders!
Leadership matters! Amazingly, 35% of employees are willing to forgo a pay raise in order to see their leader get fired, 82% of employees believe that their leaders are ineffective, and 67% of employees are disengaged! We have a leadership crisis.

Positive leadership is the chief predictor of engagement at work. Leaders determines what people are craving – meaningful work, meaningful results, and meaningful relationship. Leaders influence what 75% of people agree on, that companies can both increase profits AND improve the economic and social conditions of their community.
Leadership matters, but not all leaders are equally effective or engaging. The most effective leaders drive meaningful results, and the most engaging leaders invoke trust and commitment. The most effective and engaging leaders are Conscious Leaders.

This program is as powerful as it is empowering. It is for leaders who are ready to take a look at themselves and commit their mi

True Grit: How Passion and Perseverance Predict Success

Overview

What do Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Tiger Woods, and Lady Gaga have in common? They're all wildly successful, and they’re all college dropouts. They’re also incredibly gritty – they play all out with their deep passion and tremendous perseverance.

While there are as many paths to success as there are successful people, there are some common themes in both failure and success. Failed leaders don't keep going when they are tired, frustrated, or disheartened; they lack the powerful conviction of grit. Successful people are gritty – they have the courage and conviction to fall down nine times and get up ten times.

This presentation shares insights, inspiration, and practical tools to develop grit in self and others.

Learning Objectives

When participants emerge from this exciting session, they’ll be able to:

Express why perseverance is more powerful than intelligence
Describe their essential source of conviction and influence
Apply four key elements for developing true gr

Past talks (2)
“The Power of Showing Up: Courage, Coaching and Positive Change.
San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance (SDPCA),
San Diego
January 10, 2018
The Power of Showing Up: Courage, Coaching and Positive Change.
Sergic Consulting
Sergi Consulting & Coaching
January 10, 2018
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Books & Articles (4)

Four Virtues of a Leader
Jewish author expounds upon a leader’s virtues
Finding the Courage to Lead
4 Leadership Lessons from the (Surf) Board

Expertise (7)

Leadership
Business
Courage Excellence Teamwork making better decisions

Reviews

Testimonials (4)
  • Eric presented to our members of San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance (SDPCA) on Jan 8, 2018 and was a tremendous success with some of the highest session ratings of any presenter. Comments included "Excellent presentation. Perfect balance of information and interaction. Profound, gentle." I've known Eric for many years and worked in professional coaching and leadership environments with him. He ALWAYS creates a tremendously positive impact.
    Ken Sergi
    VP Professional Development
    SDPCA
    Verified
  • Eric did a one hour keynote to over 100 people, including individual contributors, the C-Suite, and everyone in between. His talk was engaging, inspiring and applicable to all. We received positive feedback from many attendees, including our CEO! Not only was Eric a wonderful speaker to kick off the New Year, but he is easy to work with and extremely responsive.
    Shannon Wellman
    Director, Corporate Training & Leadership Development
    ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
    Verified
  • Over the last two years Eric has supported the revitalization of our Mt. San Antonio College management culture. His training sessions at our 2017 and 2018 annual PEAK Leadership Management Retreats have provided a framework for identifying both strengths and areas of growth for our collective leadership development. Comments from participants include, “Eric Kaufman is excellent.” “Eric’s steps for coaching along with a results-based approach to problem solving were valuable.” Our collaboration with Eric has been a key success factor in our organizational evolution.
    Lianne Greenlee
    Director of Professional and Organizational Development
    Mt. San Antonio College
    Verified
  • Eric consistently does a tremendous job of weaving lessons through engaging stories that apply to our professional and personal lives. He connects well with his audience and he has credibility. His messages around leadership, courage, perseverance, grit, and commitment are all very practical, and he delivers them in a fresh, fun, and impactful manner.
    Rob Ackles
    Vice President, People & Performance
    ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
    Verified
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