James Adonis

Engaging. Entertaining. Thought-provoking. These are the three words most commonly used to describe James's presentations and workshops. They're packed full of information, humorous, energetic, and cater for every learning style.

With presentations delivered in many countries across three continents, and to audiences ranging from front-line employees to CEOs and everyone in between, James's experience ensures that every audience member embraces the tools and motivation to make positive changes at work.

As a leading international expert on employee engagement, James shows managers around the world how to engage their employees so that they become loyal high-performers.

By the time he was 24, James was managing a team of 100. His major achievements have included taking a team that had employee turnover exceeding 70% and reducing it to zero where it was maintained for 2 years. He has also achieved employee engagement results that have exceeded not only the industry standard, but world's best practice.

Recognised internationally as a premier expert on engagement and retention, James's articles are regularly published in many countries. He is frequently featured in the media as a thought leader on people management and is the author of "Love Your Team: How to halve your employee turnover in less than 90 days!", which is currently on sale in all bookstores across Australia.

Thought-provoking and entertaining, James's keynote presentations and workshops show companies how to solve staff turnover, engage Generation Y, and win the war for talent. James has presented to audiences across Australia, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, with an impressive list of clients including McDonald's, American Express, Coca-Cola, and Gucci.

In 2008, James became the President of the National Speakers Association of Australia (NSW Chapter) - the youngest person in the history of the Association to hold such an honour.

Speaking Topics include:

Employee Engagement: Solved! - How to create an engaged and switched-on team
The greatest driver of your team's success is their level of engagement. Engaged employees are less likely to resign, unlikely to call in sick when they're not really sick, consistently do more than what's required, and have far greater levels of quality and productivity.

Staff Turnover: Solved! - How to create a loyal, dedicated and committed team
Every resignation costs approximately double that employee's annual salary. Financial implications aside, high levels of employee turnover destabilise your business, strengthen your competitors, and make it harder for you to achieve your organisational objectives. And the number one reason why employees resign? Their direct manager.

Motivation: Solved! - How to motivate employees without spending a cent
The degree to which employees are motivated determines their level of productivity, proactiveness, and attitude. And at a time when budgets are being squeezed, it's become especially important to motivate employees with little or no money.

Talent Management: Solved! - How to win the war for talent
Finding and keeping the very best people is tough - and as the number of employers grows while the pool of employees shrinks, it's only going to get tougher. The organisations that survive and thrive will be those that can attract, engage and retain the most talented people in their industry.

Recruitment: Solved! - How to attract the best people - even with a skills shortage
The "skills shortage" is an excuse most organisations use to disguise the fact they're unable to attract the very best candidates. In an environment where who you have working for you is a major advantage over your competitors, an organisation's ability to recruit talented employees is absolutely critical.

Gen Y: Solved! - How to get the best out of Generation Y
They're the least understood Generation that has a huge amount of potential to contribute to your organisation. The key is learning how to unlock the value they can add to your business. Instead of being a hassle to manage, Gen Ys have the ability to be your stars.

Team Leadership: Solved! - How to be the most amazing manager of people
The most important role in any company is that of the Team Leader - the front-line manager of people. Employee performance, staff retention, and engagement are all dependent on the talent, skill, and attitude of your Team Leaders.

Client Ovations: James Adonis walked his talk. He is a living breathing example of how to deliver an interactive workshop that all generations, not just Y, can enjoy

Brainpower Training

James's ideas are fresh and challenging, his style is energetic and engaging, and the feedback from our team is that he has caused them to rethink what they have done in the past and they will be doing things differently in future. James will make you think and I encourage you to spend some time with him - it's very worthwhile

Hitachi

Motivating, insightful, professional and engaging, are a few words that come to mind when reflecting on our day with James. His enthusiasm, extensive knowledge and refreshing approach to employee engagement, was the inspiration we required. We strongly recommend a day with James to every manager

PowerTel

Many thanks for your outstanding contribution at our annual event, National Training Day 2006. The key figure at any event is the Master of Ceremonies. It is they who draw in the audience, hold their attention and inspire the speakers to do their best. You succeeded in doing all of these

Training Australia Magazine