Fred Colantonio

From Resistance To Action: Defy The Odds With A Rockโ€™nโ€™Roll Criminologist

Speaker fees:

In-person: ยฃ5k-ยฃ10k
Virtual: ยฃ3k-ยฃ5k

Topics:

Leadership
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Innovation & Creativity
2
Teamwork
2
Change & Uncertainty

A criminologist by training, Fred Colantonio has been shaking up conventional thinking inside organisations that refuse the โ€œbeen there, done thatโ€ mindset – and are ready to make it loud.

For the past 20 years, heโ€™s been decoding what drives human behaviour in the workplace. Heโ€™s redefined behavioural insight to help executives and C-suite leaders:

โ˜…Explore new ground
โ˜…Expand their inner strengths
โ˜…Explode their outcomes – and achieve legendary results

+1100 presentations | +20 countries, 4 continents | 10 books in 12 years

Heโ€™s Nยฐ1 in Belgium and Nยฐ5 in France to earn the CSPยฎ (Certified Speaking Professional) designation, held by fewer than 600 active pros worldwide.

Rockโ€™nโ€™roll in spirit and style, his approach, energy, and humour give audiences the power to defy the odds and absolutely crush it.

His mantra: โ€œChallenge โ€˜Thatโ€™s how itโ€™s always been done.โ€™ Donโ€™t settle for โ€˜Good enough.โ€™ Life is noprocedure. Itโ€™s adventure.โ€

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Featured topics include

The Subtle Art To Turn Obstacles Into Miracles

Still think innovation is only for Tesla or NASA? Think again: every day, you face unknown situations and solve brand-new problems.

  • Dive into the core of human behaviour to understand why some people believe change is an opportunity to embrace while others sees it as challenge to face.
  • Decode the behavioural patterns of teams that perform and achieve legendary resultsโ€ฆ even if you work on your own.
  • Identify and nurture complementarities so you can move forward, grow with othersโ€ฆ and together, turn obstacles into miracles.

 

Takeaways –

PINPOINT your assumptions

  • Innovation and change is a topic loaded with preconceived ideas and notions
  • Calling them out opens minds and creates space for new options

 

BREAK Barriers and smash through wallsย 

  • Resistance to change is human โ€” and universal
  • Spotting what holds you back is the first step to breaking free

 

REVEAL How you โ€” and others โ€” work & interact togetherย 

  • Four complementary ways of operating that you need to bring together to win
  • Understanding your own patterns โ€” and those of others โ€” turbocharges team cohesion

Have you ever held back from speaking up? Have you ever come up with the perfect idea, reply, or clever remark-only after the moment has passed? Or maybe youโ€™ve said things you wish you hadnโ€™t? Learn the three steps of a simple, powerful scenario to get people on board with your ideas.

Discover key strategies to make people listen to you, even when you donโ€™t have time to prepare your speech.

Get ready to overcome fear and obstacles, so you can become unstoppable.

Outcomes:

  • Break through the mental barriers that hold you back from daring and expanding your influence
  • Express your ideas with a bulletproof, yet brilliantly simple, storyline
  • Craft original, impactful arguments by mastering proven techniques

 

Major Takeaways and Articulation:ย 

  • 3 Psychological Barriers to Overcome for Success: Yourself, Others, and Education
  • One Legendary 3-Step Storyline: Harnessing the power of context to deliver a flow that drives your key message with a โ€œwowโ€ effect
  • 7 Pillars to Influence Without Manipulating: Listen, Look, Smile, Paraphrase, Modulate, Touch, Synchronise

Become the Hero Youโ€™ve Always Looked For

It almost feels like success always smiles on the same people. Stroke of luck? special gift? Not at all: the greatest leaders and entrepreneurs tap into the same behavioural qualities to make it happenโ€ฆ What about you?

  • Decode the behavioral patterns and inspiring journeys of great entrepreneurs with a criminologist by training
  • Defy the odds thanks to a simple action framework that helps you take action towards legendary results
  • Assert yourself in a restless world so you can once again become your own primary reference point for motivation and action

 

Takeaways:

  • OWN Your Responsibility – CONTRIBUTING means stop playing the victim and start owning your choices & GETTING INSPIRED by the greats gives you ideas you can put into action right away
  • DARE To Take The Initiative – SPOT NEW PERSPECTIVES and feel your wings grow &MAKE YOUR OWN the behaviour patterns of bold people and recognized leaders
  • MOVE Into Action for Your Career, Your Teammates, Your Organisation – ADOPT a simple 5-step action plan to get yourself moving again & ACT individually while THINKING collectively to maximize impact and rally people around

 

Management can get Rock’n’roll sometimesโ€ฆ SO ADD some Rock’n’roll to your management!

How do rock icons and legendary bands last 40, 50, or even 60 years at the top? Whatโ€™s the secret management sauce behind the Rockstars?

AC/DC, Queen, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Nirvanaโ€”these bands hold fresh and solid keys to leadership, cohesion, and team management.

Greatness, relentless standards, and real solidarity: discover the secrets of Rock for turning up your teamโ€™s energy and power. Unleash your inner Rockstar and dive into a live experience thatโ€™ll blow the doors off.

0% blah-blah, 100% legendary impact.

Takeaways:

  • Dust off leadership, motivation, and engagement with a Rockโ€™nโ€™Roll approach tuned to todayโ€™s corporate challenges (team spirit, trust, talent retention, communication, collective transformationโ€ฆ)
  • Crank up belonging and cohesion through the care, involvement, and bold decisionโ€‘making strategies of true Rockstars.
  • Supercharge your teams with an incredible BOOST a mindโ€‘blowing experience to the sound of rock legends.
  • Feel the rush of a UNIQUE LIVE MOMENTUM shake the walls with rock anthems everyone knows by heart.

What people say

Fred is an entertaining and engaging speaker who brings so much joy and passion to his talks. His presentations are thought-provoking, fresh and insightful. I highly recommend bringing him in to inspire, provoke, inform and ignite.

Hot House Media

To my network, friends and colleagues who are leaders in their work field, I have had the chance to meet with Fred, a true inspiration and a down-to-earth conference speaker. I would highly recommend his work if you need to boost yourself, your team and bring your company to a greater level, locally or internationally. He is an Action catalyst!

AQUATICA INTERNATIONAL

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