Keynote Speaking

Keynote Speaking

Nicholas D. Conner is Senior Vice President of Program Development, and COO of TeamBuilders Worldwide. Nick is also a published author, and co-contributor to The Masters of Success.

For nearly twenty years he has enjoyed sharing his experience and expertise with organizations that range in size from small businesses to Fortune 20 Companies.

His unique facilitation style combines humor with knowledge, creating workshops that are both entertaining and insightful. Nick is one reason why TeamBuilders’ client list reads like a Who’s Who of global business.

Keynote Speaker Topic

Bobble Head Teams
Teams, true-blue, real teams have three characteristics:  they struggle for shared aspirations, they have measurable performance and they share joint accountability.  Bobble head teams lack vision, leadership, discipline and most importantly execution.  High performance teams have both a strategy and the discipline to execute strategy.  After all, hope is not a plan.

Articles and Publications


  • The Masters of Success with Ken Blanchard and Jack Canfield
  • American Executive Magazine
  • Training & Development Magazine
  • Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine
  • American City Business Journal

Favorite Quotes

“Hope is not a plan” 

“It’s supposed to be hard to do.  If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.  The fact that it’s hard is what makes it great!”  Tom Hanks-A League of Their Own

Most Memorable Facilitating Moment

Co-speaking with Captain James Lovell, Commander of the Apollo 13