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Leadership Expert, Bestselling Author, UN Peacekeeper, Ultra Endurance Champion, Widely Published Professor

Urs Koenig Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

Leadership Expert, Bestselling Author, UN Peacekeeper, Ultra Endurance Champion, Widely Published Professor

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Urs Koenig
Speaking Fee:
$10,000 to $20,000

Travels From:
SEA - Seattle, WA

Primary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management

Secondary Topic Category:
Company Culture / Employee Engagement / Teamwork

 

Urs Koenig Speaker Profile: At A Glance

When companies need to inspire, engage, and develop their people while at the same time delivering stellar results in today’s hyper-competitive and complex business environment, they call URS KOENIG. Urs is a bestselling author and one of the world’s top thought leaders on humble leadership. His message of Radical Humility in leadership draws on his world-spanning career growing leaders on four continents. Urs’ research-backed Radical Humility Framework is packed with tangible tools and practical takeaways, leaving audience members with the ultimate actionable blueprint for a new type of leader for a new type of world.

Urs is a bestselling author, one of the world’s leading experts on humble leadership, a former UN peacekeeper and NATO peacekeeping commander, a highly accomplished ultraendurance champion, a widely published professor, and a seasoned executive coach and keynote speaker with more than three decades of experience helping hundreds of leaders and dozens of executive teams unlock new levels of achievement across four continents. He is the founder of the Radical Humility Leadership Institute and speaks frequently on the topic of leadership to corporations and associations across the globe. His message of Radical Humility in leadership has inspired teams from across the spectrum, including Amazon, Starbucks, the Society of Human Resource Management, Vistage, the University of Melbourne, and Microsoft. He holds a PhD in geography and a Master of Science from the University of Zürich, Switzerland, and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. Urs is the loving father of two teenage boys who make commanding soldiers look easy. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Rated the #1 keynoter we had this year! Absolutely amazing person, Urs shared his knowledge with participants in a very comprehensive and unique way and it will for sure stay in our minds for a long time (5/5 stars). -Małgorzata Grząśko, HP, Global Channel Sales Operations & Innovation, EMEA Employee Experience Lead Urs Keynote Presentation at our System-wide Quality Summit was stellar! He was engaging from start to finish, taught us all something new, enunciated his points with incredible stories and was humble to boot! I would highly recommend Urs and know that all 400 of us there benefitted! -Pamela Stoyanoff, President – COO, Methodist Health System Urs’ content was on point for the challenges our leaders face in today’s every evolving landscape. Through his stories and practical application, he helped our leaders walk away with insights and techniques they could apply immediately. He masterfully integrated our industry terminology leaving our participants feeling “he knows us”, lending even greater credibility to the application of his content. We couldn’t have selected a more appropriate Keynote for our inaugural leadership speaker series. - Paul J Tapia, Sr. Director, Organization Development & Learning, Fred Hutch Cancer Center Thank you once again for delivering such an impactful keynote at last week’s PCA Commercial Conference. Your insights on leadership and the power of Radical Humility truly resonated with our team and attendees alike. Based on the feedback we received, your talk at the Commercial Conference was highlighted as one of the most impactful sessions by far. You ARE a badass leader AND a good human! -Janell Roedl, Membership Director, Painting Contractors Association Incredibly timely, engaging and interactive with actionable takeaways for new and seasoned leaders alike. I would highly recommend Urs for your next leadership event! -Sarah Richardson, CEO and President Federal Credit Union Urs, wow, that was incredible! Your excellent opening keynote nailed it by setting the tone for our symposium. We received lots of positive feedback from audience members on how much they enjoyed your talk and how useful it will be in their work with their teams. -Erika Berndt, HR Director Microsoft Impactful. Urs delivered an opening keynote that kept the crowd engaged and wanting more. His thoughtful delivery was filled with humor and storytelling that showcased his impressive career and lived examples of exemplary leadership. A must have! -John Alaimo, DEI Strategist, Amazon Urs presentation was fantastic. He brings a distinctive and exciting view on leadership and leading personal and professional change. His illustrations and examples resonate powerfully and his approach to motivating change is compelling. Urs gives a very tight, energetic and extremely enjoyable and inspiring presentation that never wavers or falters. His is a unique and diverse worldview and it resonates with authenticity. -Mark Davila, Director Strategic Affiliate Partnerships, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Urs' speech was absolutely incredible! Great energy and fantastic message. There were so many great nuggets of information, I couldn't write fast enough. I highly recommend Urs as a speaker for your next event. Outstanding! -Paris Ervin, Senior Director Media and Public Affairs, Illinois Health and Hospital Association Urs was not only a phenomenal speaker, but he was also a great collaborator as we prepared for our event. Urs truly worked to understand our organization's mission and culture and made strong connections to our organization throughout his talk and activities. Urs felt like more than just a speaker, he felt like our strategic partner. -Tiffany Nieman, MSIO, Director of Organizational Development Urs has a special talent for engaging his audience while sharing hard-hitting wisdom about managing in today's challenging environment. He speaks authoritatively and with empathy. A 10 out of 10. -George Noroian, President, Giant Leap
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