Five Drivers That Move Engagement, Backed by Original Research
Chris Sund surveyed 200+ professionals on the gap between what people are capable of and what their workplaces unlock. The finding your audience will remember: 92% believe they are capable of more than they are doing now. The session is about closing that gap.
What Your Audience Walks Out With
Engagement scores tell you something is wrong without telling you what to do. Chris connects the number to behavior: what people said in the research about being underused, and the five drivers that turn a compliant employee into a committed one. Every driver comes with something a leader can run without approval or budget.
- The five research-backed drivers of commitment, not just satisfaction
- Why 92% believing they are capable of more is an opportunity, not an indictment
- The difference between engaged and merely busy — and how to tell on your own team
- What people said they wanted from work that no survey question asks
- Practices that cost nothing and start the week after your event
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Every session is customized to your organization, theme, and goals.
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What Planners Ask
Can we see the research?
Yes. The Untapped Potential Report is available ahead of your event, and Chris can pull specific findings that match what your own engagement data shows.
Will it work for a full-staff audience?
Yes — that is its best setting. The material speaks to individual contributors about their own potential and to leaders about what they are leaving on the table.
Is this a motivational session?
It moves a room, but it is not applause-and-forget. Every section ends with something specific enough to act on.
Can you tailor to our engagement survey results?
Yes. Share your survey or NPS data ahead of time and Chris builds the session around the gaps it reveals.
You Are Capable of More
The bestselling book behind the keynote — ten principles for closing the gap between what people are doing and what they are actually capable of. It is the research your audience hears on stage, in a form they keep on their desk.
Organizations regularly pair a keynote with copies for every attendee. Bulk pricing and signed editions are available.
He Measured It, Then Moved It
Chris took Uniti Med from startup to one of the largest healthcare staffing firms in the country — 10x revenue growth and #3 fastest-growing in the Midwest on the Inc. Regionals — while earning a Fortune Best Workplaces award and world-class employee NPS in the first year.
He also went and asked. The Untapped Potential Report surveyed 200+ professionals on unrealized potential, self-doubt, and what workplaces do to unlock or waste it. Your audience gets numbers they can quote, not anecdotes.
He is a Maxwell Leadership Certified coach, a bestselling author, an Inc. contributor, and VP of the NATHO board.
As Seen & Heard
Television, national business press, and the podcasts where Chris talks engagement, potential, and culture.
Stages I Have Spoken On
Where Engagement Audiences Have Heard Chris
Company meetings, conferences, and appreciation events where Chris has taken the stage.
BeatStars Company MeetingCorporateCrawford Memorial Recognition DinnerDenison, IAPOWER ConferenceOmaha, NEDisruptHR OmahaOmaha, NEemPower BreakfastOmaha, NEAuthentica Connect & InspireConferenceAlso heard on: Unlocking High Performance · Culture From the Heart · You Are Capable of More · See all speaking engagements →
Bring Chris to Your Event
Tell Chris about your team and what your engagement data is telling you. You’ll get a fast, straight answer on fit and availability.
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