Change

You Can’t Survive Your Way to #1: The Case for Radical Adaptability

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Radical Adaptability keynote speaker Shawn Ellis

Most organizations are adapting right now. Adjusting. Reacting. Fixing what breaks. And that’s understandable — we’re living through constant market shifts, leadership changes, integration pressures, technology acceleration, and rising performance expectations. Adaptation has become a survival skill. But survival was never the goal, was it? Adaptability is reactive by nature. Something changes and the question […]

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Why We Struggle to End Things — The Hidden Payoff No One Talks About

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Resilience Keynote Speaker Shawn Ellis

As we move toward a new year, most people focus on what they want to start. New goals. New priorities. New habits. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: You can’t begin strong if you refuse to end what’s in the way. And most of us don’t struggle with endings because they’re difficult. We struggle because, on

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Leaders Don’t Get Stuck Because of Strategy. They Get Stuck Because of Stories.

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Shawn Ellis - Radical Adaptability Leadership Keynote Speaker

In every event I lead — whether it’s 50 people or 5,000 — I ask leaders one simple question: “What’s one thing you know it’s time to END?” And every time, the answers look like this: Naming the behavior matters — it’s the beginning of change. But it’s only the beginning. Because once the behavior

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How Change REALLY Works

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Shawn Ellis - How Change Really Works - Resilience and Leadership Keynote Speaker

A real-world look at the psychology and neuroscience of lasting transformation After more than two decades in the speaking business—which, if we’re honest, is really the behavior change business—I’ve learned that change isn’t an event. It’s a process the brain and body have to experience together. This year alone, I’ve spoken to thousands of people—and

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What If the Key to Growth Isn’t What You Start… But What You Choose to End?

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Resilience Keynote Speaker Shawn Ellis - Choose Your Ending

As a motivational keynote speaker and someone who’s spoken for clients from Anchorage to Orlando this year, I’ve seen a powerful pattern: We all want to grow.To become.To rise to the next level—personally, professionally, organizationally. But let’s be honest… Most of us feel like the world is blocking us at every turn. We want the

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