Ken Keis

Ken Keis

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver, British Columbia

Leadership & Life Purpose Expert | Wellness and Behavioral Assessment Strategies Coach

Ken Keis is a foremost global authority on behavioural assessment strategies and processes and an expert in leadership, management, wellness and purpose. Ken Keis is one of the most passionate presenters who provides unique developmental models to assist individuals, families, teams, and organizations to realize their potential and purpose.

KEN KEIS BIOGRAPHY

Ken Keis, PhD is an expert on leadership, life purpose, wellness, and the foremost global authority on behavioural assessment strategies and processes that increase and multiply your success rate. Ken Keis also has co-created CRG’s proprietary development models and written over 3.5 million words of content for 40 business training programs and 500+ articles. Ken Keis is an expert on assisting individuals, families, teams, and organizations to realize their full potential and to live “On Purpose”!

An internationally known author, speaker, and consultant, in the past 28 years, Ken Keis has conducted more than 3000 presentations and 10,000 hours of consulting and coaching. Ken Keis is the author of Why Aren’t You More Like Me?, Deliberate Leadership, and The Quest For Purpose! Best-selling authors Kenneth Blanchard, Jim Kouzes, and Marshall Goldsmith have endorsed Ken’s work. Ken Keis’s experience covers all areas of development; career, business, sales, personal, professional, purpose, wellness, leadership, communications, team-building, HR and organizational. Ken Keis has served clients from Cape Town, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Vienna, and Brussels, to LA, Miami, Vancouver, Toronto, and Mexico City.

Many professionals herald CRG as the Number One global resource centre for personal and professional development. Over 1 million people in 30 countries and 12 languages have engaged in CRG processes to “Enrich Their Lives”. Professionals are so impressed with CRG processes, that 80% switch to CRG resources—no matter what they have been using or how long they have been using them. In this industry, that is an unparalleled success. Organizations such as the American Management Association, Justice Institute of BC, International Coaching Federation, and Adult and Career Development Network have embraced and endorsed CRG resources over others on the market.

CRG clients include Boeing, Chrysler, Honda, London Drugs, AT&T, GTE, Manulife Financials, European Union Center for Leadership Development, universities, career centres, and thousands of HR professionals, coaches, individuals and small business owners around the globe. Called one of the most passionate presenters you will ever experience, Ken Keis is also an Internet Radio Host, TV and Radio Guest, and Seminar Speaker. His focus is on sharing CRG’s unique developmental models to assist individuals, families, teams, and organizations to realize their potential and purpose in the emotional, mental, psychological, intellectual, interpersonal, physical, financial, and spiritual areas of life.

Videos

Podcasts

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The Start Build Grow Show

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EP. 219 Optimizing Personalities in Your Organization | Featuring Dr. Ken Keis
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Leaders in the Trenches

Gene Hammett

397 | How to Become Self-Aware with Ken Keis

Ken Keis Topic Presentations

why aren’t you more like me?™ the secrets to understanding yourself and others

  • Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
  • Based on Ken Keis’ book of the same name, understanding ourselves and the differences of others and how that applies to every part of our life is critical to our everyday success. Professionally, career, or personally, it does not matter. Everyone has a personal style that is influencing their choices and preferences. If you want to be effective and intentional, then not only do you need to know yourself, but you must also understand everyone else to realize your full potential.

why don’t you sell the way that i buy?™

why don’t you lead the way that i follow?™

why don’t you teach the way that i learn?™

living on purpose - from mediocre to meaningful

secrets to performance optimization - a holistic approach to development and success

transforming leadership - required skills for the 21st century leader

dying to live - lifestyles of the healthy and wise

expectation management™ the five steps and system to winning in management

what do you really value? how to make the right decision (almost) every time

the quest for purpose - how to find it and live it!

Testimonials

Ken is an excellent speaker bringing passion and knowledge to his presentations. A crowd-pleaser, his workshops are always the first to fill up at our conferences. His area of expertise is topical focusing on leadership training, effective learning practices, and workforce development. Kudos to Ken for keeping his message current and for making learning fun and pertinent.

Linda Scott

Conference Organizer & Consultant
Conference Board of Canada

From one of the evaluations of Ken’s presentation at our recent conference, “I really like his interaction and experiential activities. Very well done.” Of the 40 workshops we offered, Ken received the most positive evaluations, ranging from 85 to 97% approval ratings.

Donna Brendon

General Manager
BC Career Develop Association

Keis and Javidi articulate a new, fascinating framework for achieving greater results as a leader. All professionals who are striving to find or re-find their footing at work will benefit from the key principles and thought-provoking exercises posed in this powerful, interactive book!

Marshal Goldsmith

Author

The learning went very fast, each moment was well structured. I have been given a great gift of learning the language of PSI. Thank you!

Chris Hoina

International Academy of Public Safety

An exceptional and impactful program that will help deliver results with confidence! Ken is brilliant.

Dr. Mitch Javidi

President
International Academy of Public Safety

I learned a lot about myself here and I really enjoyed learning from Ken. He provides a lot of good case studies and examples. Good job.

Frances Tan

Articles & Media

Ken Keis Living on Purpose, Realizing Your Potential

On Purpose Magazine

Ken Keis Author, Speaker, Trainer and Foremost Authority on Assessment Strategies and Processes that Increase and Multiply Success. Talks About Living on Purpose and Realizing Your True Potential.
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Abbotsford entrepreneur Ken Keis to receive national 4-H award in online presentation

Abbotsford News

Ken Keis has been named 4-H Canada’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient for 2022. This prestigious award is given to a former 4-H member who carries values instilled in them through the 4-H program to their everyday lives as contributing leaders in their communities. But as a youth, Ken Keis was involved in the Matsqui 4-H Holstein and Tractor Clubs, where he excelled in showing Holstein's calves and driving competitions at Pacific National Exhibitions. And looking back now, he credits his involvement with 4-H as having been critical to helping develop his confidence, and build the experience that would help him become a successful entrepreneur.
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Entrepreneur Ken Keis Named 4-H Canada Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

4H Alberta

Entrepreneur, Ken Keis has been named 4-H Canada’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient for 2022. The Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to Ken during the 2023 4-H Canada Leadership Awards, which be held virtually with host, Canadian Olympic Gold Medallist, Jon Montgomery, on Feb. 28, 2023. This prestigious award is given to a former 4-H member who carries values instilled in them through the 4-H program to their everyday lives as contributing leaders in their communities.
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SalesPOP

John Golden

Finding Your Purpose with Dr. Ken Keis
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SalesPOP

John Golden

The Ideas of Value: What Do You Really Value? with Dr. Ken Keis
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Breakthrough Academy

SBC

Personality Tests: A Scientific Method To Team Building - Dr. Ken Keis
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Books

The Quest For Purpose: A Self-Discover Process To Find It and Live It!
The Quest For Purpose: A Self-Discover Process To Find It and Live It!
SELF-HELP/SUCCESS/MOTIVATION/BUSINESS/CAREERS START LIVING YOUR LIFE ON PURPOSE NOW! Gallup research confirmed that nearly 90% of employees are indifferent or actively disengaged at work. Less than 10% of the population believes that they are living a fulfilling life On Purpose! These are...
Why Aren't You More Like Me? Discover the Secrets To Understanding Yourself and Others
Why Aren't You More Like Me? Discover the Secrets To Understanding Yourself and Others
Discover the secrets to understanding yourself and others Introvert Extrovert Active Passive Why do we act and think like WE do Why do those around us act and think like THEY do What makes us different Nature Nurture Or both In this readable book, Ken Keis introduces us to Personal Style, a unique...
Deliberate Leadership: Creating Success Through Personal Style
Deliberate Leadership: Creating Success Through Personal Style
THE LIFE-CHANGING BOOK ON LEADERSHIP! The principles and strategies in Deliberate Leadership apply to everyone who wants to lead themselves and others more effectively—whether you are a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, a Law Enforcement or Military Officer, a Small Business Owner, a University Dean,...

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