Retain Your Rockstars™ and Stop Wasting Time with falling stars
Engaging keynotes that transform how leaders retain their best people.
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Speaking Topics Joe Delivers
LEAD - Four keys to Retain Your Rockstars™
Learn practical strategies to keep top talent engaged, connected, and thriving so your best people stay and grow with you.
Get a Grip on Your Business - Intro to EOS™
Cut through confusion with practical EOS tools that align vision, drive accountability, and create a healthier leadership team.
EOS™ - Using EOS to ensure LEAN outcomes
A practical talk on how to apply EOS tools to cut waste, strengthen discipline, and build a leadership team that drives efficient, predictable results.
Outgrow - How to get 15-30% predictable revenue growth
Turn sales teams from reactive to proactive with a simple daily habit that uncovers opportunities and drives consistent growth.
Great Boss Workshop – lead, manage, & drive accountability
A hands‑on leadership talk designed to transform technically promoted managers into confident, people‑first leaders.
Featured Topic:
LEAD: Four Keys to Retain Your Rockstars
Organizations often overlook their most valuable assets – their loyal, high-performing Rockstar employees.
This transformative workshop addresses the critical challenge of retaining top talent while providing leaders with practical, actionable strategies to keep their best team members engaged and fulfilled.
Through real-world insights and proven methodologies, this program equips leaders with the tools they need to build stronger connections with their employees and create lasting organizational success.
Participants Will Leave With:
- A customizable retention plan with clear steps to engage and retain Rockstar employees
- Stronger employee connections that inspire loyalty
- Insights into key motivators and support for high performers
- Techniques to prevent turnover through balance, fulfillment, and culture
- Methods to refocus energy on top talent so they feel valued
- Four proven tools you can apply immediately to boost retention
“Joe’s presentation about how to Retain Your Rockstars is a must session for every management team.”
Doug Fahrforth
CEO, Blue Star Power Systems
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GET A GRIP ON YOUR BUSINESS with EOS
Most teams struggle with mixed priorities, unclear accountability, and meetings that don’t move the business forward.
This practical session introduces the Entrepreneurial Operating System and shows leaders how to run their organization with focus, discipline, and a shared language.
Through plain, real-world tools, Joe gives your team a framework to align on vision, strengthen execution, and build a healthier leadership culture that solves issues at the root.
“Such a helpful and action-oriented approach to working through people issues.”
Conference Attendee
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OUTGROW: Sales Doing vs. Sales Training
Achieve 15 to 30 percent sales growth by doing the things your team already knows.
This practical session shows how a simple, proactive rhythm creates predictable revenue you can plan around. You’ll see how small, consistent selling behaviors fuel bigger opportunities inside your current customer base.
Joe covers the short activities that move deals forward, and the basic tracking that keeps everyone accountable and confident.
“Wow. Thank you for this presentation! Great session, great handouts. Perfect use of time.”
Conference Attendee
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Using EOS to ensure LEAN outcomes
Leadership teams often get stuck with unclear priorities, inefficient meetings, and wasted effort.
In this session, Joe shows how the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS) streamlines decision-making and execution so teams stay lean and focused. You’ll learn how EOS tools bring clarity, strengthen accountability, and keep everyone working toward the same vision.
Participants leave with a practical framework they can apply immediately to cut waste, solve issues faster, and achieve measurable results.
“Excellent content, worksheet. Simple but effective information with great takeaways.”
Conference Attendee
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Great Boss Workshop
Learn to Lead, Manage, and Hold People Accountable
In this session, Joe shares practical tools from the Great Boss Toolkit to help leaders build trust, set clear expectations, and hold team members accountable. Through real-world examples and proven methods, participants learn how to become the kind of boss people want to follow.
Leaders leave with simple, repeatable practices they can apply immediately to strengthen relationships, improve performance, and retain top talent.
“Immediately actionable. Thank you for looking out for our rockstars and reminding us what we need to do.”
Conference Attendee
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A personal message from joe Paulsen
I work with business leaders who want to focus on and retain their Rockstars and stop wasting their time with falling stars
Thank you for considering me as a speaker for your upcoming event.
It’s always an honor to be considered to serve an audience as it allows me to advocate for the often overlooked, loyal, and high-performing Rockstar employees.
I’ve put this page together to make your decision-making process easier and show you exactly how I can deliver value to your audience.
Organizers often choose to work with me because I:
- Deliver practical, immediately actionable strategies their audience can implement
- Bring high energy and engagement that keeps attendees learning and participating
- Make the planning process smooth and stress-free with clear communication
- Arrive prepared, professional, and ready to serve their audience
- Share real-world experience as a former executive who's "been there, done that"
My commitment is simple: to be easy to work with, exceed your expectations, and deliver content that transforms your audience’s approach to leadership and retention.
