Speaking Topics

Lead With Joy and Watch Your Team Fly!

Change is hard. But you won't create a joyful workplace by leading the way you've always led. In this talk, Rich explores his own journey to joy, focusing on how he had to learn to lead in a completely different way and, by doing so, witnessed results that exceeded his wildest expectations.

Joy and HR - Lessons for Creating an Intentionally Joyful Culture

Any organization that is on a culture transformation journey (and who isn’t these days?) and is not looking at their people processes will fail. Slowly and painfully, fail. Culture is a big topic and it seems every organization wants one. The truth is EVERY organization, young or old, big or small, has a culture. Many want to change the one they have to something better, more compelling, and more energizing. In this talk, Rich will explore how to create and foster an intentionally joyful culture.

Build a Workplace People Love: Just Add Joy

Experience the classic talk Rich has delivered to audiences around the world about how Menlo builds joy into everything it does. Take away practical ideas to bring your workplace to a better place. This talk incorporates essential lessons from Rich's first book, Joy, Inc.

Fight Fear, Embrace Change: Run the Experiment

Is your week made up of endless meetings that lead nowhere? Has your team given up on bringing new ideas to the table? With this talk, learn how you can move your organization from one of "that won't work here" to "let's run the experiment." Find out how this simple change can ignite a culture of action and learning like you've never seen before.

Leadership Impact Through Storytelling

If culture eats strategy for breakfast, then storytelling sets the table for the meal. In this session, Rich will shine a light on why Storytelling is one of the most compelling approaches to building an intentional culture of joyful leadership. Learn how to use this powerful, inspiring technique to share your vision and lead your team.