Employee Engagement and Retention Keynote Speaker David Allison

Passion & Purpose –
Not Ping Pong & Pizza

Discover the revolutionary, scientifically proven source of employee engagement, retention, and achievement

Workplace Culture Keynote

It’s no secret that employee engagement and retention are in freefall. Companies continue to offer more perks and incentives, yet 85% of employees worldwide aren’t engaged at work.

Many organizations are at a loss for how to make people do great things and feel satisfied along the way.

Human values expert, employee engagement keynote speaker and 2x best-selling author David Allison has dedicated his career to studying the core values that drive people to become engaged, inspired, and motivated.

By conducting nearly a million surveys in 152 languages featuring hundreds of millions of data points, David and his team have turned shared human values into hard data that’s readable, meaningful, and actionable. It’s no wonder his work is included in college textbooks worldwide and leveraged by organizations like Google, PayPal, lululemon, and the United Nations Foundation.

Guided by David’s game-changing research – delivered in an unforgettably dynamic keynote – you’ll discover how to go beyond pointless perks to create an engaged workforce incentivized by what they value most.

People don’t want ping-pong tables and free pizza. Give them more of what they value, and you’ll unlock their true passion and full potential.

Who is it for

  • People and Culture Professionals 

  • Senior strategy-level leadership in any industry

  • Pension and Benefits Providers

Audience takeaways

  • The specific Power Values that will empower you to engage people and influence outcomes.

  • Creative, detailed strategies to immediately put the Power Values to use.

  • David’s revolutionary Values Thinking Process that turns shared values into actionable tactics.

  • The Three Telltale Questions that will identify the shared values of anyone you want to engage and inspire.

Employee Engagement & Retention Insights

Align Policies with Values

Gain insights into creating policies that resonate with what employees value most, fostering a culture of belonging and motivation.

Values-Driven Communication

Acquire strategies for communicating with your team in a way that honors their core values, enhancing clarity and commitment.

Boost Team Cohesion

Explore methods to identify and leverage common values within your team, strengthening bonds and collaboration.

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David is the Mick Jagger of human values...thrilled with what he delivered

ERIN RODDIE

Director, Cube Business Media Inc.

About David

David Allison stands at the forefront of transforming workplace culture and employee engagement as the world's leading authority on human values.

His innovative approach to understanding and leveraging shared human values has made him an indispensable voice in the realm of employee engagement and retention.

From his landmark keynote speech at Tech Talent North, Canada's leading symposium for People & Culture professionals, to guiding IMEX (the world's leading trade show for business events) to becoming an age-free organization, David has reshaped the very ethos of multiple industries. He's used research to understand the unique challenges of recruiting specialists like Cloud Architects and AI engineers and helped medical information systems giant QHR Technologies shape their workplace culture strategy. On a much larger scale, he profiled the global contact center workforce for Genesys, to help contact center leaders around the world craft workplace environments that resonate with their employees.

David's thought leadership and insights are not just limited to keynote speeches; his work has been featured in numerous podcasts, industry journals, and prestigious publications such as Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and INC Magazine. Additionally, his pioneering research and methodologies are included in textbooks used on campuses worldwide, preparing the next generation of leaders to adopt a values-driven approach.

With an unmatched ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies, David Allison is uniquely positioned as a dynamic, memorable, and transformative employee engagement and retention keynote speaker. His speaking, writing and reserach continue to influence the creation of work environments that are not only productive but deeply aligned with the core values of their workforce.

Work with David

Values are the answer.
Let’s put them to work.

Employee Engagement & Retention Keynote Speaker David Allison will transform how you think about yourself, the people around you, and those you hope to impact with your work. Because we are all values-driven.