PROFILE
Behavioural Strategist Erik Vermeulen brings over 2 decades of Leadership and Consulting experience in growing the leadership skills and teams across several industries.
His strategies allow leaders to create more profitable behaviours by examining how their teams work and how they interact with their employees as well as their customers.
Erik is a high energy presenter, effortlessly adding humour and entertainment to his powerful business messages. He’s often singled out for his passion and zest as well as his business insight.
Erik believes that you cannot motivate people, rather he takes a highly effective behavioural approach to leadership that allows him to influence what people are motivated to do! He shows companies how to build “virtual” teams that include both their employees and their customers, making a significant impact on the bottom-line. He has helped a global mobile phone company sell 60 000 units in a saturated market in under 3 weeks.
He has served long-term consulting contracts with some of the world’s largest companies and leaders in the global marketplace. His clients have found that Erik has the ability to put plenty of real-life business issues into perspective and offer realistic alternatives to team and leadership issues. He is frequently singled out for his enthusiasm, down to earth attitude and refreshing approach to people.
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Erik co-created The Brightrock Battle of the Sports which saw him walk 800km over four expeditions with some of South Africa’s sporting heroes to raise much needed funds in support vulnerable communities battling COVID.
SPEAKING TOPICS
THE ADVENTURE OF TEAMS
In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, the ability to harness the power of teamwork is more critical than ever. Erik Vermeulen, a seasoned behavioural strategist and adventurer, offers profound insights into unlocking the potential of collaborative intelligence. With a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of human dynamics, Vermeulen’s keynote speech is a transformative journey into the heart of effective teamwork.
He emphasises the paramount importance of teamwork in driving organizational success through highlighting his experiences in both the corporate world and the world of adventure. He introduces concepts such as the Partnership Model, The Trust Equation and how teams can achieve results through finding Purpose in Process.
Throughout his presentation, Vermeulen delves into the dynamics of effective teams. Building a culture of collaboration is not just a lofty aspiration but a tangible goal within reach. Vermeulen provides practical strategies for fostering psychological safety, encouraging openness and transparency, and aligning goals and objectives to unite teams towards a common purpose.
THE ADVENTURE OF CHANGE
We al know that in today’s world change is the only constant and in this keynote presentation, Erik drives home the message that business needs to be comfortable with being uncomfortable while navigating the “Change Curve”
Using 4 adventures as the backbone for the journey, Erik will take the audience from the Empty Quarter to Antarctica and from Kilimanjaro to the summit of Aconcagua to discover the four key themes driving success in leading change, managing disruption, and future-proofing your organisation.
From embracing disruption and building resilience to fostering collaboration and leading with purpose, Erik unveils actionable insights and proven solutions tailored for today’s dynamic marketplace.
What sets Erik’s presentation apart? His unparalleled expertise, honed through years of advising global leaders and organisations, brings unparalleled value to every session. Erik’s captivating style and engaging delivery ensure an immersive experience that resonates long after the event ends. Participants walk away empowered with practical tools and a renewed sense of purpose to thrive amidst change.
THE ADVENTURE OF LEADERSHIP
The biggest challenge facing leaders in a post pandemic economy is not to manage balance sheets, but to manage their people and their attitudes.
Uncertainty is the very essence of adventure, and at the essence of leadership is the mitigation of uncertainty and creating certainty within the context of the business environment. This makes leadership a most compelling adventure.
In this presentation, Erik Vermeulen addresses the essential ski ls and dashboards that modern leaders need to be concerned with in order to create an environment in which people can thrive while meeting business objectives. His insights and audience take aways are a careful blend of research, behavioural science and personal experience blended from business and adventure leadership.
In this presentation he guides the audience through the challenges they face and how to meet them head on with practical examples, vivid stories from his own experience and poignant behavioural strategies for leaders to build teams, drive performance and lead in turbulent times.
