TALKS FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
”Having Bill as our keynote speaker was such a joy for our people leaders! This presentation really spoke to leaders in helping professions, who are doing their very best to charge their own batteries and create safe environments so they can support their frontline staff and ultimately our clients. Bill has an incredible wealth of knowledge to share that is vital for creating healthy habits, employees, and healthy organizations as a result. His presentation was both informative and inspiring, and we look forward to inviting him back in the future!
Stacey WebsterLearning Consultant, Organizational Development at the Department of Social Development, Government of New-Brunswick
”Dr. Howatt provided a Keynote Presentation at our CALEP Conference on September 11, 2023, and his speech was one of the highlights for our entire program. This particular Keynote Presentation focused on Workplace Mental Health & Burnout and were topics that resonated with our Conference attendees. Dr. Howatt is an engaging speaker that employs a dynamic speaking style and encourages interaction amongst the audience to help achieve a deeper understanding. Furthermore, the tips that Dr. Howatt provided to help protect and promote mental fitness were well received by our Conference attendees and is information that they can employ in their daily lives going forward.
Craig StayuraManager, Mineral Land at Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.
”Dr. Bill Howatt served as the Keynote Speaker for two of our corporate safety forums over the last couple of years. Dr. Howatt’s presentations have contributed to progressing the conversation on mental health and wellbeing within the organization. Not only have our employees benefitted from his knowledge early on in the pandemic through his ‘Mental Fitness 101’ presentation, Dr. Howatt also helped our employees understand the anxiety associated with a return to office through his ‘Ready to Return?’ presentation. Dr. Howatt is becoming a household name with our workforce and we look forward to working with him in the future.
Said MohamudIOL
”Bill Howatt reached over 300 of our people leaders helping them understand the importance of mental fitness, for them and for the people who rely on them. He made concepts relatable, digestible and removed any stigma associated with this sensitive topic. Feedback from Softchoice leaders include “this is some of the best training I’ve ever received at a leadership conference”….”thank you for investing in mental heath and wellness, this topic is situation critical and I feel better equipped to support my people”…. “Bill Howatt was amazing, great content topic, great speaker!” In the Spring Bill came back to speak to all of Softchoice, the feedback was consistent “so relatable…thank you for speaking so freely about his important topic”….”really like the idea of a mental fitness plan…and journaling”… “we really needed to talk about this as an organization, everyone is working through their own “stuff”…understanding where to start tackling my own mental health and wellness is so helpful!”
Sara LockhartSoft Choice Team
”Dr. Bill Howatt's leadership session on building psychologically safe workplaces was extremely well-received by our audience of Ontario Public Service leaders. It had the largest attendance to date for our mental health speakers series. Dr. Howatt's dynamic presentation style engaged participants throughout the session, and those in attendance said it helped them to better understand their pivotal role in fostering psychological health and safety among their own teams.
Kristen DelormeAssistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Public Service
”Dr. Bill Howatt is a very accomplished speaker and he has spoken at several Conference Board events including Workshops, Executive Networks, Conferences, and Webinars. He has also conducted internal workshops for staff at the Conference Board on developing coping skills. Both our staff, our clients and participants at events have enjoyed Bill's sessions. We highly recommend Bill for any speaking engagements you have on topics surrounding workplace mental health.
Charles BoyerExecutive Network Manager Workplace Health, Wellness, and Safety The Conference Board of Canada
”Dr. Bill is one of the best presenters we have ever heard, his knowledge and expertise in workplace mental health is remarkable.
Angela RossHealth & Safety Coordinator, Town of Hinton
As an international expert in psychological health and safety, mental health, and leaders Dr. Bill Howatt’s goal is to help employers to protect and promote employee’s mental health.
Many employers are unsure where to start or how to impact workplace mental health. There are three common reasons why workers and leaders struggle with mental health: being trapped in fear, insecure social connections, and being stuck in regret.
Using an approach called Howatt Works, Dr. Bill work with employers to support the employee experience and organizational resiliency.
Dr. Bill offers signature talks for Resiliency, Leadership, and HR professionals. He also works with organizations to design talks and trainings to meet the organization’s needs and goals. For more information on this service please reach out info@howatthr.com
Check out Dr. Bill’s collection of books to see how this can further support your organization, and inquire about bulk discounts.
Resiliency
RESILIENCY TALK
Mental Fitness to create Psychological Safe and Inclusive Workplaces
Gain clarity on what mental fitness practices can create resilient and thriving cultures.
Organizations that want to drive the DEI agenda, retain and attract top talent, and create an environment where employees want to perform to their potential require an engaged workforce.
Without psychological safety in the workplace, there is no possibility for inclusion; without inclusion, there is no opportunity for diversity and equality.
An estimated 60% of the workforce is stuck in a chronic state of disengagement that negatively impacts their employee experience, productivity, and mental health. When stress, uncertainty, or fear occupy the mind, most employees have never been trained to understand and notice how it is impacting their engagement, or they may have never been supported in the workplace and told how to focus on their self care.
In this keynote, Dr. Bill, will provide clarity on what mental fitness practices can create resilient and thriving cultures. He explains how fear, adversity load, environment is contributing to workforce languishing and being disengage. He will provide a practical framework for how both employers and employee can take advantage of mental fitness practices to drive employee engagement and to create a positive experience where all employees feel a sense of belonging. Like a physical fitness plan the mental fitness practice takes intention, effort and time to create the desirable habits for a workforce to flourish.
Learning Objectives
- Discover how and why people experience long periods of disengagement!
- Understand how stress, mental health (e.g., behavioral health), and mental illness are linked.
- Develop a mental fitness plan that promotes engagement and interpersonal self-care.
”Many thanks to Dr. Howatt for his recent presentation on mental well-being and ‘no more languishing’. Dr. Howatt’s open and candid presentation style resonated with the team, and we very much appreciated hearing some simple and effective tips and techniques to shifting out of those ‘blah’ feelings, and daily exercises to improve mental well-being and fitness.
Ontario Fish & Wildlife Policy Branch
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Mental health is not intuitive – it is a trainable skill.
RESILIENCY TALK
Unlocking Resilience: Empower Your Team to Flourish
Join Dr. Bill on a transformative journey to master resilience and thrive in adversity. As an acclaimed expert in cultivating resilience as a trainable skill, Dr. Bill brings clarity to common traps that hinder effective resilience training and prevent measurable impact. Equip your team with the skills they need to not just bounce back, but to thrive. Dr. Bill will help lay out the expectations for what and how to transform your organization’s approach to resilience training.
Learning Objectives
- Provide learners with tips to cope with work and life challenges.
- This talk leverages Dr. Howatt’s book The Coping Crisis. Participants will receive an e-copy.
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Mental health is not intuitive – it is a trainable skill.
Leadership Talks
LEADERSHIP TALK
High Performance: How to be a Psychologically Safe and Inclusive Leader
80% of the employee experience can be directly attributed to the leader-employee relationship.
Creating psychological safe and inclusive workplaces is top-of-mind for many boards, CEOs, and senior leaders because we now know a workers’ experience in the workplace will have a direct impact on predicting their retention, attraction, disability costs, productivity, sustainability, and quality of life.
The future of work suggests a critical success factor for employers’ sustainability will be people management and creating a psychologically safe work environment. Leaders must discover it is not always WHAT they are doing that matter the most it is HOW they are doing it.
In this keynote, Dr. Bill shares a shortcut for HOW to become a psychological safe leader. He provides leaders with the four core competencies that must be in place to be successful as a psychological safe leader and he offers a coaching tool for the kind of key performance behaviours that can create the habits required to facilitate a psychological safe and inclusive workplace.
Learning Objectives
- Understand workplace psychological health and safety and the leader’s role.
- Explore four core competencies and KPBs that facilitate psychologically safe leadership.
- Discover how leaders can move towards psychologically safe leadership, one interaction at a
time.
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HR Professional Development
ACCREDITED COURSE FOR HR PROFESSIONALS & LEADERS
Workplace Mental Health & Crisis Management Basics
A 12 hour professional development certificate for HR Professionals & Leaders.
About the program
Effective HR leaders understand that they may be called on to support employees in crisis. Because humans are not machines, they have emotions that can directly impact their performance. This program allows HR leaders and professionals to explore foundational knowledge and skills to deal with challenging people moments in the workplace such as crisis, mental illness, anger, and suicide.
Today many HR leaders and professionals are spending more time dealing with employees’ concerns, problems, and emotions. All HR leaders and professionals can benefit from developing their crisis management toolbox so they are prepared and ready to deal with employees who are upset, experiencing mental health issues, or are in crisis. This program’s goal is to support the learners to walk away with more knowledge and skills to manage employees at risk or in crisis.
Overview
- This course will cover a total of seven modules. Each module is 90mins and includes activities, reflections and questions.
- See program description for insights on each of the covered modules.
- The participants must be present for each module to receive their certificate.
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Bespoke Talks
BESPOKE TALKS
Design Your Talk Opportunity
Are you seeking to inspire, educate, or transform your organization through powerful speaking engagements? Look no further than our expert team, with over 30 years of experience supporting more than 200 organizations worldwide. We specialize in crafting talks that align perfectly with your desired message and outcomes.
Our Expertise
- Team Building: Foster unity and collaboration within your teams.
- Mental Health/Resiliency/Mental Fitness: Address critical issues surrounding mental well-being.
- Leadership: Develop effective leadership strategies and skills.
- HR and Psychological Health and Safety: How to maximize the employee experience and to create psychological safe and inclusive workplaces.
Customized Talks
If your organization has unique needs beyond the listed areas, let’s discuss. We boast a vast library featuring:
- Over 100 mental fitness micro-skills.
- 20+ leadership short courses covering diverse topics.
- Specialized training for HR professionals, including conflict resolution and workplace investigations.
Our Approach
Discover our tailored approach to designing talks that resonate and deliver tangible results.
Learn more about how we can elevate your next event with impactful presentations.
Let’s collaborate to create a talk that inspires, empowers, and drives success within your organization.