The wall of AWESOME!

Mr. Duffy owned the room, I could have sat there for another hour and not minded. Give him more time next year.

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National OPSEC Conference

Jeremy is a great speaker ... kept my attention and made it pertinent to what is happening today.

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National OPSEC Conference

Jeremy speaks with students at the University of Advancing Technology, Tempe AZ
Defense Civilian Emerging Leaders Program Graduation Certificate
National Cryptologic School Faculty of The Quarter Award
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The NSA's Greatest Adversary – Parking

Topics: Listening, Problem Solving, Employee Relations, Trust, Morale, Efficiency.

Have you ever faced the frustration of people making mountains out of molehills? Complaining loudly and often about "simple" things that could be solved if they just put in a little more effort?

What makes you so sure?

In this talk, Jeremy will explain how concluding that employee-raised issues aren’t issues made employee parking one of the most talked-about downsides of working for the National Security Agency.

Are You Listening?

How to truly, authentically, and effectively listen

Why is it so hard to build meaningful connections as a leader? Despite all your efforts to be open and accommodating, somehow people still keep their distance and won’t approach even when there are critical issues brewing that you should have been informed about long prior.

It turns out that the basic lessons on “listening” in books and lectures and classes aren’t enough. With all that training, leaders often still can’t tell the difference between what IS and ISN’T listening.

Topics: Listening, Communication, Leadership.

Half-way Heard

How to build a culture of collaboration that really works

Topics: Collaboration, Diversity, Trust, Morale, Listening, Employee Relations.

A common frustration among NSA leaders I counseled was engagement. Why don’t people open up and actually raise issues instead of stewing silently?

To answer that question, I’ll lead you through the story of the single most-successful attempt to elicit the true thoughts of employees that I ever saw… and how the opportunity was squandered when leadership didn’t know how to follow through on the feedback they received.

Speaker Biography

Jeremy is a former National Security Agency employee who developed and delivered Operations Security education to the full alphabet of federal agencies in Maryland, DC, and beyond. His drive for helping people learn tech safety principles is second only to his passion for leadership training.

He's a graduate of the Defense Civilian Emerging Leader's program, was recognized as one of five top employee advocate by the NSA Anti-Harassment Campaign, and served as an elected Workforce Matters Advocate helping military officers & senior executives to build trust and battle workplace toxicity through a culture of listening and full-scope collaboration.

After 16 years of experience elevating others with his award-winning speaking and teaching skills, Jeremy left the NSA to offer his expertise to the general public.

"Jeremy presented the topic on a personnel level. He speaks from experience and has vast knowledge on his subject. He does not speak down to the audience nor does he assume that we should know what he is presenting. "
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National OPSEC Conference

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