What Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky Talks About:

The Power of Human Connection: How Leaders Can Increase Engagement + Retention, Motivate High-Performing Teams, Build Trusting Relationships, and Create Human Connection at Work

In a lonely, uncertain, overwhelmed workplace; as time spent face-to-face has been replaced with wall-to-wall Zoom meetings, 24/7 Teams messages, and the rapid rise of AI agents and ChatGPT; workplace connection has withered. 40% employees don’t feel a sense of connection to their coworkers, 40% don’t trust their coworkers, and 20% don’t even have one friend at work. As the war for skilled talent grows more competitive and employees spend less time face-to-face than ever before, workplace culture expert Smiley Poswolsky makes the case that the future work is human connection.

In this timely, inspiring, and highly actionable presentation, Smiley will share how leaders can attract and retain top talent across all generations, reignite human connection, and increase team and customer engagement by creating a culture of belonging. Smiley will share actionable tools for fostering employee engagement and supporting our people, customers, and clients, with the challenges of the new world of work including generational differences, hybrid work, well-being, and the impact of AI. At the end of this presentation, your team will have an easy-to-use action-based toolkit to create a culture of human connection for your people, your customers, and your company, and become an industry leader in the future of work.

KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

• Learn 5 ways to increase human connection at work.
• How to deepen trust and build better relationships with coworkers, customers, and clients.
• A concrete example of how one company built higher levels of human connection among their employees.
• Understand the definition of psychological safety and how to foster higher levels of psychological safety on your team, including a simple exercise to try at your next team meeting.
• A practical action-based toolkit every leader, manager, and individual employee can use to build a more connected, collaborative, and engaged culture of belonging at work.

Belonging in the Future of Work: Driving Team Engagement and Culture Growth, Connection and Community in the Age of AI, Uncertainty, and Overwhelm
In a lonely, uncertain, overwhelmed workplace; as time spent face-to-face has been replaced with wall-to-wall Zoom meetings, 24/7 Teams messages, and the rapid rise of AI agents and ChatGPT; workplace connection has withered. 40% of employees don’t feel a sense of connection to their coworkers, 40% don’t trust their coworkers, and 20% don’t even have one friend at work. As the war for skilled talent grows more competitive and employees spend less time face-to-face than ever before, workplace culture expert Smiley Poswolsky makes the case that the future work is human connection.

In this timely, inspiring, and highly actionable presentation, Smiley will share how leaders can attract and retain top talent across all generations, reignite human connection, and increase team and customer engagement by creating a culture of belonging. Smiley will share how we can attract and retain top talent across generations, reignite human connection, and increase team engagement, by creating a culture of belonging for ourselves, our employees, and our clients. Smiley will share actionable tools for fostering employee engagement, building psychological safety, and supporting our teams with the challenges of the new world of work including generational differences, a hybrid workforce, burnout, and the impact of AI and automation. At the end of this presentation, your team will have an easy-to-use toolkit to reimagine a collaborative, engaged, people-first culture, and become an industry leader in the future of work.

KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

• Learn 5 ways to increase workplace belonging and workplace connection.
• Discover the key to becoming a future-ready organization and making the workplace work for all teams; whether in-person, hybrid, or remote.
• Understand the definition of psychological safety and how to foster higher levels of psychological safety on your team, including a simple exercise to try at your next team meeting.
• Actionable (and no-cost!) team habits and rituals to best support your teams with the challenges of burnout, disconnection, low morale, and overwhelm.
• A practical toolkit every leader, manager, and individual employee can use to drive culture transformation and build a more connected, collaborative, and engaged culture of belonging at work.

Engaging the Multigenerational Workforce: How to Be a Future-Ready Organization and Attract, Retain, and Engage Top Talent and Communicate Across Generations

In the age of AI and automation, as the war for skilled talent grows more competitive and the labor market tightens, six generations are meeting together in an ever-evolving hybrid workplace for the first time in history. To move past intergenerational tension and common misunderstandings, leaders must empower talent by communicating across generations and creating a culture of trust and belonging for all. In this timely, entertaining, and highly actionable presentation, workplace belonging expert Smiley Poswolsky will help you attract, retain, and engage the talent of the future by leading with purpose, flexibility, well-being, and human connection.

Smiley will breakthrough common stereotypes about next gen talent; discuss the surprising similarities between what Gen Alpha, Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers want in the workplace, and share case studies for attracting top talent and increasing employee engagement and communication across generations in the future of work. Smiley will share proven strategies how we can attract and retain top talent of all ages, increase team engagement, and create more belonging, by building human connection and community in a hybrid workplace. Smiley offers practical tools and simple, actionable habits to foster multigenerational collaboration and engagement, which will help you become an industry leader in the future of work.

KEY AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS:

• Learn 5 keys to engaging the multigenerational workforce and communicating across generations.
• Understand what Gen Z wants in the workplace and the similarities between what all generations want in the workplace.
• A simple exercise any leader or manager can use to foster collaboration and trust across generations.
• Insights on the future of work, recruitment and retention strategies that appeal to both Gen Z and Gen X, tools to engage hybrid teams, creating a culture of learning and personal growth, and prioritizing well-being and mental health in the era of burnout and overwhelm.
• Actionable (and no-cost!) team habits and rituals every leader, manager, and individual employee can use to build a more connected and engaged culture of belonging at work.