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I'm a global keynote speaker, doing over 20 keynotes per year. I have spoken in 12 countries, on three continents, often to global corporate audiences of 500 people or more.
My most requested speaking topics cover the secrets of consistent execution, fast innovation, effective leadership, growth focus, and seamless teamwork. My popular TED talks have been watched by more than six million people.
My solid background as a scientist and corporate executive, combined with my training as a standup comedian, make my keynotes substantive, practical, and hilarious.
Originally trained as a chemical engineer and with more than 20 years of experience in various corporate leadership roles, my work is based on deep knowledge and extensive experience in the practical business applications of behavioral psychology, neuroscience and, especially, common sense.
Most requested speaking topics
One of the biggest business myths is that innovation is expensive, takes a lot of time, and involves huge risks. What if most successful innovations are actually cheap, fast, and almost risk free? In this popular talk, Paul will discuss an intriguing, practical, and proven approach to make high performance innovation accessible for everyone. Application of these ideas will give you the opportunity to take control of reinventing yourself, and stand apart in the market place like a tall giraffe, surrounded by tiny field mice.
Main takeaways:
- How to quickly and cheaply innovate to outsmart your competition
- How to build a high-performance innovation culture
- How to create a bias in your organization for taking massive action on good ideas
I wanted to thank you for coming to join us in Barcelona last week and for your excellent keynote speech. Your topic of innovation was positioned exactly right in the context of our overall agenda priorities. And your anecdotes and humour were just terrific.
– Stephen Hall, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company
How do successful people, teams, and organizations become even more successful? In this entertaining, fascinating, and confronting talk, Paul will not only explain, but also let you experience the inner workings of your brain, and how this affects your own leadership behavior. As a result, you will be inspired with practical ideas to take more, better, and smarter initiatives to significantly raise the bar.
Main takeaways:
- How to focus on the few things necessary for business and professional success
- How to rapidly build high performance habits for you and your team
- How to inspire yourself and others to move to the top 10% in your business or professional field
Paul’s key note address at our international management conference was a resounding success. We had asked him to give the group something to think and talk about during the conference. Weeks later, we are still hearing references to his talk on Strategic Acceleration. Worthwhile points, delivered in an entertaining and memorable way, have staying power.
– Erik Oostwegel, Chairman of the Executive Board, Royal HaskoningDHV
Business and professional success is predictable: If you want to achieve results you have never achieved before, you need to do things you have never done before. In this popular talk, Paul will discuss the most important counter intuitive, almost controversial, but highly effective strategies to make your organization more robust and rapidly move towards achieving big, ambitious goals.
Main takeaways:
- How to create a high-performance execution culture
- How to strategically quit your way to achieve big goals
- How to achieve twice the results in half of the time
Paul has a very clear and down-to-earth approach how to accelerate high performance organisations. His undoubtable scientific knowledge combined with his typical sense of humour, will give you a clear and practical view on how you can simply make a difference the very next day. He will boost you with positive ideas and will leave you with a friendly smile.
– Arjan van Oosten, Partner Grant Thornton