Galen Emanuele

Galen Emanuele Speaking Topics

• Shift Yes: Transform Your Teams With “Yes, And”

  Galen's highly-interactive session teaches leaders and employees how to apply the core tenets of improv to skyrocket communication, leadership, self awareness, emotional intelligence, and team culture. Through skill-building exercises, participants come away with actionable tools to contribute to an intentional culture and be more effective team members and leaders through the five core tenets of improv; Saying Yes, Listening & Being Present, Making Others Look Good, Embracing Change, and Choosing Positivity. The concepts are universal and the activities are profound, simple, and relatable. No one gets called up on stage or put on the spot. It is equally impactful for introverts, extroverts, and audiences of all industries, personality types, and backgrounds.

  Key Takeaways:

  • Understand how to communicate and influence others with the tools of “Yes, And.”
  • Learn to be present, connected, and fully engaged in their communications.
  • Contribute to a collaborative team culture of support and strive to make others look good.
  • Adapt positively to change, be receptive to new ideas, and navigate conflict more easily.
  • Take responsibility for the way they show up and impact others every day.

• Create & Establish Exceptional Company Culture

  In simple terms, culture is the way people show up, treat each other, and approach their work; it’s the rules of engagement that define what it means to be part of a team. Exceptional culture is achieved through clearly defined behaviors and mindsets that are universally understood, that everyone takes ownership and accountability for, and that no one is exempt from.

  This session will blow the doors off the way you approach and drive culture in your organization. Galen translates the elusive, complex topic of ‘culture’ into a fresh, step by step approach to build, integrate, and live a culture of your own design. Without question, exceptional culture boosts engagement and performance, what’s missing from the tool belt of many executive teams is simply HOW to do it with consistency and success. In this session you will learn how to establish clearly defined behaviors and mindsets to transform the way your people show up and perform together every day. Galen also provides a takeaway resource for teams to begin implementing his work immediately. Flat out, this will change the game for you, your team, and organization. Key Takeaways

  • Go beyond mission statements and lists of values and learn how to actually establish a tangible and intentional culture.
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of Galen’s “Clarity, Commitment, Consistency” approach for leadership teams.
  • Receive Galen's Strategic Culture Plan to guide you and your team step-by-step through designing and implementing your culture.

• Designing a Culture of Feedback

  Feedback done well within organizations is imperative to building trust, growth, and accelerating improvement. The ability to skillfully give and receive feedback is a requirement for personal and professional growth, and it reduces a lot of unnecessary static and conflict on teams.

  In this session, Galen shows teams how to build a culture of feedback where it is not viewed as criticism, but a valuable opportunity to improve, strengthen relationships, and contribute to each other’s growth and success. Teams and leaders will learn to establish and embrace an environment that is open and receptive to feedback; where it’s productive, safe, welcome, and sought after. He will provide a simple, effective models for skillfully giving and receiving feedback to create a familiar structure and common language so that the process and experience is positive, effective, and consistent across the team.

  Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how to skillfully give and receive feedback using simple, teachable models for consistency and common language around feedback.
  • Gain tools and mindsets to establish a “Culture of Feedback” on their team and inside their organization.
  • Shift their perspective and relationship with feedback to embrace a growth mindset of continual learning and improvement.

• Leading & Thriving Through Change

  In this session, Galen will provide tools, mindsets, and takeaways for teams to increase change agility, resilience, and skillfully lead and navigate through change. His activities and insights will show participants how to respond to change and embrace it in a way that allows them to thrive instead of feeling like they’re treading water to survive. This session can be tailored specifically to employees and/or leaders around how they can effectively move through change and show up to support their teams during times of change.

  Key Takeaways:

  • Gain tools, mindsets, and takeaways for navigating change, reducing struggle, and lowering change fatigue.
  • Learn how to skillfully move through change as a team, and show up as effective coworkers and leaders in times of upheaval or uncertainty.
  • Respond positively and embrace change as an opportunity for growth instead of a threat or loss.
  • Understand the Change Curve and how to embrace the natural ups and downs to thrive instead of feeling overwhelmed or just treading water to survive.

• Delivering a “No” & Navigating Conflict

  One of the biggest challenges that we face in business and as humans is how to effectively deliver a 'no' and navigate conflict. These are amplified in business where taking the wrong approach can destroy engagement, morale, creativity, and even your personal reputation. In this session Galen teaches how to successfully navigate the art of delivering a 'no' and move through conflict, providing a concise set of tools and framework. Learn how to take a collaborative, strategic approach that puts the relationship first, focuses on a solution, and feels authentic and supportive without crushing employee and team morale.

  Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how to say “no” to the idea but “yes” to the person in a collaborative way that puts the relationship first.
  • Understand how to effectively diffuse and navigate conflict by making others feel listened to and considered while focusing on solutions.
  • Collaboratively find solutions or arrive at “no” in a way that elicits engagement and doesn’t damage morale.
  • Drive a culture of innovation and improvement where people feel safe to share ideas without taking a ‘no’ personally.