Keynote Speaker · Former FedEx, Siemens & Canon Executive
Bill Schuhlein shows leaders the unconscious patterns steering their decisions, and gives them a practical method to change them.
Bill on stage · 2:43
Before you read another word
Fast, automatic thinking answered first. Look at the two lines and go with your gut.
Which line is longer?
Even after you measure, the lines still look different. The research is clear: fast, automatic thinking drives far more of leadership than we admit.
In his words
Remember, your conscious mind, that's the intern. That's the new guy. Your subconscious mind, that's the CEO. That's who's running the show. You don't even know it.
Keynotes & Workshops
Every program is grounded in established research on how people actually think, then turned into tools your audience can use right away.
Signature keynote
01
The research is clear: fast, automatic thinking drives far more of leadership than we admit. Bill opens with a live pattern interrupt, shows how the same facts framed two ways flip a room's decision, and helps every leader name the pattern running them: the Achiever, the Peacemaker, the Guardian or the Disappearer.
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02
Burnout, avoided conversations, control and quiet disengagement usually aren't skill gaps. They're patterns. In this hands-on session, managers learn to spot four patterns in themselves and their teams, then use R.E.N.E.W.™ to plan the conversation they've been putting off.
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03
In kintsugi, broken pottery is repaired with gold, so the break becomes the most beautiful part. Bill applies that idea to organizations: the failed launch, the lost members, the hard transition. Leaders leave knowing how to turn their hardest moments into lasting strength.
Bring this program to your event01 — The pattern
Burnout, avoided conversations, control and quiet disengagement usually aren't skill gaps. They're patterns.
Bill helps every leader name the pattern running them:
That mask we wear at work, I've got it all under control. That's not leadership. That's theater.
The Method
Insight alone doesn't change behavior. Bill pairs a way of noticing with a way of acting.
Most keynote speakers will tell you change starts with mindset. I'll show you it starts somewhere deeper.
MAA
The insight framework: how to catch the conscious mind being overruled.
Slow down long enough to notice what is happening in you, in the moment.
Recognize the pattern behind the reaction and where it came from.
Choose your response on purpose instead of running the old script.
R.E.N.E.W.™
The five-step method teams use to replace a pattern with a better one.
Name the pattern as it shows up in decisions, meetings and conflict.
Stop avoiding it. Look directly at what the pattern protects and what it costs.
Choose a new response for the moments when the pattern usually takes over.
Practice the new response until it becomes the default, not the exception.
Lock in the result: better decisions, stronger teams and a culture that changes for real.
Keynote or luncheon · 20–45 min
In kintsugi, broken pottery is repaired with gold, so the break becomes the most beautiful part.
Bill applies that idea to organizations: the failed launch, the lost members, the hard transition.
Leaders leave knowing how to turn their hardest moments into lasting strength.
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Two and a half minutes of what your audience will experience: science they can trust, stories they won't forget, and a method they can use Monday morning.
About Bill
“Your mind is lying to you, and I can prove it.”
As a former executive at FedEx, Siemens and Canon, Bill Schuhlein spent decades inside large organizations watching capable leaders make the same costly decisions again and again. He wanted to know why. That question became his life's work.
Today Bill is a Fortune 500 keynote speaker and the founder of The Energy of WILL™. His talks draw on established research, including Daniel Kahneman's work on fast and slow thinking and Antonio Damasio's work on emotion in decision-making, to show leaders the unconscious patterns driving their behavior. Then he gives them a way to change those patterns.
Bill is also a Certified Master Hypnotist and a member of the Florida Speakers Association, as well as a member of the National Speakers Association. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
Who Bill Speaks For
Annual conferences, leadership summits and luncheons for executives and their boards.
Leadership offsites, kickoffs and all-hands that need more than motivation.
High-pressure teams where one pattern-driven decision carries real cost.
Evidence-based sessions on decision-making under pressure.
Bill Schuhlein enables others to achieve goals and success for the good of the entire group.
My personal and teams productivity rose 38% after Bill helped me see the hidden limiters I had in place.
Book Bill
Tell us about your event and audience. Bill will respond personally with availability and the program that fits best.
You need to remember that you are the instrument of change in your life. And your subconscious? That's always listening.