Unlocking Leadership's Winning Edge
10 Years Thought Leadership on Humble Leadership
300+ Speeches across 4 Continents
21 Months UN Peacekeeper
Bestselling Author
Radical Humility
Engaged and empowered people are the most important assets for any business.
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Urs delivered an inspiring opening keynote full of engaging and moving leadership stories and tangible takeaways. A ‘must attend’!
— STACY CHRISTENSEN, SR. HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER, AMAZON
One of the world’s top thought leaders on humble leadership, Urs shows organizations how to lead with Radical Humility.
Urs’ keynotes provide an actionable, no-nonsense toolkit for leaders to attract and retain top talent, engage high-performing teams, and create a culture of psychological safety.
“Incredible session. The best in 15 years.” SHRM
“Wow, that was an amazing opening keynote.” Microsoft
#1 keynoter we had all year! 5/5 stars.” HP
Hi, I’m Urs
During my 35-year career as a UN peacekeeper, keynote speaker, bestselling author, veteran executive coach, widely published professor, and ultra-endurance champion growing leaders on four continents, I discovered the overlooked leadership trait that is key to handling the pressing challenges that leaders face today, consistently overlooked and underrated: Radical Humility.
With the world changing faster than ever before, business competition fiercer than ever and yet another highly diverse generation entering the workforce, leading with Radical Humility puts engagement, self-awareness, belonging, a growth mindset and psychological safety at the forefront of everything we do while at the same time delivering stellar business results.
What is Radical Humility?
Achieving strong results in today’s world requires a new kind of humble leadership that is built on these three pillars:
(1) Deep self-awareness
(2) Focus on collaborative relationships
(3) Growth mindset
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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
The Power of Leading with Radical Humility
Teams of humble leaders experience:
Higher productivity
Less burnout
Higher engagement
Less turnover
Higher trust
More creativity
Higher psychological safety
More innovation
Urs’ keynotes will show you how.
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When veteran executive coach, professor, and ultraendurance champion Urs Koenig signed up to be a NATO peacekeeping commander and United Nations peacekeeper in his fifties, he thought he knew a thing or two about leadership.
What he discovered was a new way of thinking that replaces the top-down, "heroic" leadership of the past with a more human-centered approach that views humility as a strength and key to achieving goals in today's complex world.
The deeply researched Radical Humility framework centers on making five Shifts that will help you elevate your leadership from Heroic (THEN) to Humble (NOW):
1. Dig Deep--from blind spots (THEN) to self-awareness (NOW)
2. Tough on Results, Tender on People--from heavy-handed (THEN) to high-touch, high standards (NOW)
3. Lead Like a Compass--from micromanaging (THEN) to empowerment (NOW)
4. Full Transparency--from secrecy (THEN) to open doors (NOW)
5. Champion a Fearless Culture--from afraid to speak up (THEN) to fearless (NOW)
