MEET RON FRIEDMAN PHD
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The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
Ron Friedman, Ph.D., is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. His new book, The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace, has been described as “stunning,” “eye-opening,” and “a contemporary classic,” and praised by best-selling authors Daniel Pink, David Allen, Marshall Goldsmith, Susan Cain, and Adam Grant. Dr. Friedman has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, political leaders, and the world’s leading non-profits. Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men’s Health, Shape, and Allure. He is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, CNN, Forbes, Fast Company, and Psychology Today. SPEAKING TOPICSWhat the World’s Best Workplaces Do Differently
In his highly-acclaimed new book, The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace, award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman surveyed the world’s most successful organizations, identifying key practices that position them to thrive. In this engaging keynote, Dr. Friedman reveals the highlights, offering a surprising look at the emerging science of workplace excellence. You’ll discover why great workplaces reward failure, how turning colleagues into close friends can bolster your bottom line, and why smart managers aim to complicate rather than simplify their employees’ lives. You’ll learn why Dreamworks pays employees to decorate their desks, why the Boston Consulting Group flags analysts who don’t take paid time off (PTO), and why Radio Flyer provides mileage reimbursement for employees who ride their bikes. By the end of this presentation, not only will you and your team think differently about your workplace, you’re bound to come away with a variety of actionable insights that you can immediately put to use. The Science of Getting Things Done: Proven Strategies for Sharpening Your Focus, Eliminating Distractions, and Consistently Performing at Your Best We all want to work smarter, not harder. But how do you do it? This talk offers practical, research-based strategies for maximizing your performance, based on Dr. Friedman’s popular series of articles for the Harvard Business Review. For years, we’ve been taught that being productive is a matter of effort. We’ve been led to believe that if only we arrived at the office each morning motivated to produce great work, we’d eventually succeed. But the research tells us something different. Studies now indicate that effort is only part of the equation. More important are the practices we use to manage our time and energy throughout the workday. In this insightful talk, Dr. Friedman outlines proven techniques for being more effective at your job, no matter you do. You’ll learn how to think strategically about your calendar, how to generate creative solutions when you’re feeling stuck, and how to get the most out of every single hour of your day. Motivating Excellence: The Science of Fostering Passion, Loyalty, and Top Performance How do you motivate others to produce their best work? For generations, leaders have received conflicting advice. But now, thanks to groundbreaking new research, we have clear, data-driven insights into the factors that generate employee engagement and sustain performance over the long term. In this compelling and persuasive presentation, you’ll learn the surprising truth about what motivates excellence (hint: it’s not money or titles), and discover concrete steps you can immediately apply to elevate your team’s performance.
How to Turn Your Team into a Creative Powerhouse In the past, maintaining a successful business meant increasing productivity and eliminating waste. But today, the world is different. For any company to thrive it needs more than an efficient process—it needs a steady stream of creative ideas to drive innovation and stimulate growth. What can leaders do to spark out-of-the-box solutions? As it turns out, quite a bit. We’re led to believe that creativity is fixed—that people either have it or they don’t. But as you’ll discover in this talk, this assumption is false. There are practical, evidence-based steps that any company can use to foster workplace creativity. Five things you will learn:
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“A contemporary classic. Dr. Friedman’s new book offers a highly original guide to creating exceptional workplaces based on cross-field academic research and superb examples from real companies. You won’t find these insights elsewhere. From office design to employee motivation to conflict resolution, The Best Place to Work is the best book to have on your shelf now.” |
Executive education
What the best managers do differently
It’s often said that employees join a company for its reputation but leave because of a bad manager.
Studies confirm that this assumption is largely right. Who you report to defines your organizational experience, which highlights an important point: if you want an extraordinary workplace, you’re going to need outstanding managers.
How do the best managers motivate top performance?
In this training workshop, designed specifically for emerging leaders and managers seeking to get the most from their team, we will examine proven insights from the science of motivation.
5 things you will learn
How to turn coworkers into friends
When it comes to building an extraordinary workplace, one critical ingredient frequently gets overlooked: employee friendships. Studies show that the more colleagues view one another as friends, the more likely they are to be productive, engaged and loyal to their organization.
One reason this finding is rarely discussed is that it leaves leaders feeling helpless. Even if workplace friendships are vital to employee performance, what can they possibly do about it?
In this training workshop, you’ll discover the answers.
5 things you will learn
Applying the science of happiness to your organization
Studies show that when we feel positive at work, we connect with others more easily, think more creatively, and get more done.
How do you turn your company into a happy workplace?
Over the past few years, scientists have made tremendous strides in understanding the conditions that foster happiness. In this training workshop, you’ll hear their surprising discoveries and identify precise ways you can apply these insight into your organization.
5 things you will learn
It’s often said that employees join a company for its reputation but leave because of a bad manager.
Studies confirm that this assumption is largely right. Who you report to defines your organizational experience, which highlights an important point: if you want an extraordinary workplace, you’re going to need outstanding managers.
How do the best managers motivate top performance?
In this training workshop, designed specifically for emerging leaders and managers seeking to get the most from their team, we will examine proven insights from the science of motivation.
5 things you will learn
- The best (and worst) ways of motivating employees.
- Five keys to making your feedback more effective.
- How to motivate without saying a word.
- Why you should complicate—rather than simplify—your employees’ lives.
- The secret to making any job more meaningful.
How to turn coworkers into friends
When it comes to building an extraordinary workplace, one critical ingredient frequently gets overlooked: employee friendships. Studies show that the more colleagues view one another as friends, the more likely they are to be productive, engaged and loyal to their organization.
One reason this finding is rarely discussed is that it leaves leaders feeling helpless. Even if workplace friendships are vital to employee performance, what can they possibly do about it?
In this training workshop, you’ll discover the answers.
5 things you will learn
- The proven drivers of lasting friendship.
- Why some workplace connections blossom into meaningful relationships, while others stall.
- How thinking like a party planner can help you promote bonding between colleagues.
- How the world’s best organizations foster employee friendships.
- What you can do to create the experience of a workplace community.
Applying the science of happiness to your organization
Studies show that when we feel positive at work, we connect with others more easily, think more creatively, and get more done.
How do you turn your company into a happy workplace?
Over the past few years, scientists have made tremendous strides in understanding the conditions that foster happiness. In this training workshop, you’ll hear their surprising discoveries and identify precise ways you can apply these insight into your organization.
5 things you will learn
- Why most of us find it difficult to sustain happiness for more than a few hours.
- Six scientifically proven principles for creating workplace happiness that lasts.
- Specific action items for implementing each practice within your workplace.
- How to strategically time “happiness boosts” in ways that get the most from your team’s performance.
- Best practices from the world’s happiest workplaces.
COACHING
Each year, Dr. Friedman provides one-on-one coaching to a limited number of clients.
Through a series of action-focused coaching calls, he helps CEOs and senior leaders maximize their performance, eliminate obstacles, and get more done. His clients have a thinking partner to challenge their assumptions, hold them accountable, and help them implement data-driven insights for working smarter and leading more effectively.
Through a series of action-focused coaching calls, he helps CEOs and senior leaders maximize their performance, eliminate obstacles, and get more done. His clients have a thinking partner to challenge their assumptions, hold them accountable, and help them implement data-driven insights for working smarter and leading more effectively.
