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STEVEN DAVID
LAMPLEY

k e y n o t e   s p e a k e r  &  t r a i n e r

BEHAVIORAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EXECUTIVES
Every business problem is ultimately a people problem

Learn how to read people, assess risk, detect deception, build influence, and make better leadership decisions

 

Presented by

STEVEN DAVID LAMPLEY

Former Undercover SVU Detective

Former Psychology Today Writer

Number One Bestselling Author

Every executive faces the same challenge: People.

 

Hiring the right people.
Trusting the right people.
Negotiating with the right people.
Leading the right people.

Yet most business leaders receive little formal training in understanding human behavior.

After more than two decades in law enforcement, investigations, behavioral assessment, undercover operations, and interviewing thousands of individuals, Steven David Lampley developed a practical framework for executives and management that helps leaders better understand the people around them.

How well does his program work?

Using some of the concepts he presents, he achieved the following ultra high-stress and life-and-death situations:

 

• He is the only police officer in history to convince a serial killer to voluntarily walk into a police department where he promptly  placed the killer under arrest.

• Requested by a police department Captain to end a stand-off of an enraged husband who was attempting to assault his wife with a butcher knife. Steven responded, had the Captain remove all officers from the residence (it was just Steven and the suspect) and, within fifteen minutes, convinced the husband to relinquish the butcher knife without incident.

• Steven, single-handed and unarmed, approached an active workplace shooter and convinced the shooter to lay down his gun and surrender.

This engaging and thought-provoking presentation teaches executives how investigative behavioral principles can be applied in business environments to improve hiring, leadership, negotiations, communication, and risk management.

This is the real deal!

He does not present theory, but actual, real-world, proven techniques

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"He (Steven) can take all that information and explain it in a way anybody can understand."

Nancy Grace

FOX Nation, Sirius Radio

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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STEVEN DAVID LAMPLEY

Steven David Lampley is a number-one best-selling author, internationally recognized speaker, behavioral analyst, and former law enforcement Special Victim's Unit (SVU) detective whose work is rooted not in theory or classroom speculation, but in decades of real-world human interaction under the harshest conditions imaginable. 

 

His understanding of human behavior was not developed from theory behind a university desk or research lab, but forged on the streets, through firsthand exposure.

Unlike many modern behavioral experts whose teachings are built primarily upon academic models and controlled studies, Lampley’s methodologies are grounded in practical application and field-proven results.

 

His work focuses on the reality of how people actually behave and respond.

 

Over the course of his career, he has interviewed thousands of individuals from every walk of life, criminals, victims, executives, addicts, predators, professionals, and ordinary citizens, giving him a uniquely deep understanding of communication, behavioral patterns, truth verification, and psychological dynamics in real environments.

Some of his cases have been covered by Investigation Discovery, Discovery Channel, TruTV, America's Most Wanted, New Detectives, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The  Gadsden Times, and he is mentioned in Wikipedia regarding his negotiation and subsequent arrest of The Clairemont Killer, who was featured on America's Most Wanted.

Lampley is a former writer for Psychology Today, Death Investigator Magazine, and Law Enforcement Today and has become a highly sought-after voice in the fields of behavioral analysis, communication, leadership, and investigative interviewing.

 

He is also a recurring guest (seventy-four appearances to date) on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on FOX Nation and Sirius Radio, as well as other radio shows and podcasts, where he provides expert commentary on criminal behavior, and investigative processes.

In addition to his media appearances and writing, Steven David Lampley lectures regularly to colleges, universities, corporations, law enforcement agencies, and professional organizations across the world.

 

Known for his commanding stage presence and brutally honest delivery, his live events routinely draw standing-room-only audiences.

If you want the truth, plain and simple, this is where you get it!

 

Attendees describe his presentations as intense, eye-opening, and profoundly impacting because they move beyond sanitized textbook concepts and into the reality of human behavior as it exists in everyday life.

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Standing-room-only, CrimeCon, Gaylord Opryland Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Presidential Ballroom. over 850 people seated.

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"His skills place him in the "cream of

the crop' category!""

Dr. William T. Gaut, PhD

Deputy Chief (R)

Homicide Division

Birmingham Police Department

Thalia Theater, Chicago

Steven's "How to Catch a Liar," civilian training program.

BEHAVIORAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EXECUTIVES

 (90 minutes)

• How to read behavioral cues and recognize underlying motivations
• Why people make the decisions they make
• How stress changes behavior and judgment
• How to identify deception and hidden agendas
• How to ask questions that uncover valuable information
• How to build trust more effectively
• How to ethically increase influence and persuasion
• How to make better hiring and leadership decisions
• How to recognize manipulation before it becomes a problem
• How to predict likely behavior patterns in employees, customers, vendors, and business partnersou can ask two different people to do something and one can be on-board and ready to act, while another is melancholy, lackadaisical, and totally uninterested. Learn how to motivate people based on personality based indicators.

 

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"Almost 1,000 people in a standing-

room-only ballroom!"

The New York Times

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"He (Steven) convinced a serial killer to voluntarily walk into the police department, who does that?!"

Name Withheld by Request

Nashville

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"It was standing room only.  We were sitting on the floor in the very back.  Great session!"

Beth Smith Fink

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"I specifically attended his session of that I could return to interviews featured in the Netflix docuseries, "The Keepers.""

Gemma Hoskins

Netflix

"The Keepers"

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"The crowd LOVED YOU!"

Red Seat Ventures

New York 

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Events Across the United States

AVAILABILITY NOTICE

 

Due to limited scheduling windows and pre-booked engagements, availability is offered on a first-qualified basis.

Organizations are encouraged to inquire early for preferred dates.

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REQUEST INFORMATION

 

To inquire about booking a keynote / executive workshop send us an email with the following information:

Your Name, Title

Company Name
Telephone Number
Company Website

Speaker Budget

A representative will follow up to discuss fit, scheduling, and engagement details.

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BOTTOM LINE

Better decisions about people lead directly to better organizational outcomes.

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