Retain Your Rockstars™ and Stop Wasting Time with falling stars
Engaging keynotes that transform how leaders retain their best people.

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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.

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LEAD: Four Keys to Retain Your Rockstar
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:
Walk away with an actionable, step-by-step strategy to identify, engage, and retain Rockstar employees for long-term success.
Stronger employee connections:
Discover how to build meaningful relationships with all team members to keep them inspired and loyal.
Insights into what Rockstars need:
Learn the key motivators that drive high-performing employees and how to provide the support and recognition they deserve.
Techniques to prevent turnover:
Strategies for balancing workload, fostering fulfillment, and creating an irresistible workplace culture.
Methods to rebalance focus:
Shift your energy from low-performing employees to your top talent, ensuring they feel valued and prioritized.
tools you can use tomorrow:
Leave with four proven actions to create immediate change and ensure your Rockstars are here to stay.

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More about Joe
Joe Paulsen is the voice for overlooked “Rockstar” employees – those loyal, high-performing team members who quietly drive your business forward.
His LEAD: Four Keys to Retain Your Rockstars™ workshop draws from over two decades of leadership experience and hands-on implementation with more than 70 organizations.
As a former $40M company executive who engineered a 1000% revenue increase in six years, Joe understands what truly motivates top performers to stay. Since 2015, he’s dedicated his career to helping other leaders build and retain exceptional teams.
An Expert EOS Implementer® and certified Great Boss Workshop facilitator, Joe delivers actionable strategies that transform how organizations engage and retain their best people – their rockstars!

Great content and well presented. Want more! … so l am attending a future workshop asap.
Wow. Thank you for this presentation! Great session, great handouts. Perfect use of time.
Joe is a truly amazing presenter! Plus the content was fabulous.
Took a ton of notes, so valuable! Thank you!
Excellent content, worksheet. Simple but effective information with great takeaways.
Immediately actionable. Thank you for looking out for our rockstars and reminding us what we need to do.
Such a helpful and action-oriented approach to working through people issues. Thank you so much!