Living with Class and Leading with Impact

Elevate Don’t Escalate

Unhealthy conflict is a major source of frustration and discontent in the workplace. One-third of employees say it leads to personal attacks with one-in-five saying it causes illness or absence.

Even worse is the fact that nearly 85% of those employees deal with unhealthy conflict for an average of 2.8 hours per week. That represents approximately $359 billion in paid hours each year.

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Banish The Word: ‘Just’

In this presentation, Drew offers tips for addressing some of the most common sources of interpersonal conflict between people and teams.

These include a solution-focused approach to problem-solving; how to effectively address the role fear plays in conflict; and a simple trick for avoiding the most frustrating aspects of email communication. Each strategy reinforces the importance of elevating (seeking solutions) over escalating (attempting to win).

If you’ve ever sworn at your computer because of an email or find your fists balling up thinking about a co-worker, this presentation will be ideal for helping to save careers and relationships.

With A Net Promoter Score of

89

Based on 290+ data points over the past year, this presentation has a net promoter score of 89 with only 0.014% of respondents ranking it 6 or less on a scale of 1-10.

Conference attendees loved every minute of Drew’s keynote. Many of our evaluations come back saying “best keynote I have ever seen.” His message of leadership resonated and inspired our audience regardless of their title. It was the perfect opening for our event and set a positive tone for our conference.
Kim Keating,Safework Manitoba
Drew’s message and delivery were relatable and resonated with our audience. His keynote was inspiring and inclusive. The audience noted the ways in which he tailored his talk to fit our institution. It was a joy working with Drew and his team to make our event a huge success.
Stacey Olson-Steele,Thompson Rivers University
When Drew was selected to be our keynote speaker, I never expected to receive life-changing words. But I did. We all did. Drew is thought-provoking and will change your life, too.
Maj. General Erika Steuterman,United States Air Force
Every once in a while, a speaker comes along that challenges your mind and touches your heart. Someone who you are better off having seen. Drew is that speaker.
Doug Scholz,California Grocers Association
I don’t normally do this, but we have never had a keynote speaker that everyone ranked so high in our evaluations! [Drew] ranked 5.30 out of 5.00 on the evaluations!
Halton Industry Education Council
Drew blew us away . . . There was not a dry eye in the place. When he sat down the audience stood up and would probably still be applauding if he hadn’t said it was getting embarrassing.
Blissdom Canada
One of our core values at the Chamber is “Be A Trailblazer.” Drew’s presentation fully embodied this value. High level executives to mom-and-pop shop stores have approached us to say how much his message meant to them. Even a former board member who we all admire said that she really needed that perspective shift that Drew supplied.
Hannah Bowen,Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce
Drew’s message and delivery was relatable and resonated with our audience. His keynote was inspiring and inclusive. The audience noted the ways in which he tailored his talk to fit our institution. It was a joy working with Drew and his team to make our event a huge success.
Rick Layzell, CEO,Boating Ontario
Real. Raw. Authentic individual that brought real life examples to personalize the experience. Thought provoking.
Jeremy Hamp,Government of Iowa
Drew is a fantastic speaker; he engaged the entire Early Years community and inspired, so many educators to see who they matter too. Many times, I felt like you could hear a pin drop in the room, waiting to hear what Drew had to say next.
Christine Mumford,Northumberland County
I’ve been in the events business for 15 years and Drew is one of my all-time favorite guest speakers. If you like seeing head-nods, laughter, tears and the inevitable standing ovation from your group, then Drew is your guy! No speaker has been easier to work with or cares more about the audience. A master storyteller, his content is powerful and super easy to implement into your personal and professional life.
John Pouliot, Director,Global Events and Trade Shows, Monster
He was just so REAL. He did not present like a lecturer with all the answers talking down to his audience. He was on everyone’s level, speaking like a friend who was sharing his experiences, his knowledge, and ways that he has found to be a successful person; to be a real leader. . . . Lots of take-aways, lots of thoughtprovoking stories, lots of ways to make a difference in people’s lives – every Day One we take the chance.
Leslie Paige Wolfson, Executive Director,Association of Corporate Counsel New Jersey
Relatable. Real. Simple. Drew was very authentic in his presentation. He chose very simple examples to support his positing, but they were relatable to everyone.
Laska Pare,Government of British Columbia
Drew presents an incredibly ambitious leadership challenge to the audience in a way that’s completely practical and within reach.
Christopher Gordon,Nova Scotia Secondary School Alliance
He was very inspiring to the audience and his authenticity was infectious.
Steve Brierley, President,Real Leader Development
Days after his talk, students and co-workers were approaching me to say how much his message about personal leadership resonated with them.
Emma Russell,Cape Breton University
Drew brings a brilliant mixture of passion, insight, humor and joy to the stage.  He showered our audience with love, and they loved him back.  I think we will lead and live differently because of Drew’s message
Diana Harrison Ogawa,Central New Mexico College
Drew received 4.6 stars out of 5 for impact and relevance to our leaders. He connected at their level & spoke their language perfectly.
Cijaye Depradine,Best Buy Canada
Most great speakers have a schtick but Drew has soul. His talk brought many folks here to tears and uplifted us all, connecting the hard work each of us do every day to something bigger than ourselves. A year later. his message seems to have become an enduring part of our culture. He spent hours before his talk understanding
what we were really about and hours afterward connecting with folks who wanted to understand more about his philosophy. It just shines through when someone really cares.
Glenn KelmanCEO, Redfin
Our franchisees loved Drew’s message. It had a perfect blend of aspiration, authenticity, humor, tenderness and actionable takeaways. That’s what really set him apart – he provided something our audience could take away and implement in their business. Thanks to Drew, our owners are becoming better “Everyday Leaders”!
Chuck RunyonCEO, Anytime Fitness

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