Sweat the Small Stuff: Micro-Habits That Build Trust, Boost Engagement & Strengthen Workplace Culture
Live and virtual options available.
Workplace culture isn’t shaped by big initiatives or once-a-year programs. It’s created in the smallest moments, your tone, your follow-up, the way you recognize effort, the consistency of your communication, and the conversations you choose to have (or avoid).
The truth?
Most leaders don’t fail at the big stuff.
They fail at the small things that matter more than anyone wants to admit.
“Sweat the Small Stuff” gives leaders the practical, repeatable micro-habits that build trust, boost engagement, and reduce unnecessary turnover.
Because when leaders learn how to communicate clearly, give meaningful recognition, and follow through consistently, employees feel valued. And when employees feel valued, they stay.
Gratitude becomes a leadership skill, not a personality trait.
This program gives leaders the confidence and tools to change all of that, one small action at a time.
A growing body of research shows that small, consistent leadership behaviors, micro-habits, have an outsized impact on engagement, trust, and retention:
Small actions aren’t just feel-good practices; they are measurable drivers of culture, productivity, and loyalty.
By attending this program, leaders will learn how to:
Your leaders won’t just learn what to do.
They’ll learn how to do it, and exactly how to apply these micro-habits on their very next shift.
A production supervisor once said to me, “I don’t have time for all that touchy-feely stuff.”
So I asked him to try one experiment, a 30-second habit.
Every day, he chose one team member and said,
“Here’s something you did today that made a difference.”
He didn’t change his management style.
He didn’t add meetings.
He didn’t launch a new program.
But over the next two weeks:
It wasn’t magic.
It was consistency.
It was one leader choosing to “sweat the small stuff.”
Because the small stuff IS the big stuff.
This keynote is available as:
Conference Keynote
(45–75 minutes)
Breakout Session or Workshop
(60–180 minutes)
Leadership training series for frontline supervisors
Virtual programs for multi-location or multi-shift teams
Customized for manufacturing, construction, healthcare, distribution, education, associations, and all people-heavy industries.
Why micro-habits beat macro-initiatives
Daily leadership behaviors that build trust
How to give recognition that actually lands
Communication habits that improve clarity and reduce frustration
Quick-win scripts for positive and corrective feedback
Micro-moments that strengthen culture and connection
How gratitude turns into a practical leadership tool
Your first 30 days: simple habits that change everything
Short answer: Both.
Longer: Frontline supervisors love tactical tools. Executives appreciate the clarity and efficiency these habits create. The principles work at every level.
Short answer: This one is tactical.
Longer: Manufacturing Engagement and Gratitude Strategies focus on big-picture culture.
“Sweat the Small Stuff” zooms in on the daily behaviors that make or break leadership.
Short answer: Absolutely.
Longer: This keynote is packed with quick-win habits, practical scripts, and simple tools leaders can use immediately, no budget, no long timeline, no red tape.
If you want leaders who build trust, strengthen culture, and reduce turnover one meaningful moment at a time:
Because small actions don’t just change culture, they create it.
