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David Lapin

David Lapin is a consultant and public speaker with 30 years of global speaking experience.  His work is based on research into the linkages between strategy, ethics, and performance.  His research was conducted in South Africa during that country's political transformation and the globalization of its economy and was subsequently validated in Europe, parts of Asia, and the USA. The portfolio of strategic processes spawned by that research has vitalized client organizations and grown their value exponentially.

David Lapin, an authority in moral philosophy and business strategy, has been the author of a regular newspaper column and has contributed his ideas to many journals and publications.  He sits on the boards of international companies and, as a member of the National Speakers Association, is a versatile and highly sought-after speaker.  With his refreshing and provocative approach, he unfailingly challenges his audience into paradigms of thought they have never previously explored.
David Lapin's CV
David Lapin is a man of extraordinary intellect and insight.

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Professional Member, Institute of Management Consultants USA
Member, National Speakers Association
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David Lapin's Speaking Topics

Building a high-performance culture.  It's the key to any manager's success.  The secret? Understanding why people don't always do what they know is right.  David Lapin provides simple, powerful tools for:
How do you motivate people?  Many managers try to impose their will by wielding their status and authority.  The inevitable result?  A fear-driven organization.  Low morale and productivity. High absenteeism and turnover.  Audiences discover how to prevent this costly spiral by leading with true stature.
Today's new economic reality compels us to see, think, and act in new ways.  But do our new paradigms force us to abandon cherished principles?  David Lapin provides timely answers by:
We are all operating across global cultures all the time.  Audiences find out how to thrive in a diverse climate by:
Technology has given us tools for universal reach.  But have we lost our capacity for intimate touch?  Audiences quickly learn how to organize their values into an effective system for:
Culpability breeds fear and paralysis.  Accountability empowers and liberates.  Is the culture in your organization grounded in culpability or accountability?  How would you know?  How could you change it from culpability to accountability?  You'll find the answers here!
In excess of 75% of employees do the minimum needed not to get fired!  This underutilization of Human Capital is a huge management failure.  In this practical presentation, David Lapin teaches managers how to engage and inspire employees to levels of high-energy performance and commitment.
Our learning takes us where we or others have been before.  Thinking takes us where no one has ever been.  When we learn, we know answers.  When we think, we ask the right questions. Schools taught us to learn.  In this challenging presentation, David Lapin teaches us to build cultures of inventiveness in which people think beyond the obvious.