Leadership & employee engagement

Employee engagement starts with how you lead.

Build teams where people want to contribute, grow and stay.

An employee engagement keynote speaker for leadership conferences, HR events and team retreats, Eddie LeMoine connects everyday leadership choices to stronger teams, retention and resilience.

Eddie LeMoine speaking to a conference audience at the PowerUp Summit
Engaging storytelling. Practical ideas. Conversations that continue after the event.
01 Strengthen everyday leadership
02 Help people contribute
03 Support engagement and retention

Experience with organizations including

VistageAir CanadaGordon Food ServiceJ.D. Irving
Transformative Leadership

A stronger workplace begins with the everyday experience of being led.

When people feel heard, understand their contribution and have room to use their strengths, leaders have a stronger foundation for performance and retention.

In this leadership and employee engagement keynote, Eddie brings those ideas into the challenges your audience faces: keeping valuable employees, navigating change and helping teams do their best work.

His blend of storytelling, humour and practical ideas makes the message accessible to senior leaders, front-line managers and HR professionals. The session is shaped around your audience and event goals.

What your audience takes away

Ideas leaders can use in their next conversation.

Give your audience a shared language for engagement and a practical starting point for changing how they lead.

01

Make contribution meaningful.

Connect individual strengths to a clear purpose. Help people understand how their work matters to the team and the organization.

A starting point: Ask what gives someone energy and where they can contribute more.

02

Build trust through conversation.

Make expectations clear, listen to concerns and create space for honest feedback. Engagement grows through everyday leadership habits.

A starting point: Choose one conversation that would improve clarity or trust.

03

Support people through change.

Explore how leaders can build resilience, reduce uncertainty and help teams adapt as work and employee expectations change.

A starting point: Explain the purpose of a change and invite the team’s perspective.

04

Understand why people stay.

Look beyond recruiting to the experience employees have after they join. Explore the leadership choices that support retention.

A starting point: Ask what makes a good employee want to stay—and what gets in the way.

05

Lead across generations.

Recognize different experiences and expectations without relying on stereotypes. Find common ground in purpose, respect and contribution.

A starting point: Invite people to describe the support that helps them do their best work.

06

Turn ideas into action.

Bring the conversation back to one practical change leaders can make with their own teams after the event.

A starting point: Choose an action, agree on a follow-up and listen for what improves.

Hear Eddie’s approach

Connect the workforce challenge to the way people are led.

Watch Eddie discuss the pressures facing Canadian organizations, working across generations and creating a workplace people want to be part of.

Discuss your audience and event

The right audience

For leaders who want people to do their best work.

A strong fit for events where leadership, workplace culture and employee retention are central to the conversation.

Leadership & HR events

Bring a practical people-first perspective to the issues leaders and people teams face every day.

  • Leadership conferences and management retreats
  • HR and employee engagement events
  • Team development and organizational meetings

Association & industry audiences

Connect shared workforce challenges to leadership behaviours your members can influence.

  • Association conferences and member events
  • Teams navigating change and uncertainty
  • Organizations focused on attraction and retention

Looking for a broader framework for workforce capacity? Explore Beyond Headcount, Eddie’s keynote on attracting talent, unlocking strengths and reducing friction in the work.

What event organizers say

A message that connects with the room.

“Eddie is a talented and sincere person who can truly speak to any level of audience with his disarming and infectious personality. He is a dynamic and engaging speaker who mixes laughter with information to create an impressive and memorable presentation that stays with attendees long after they’ve gone home. If you have not had the opportunity to see Eddie you owe it to yourself and to your organization to bring him in to inspire and motivate your team. You will not be disappointed.”

Nelson Goulart, Vice President of Network Services
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate® Canada

“Eddie’s recent presentation at the Saskatchewan Chamber’s PowerUp Summit in Saskatoon was nothing short of exceptional! His blend of engaging storytelling and practical strategies provided invaluable guidance and truly left an impact on our attendees. His presentation was backed by timely and relevant data that told an important story about our labour market. Our post-event surveys are flooded with glowing reviews highlighting Eddie’s ability to deliver useful information in a captivating (and humorous!) way. It was absolutely wonderful having Eddie join us for this event, and we would recommend him to anyone looking for a top-notch speaker for their event!”

Josie Fries MBA, Director of Marketing and Events
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce

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Plan your event

Bring stronger leadership and engagement to your next event.

Tell Eddie about your audience, preferred date and the challenges you want to address. He’ll discuss how the keynote could fit your program and confirm availability.

A date enquiry does not commit you to a booking.

Call Eddie directly: 902-943-4501

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