Terry Paulson

Terry Paulson has been one of the most trusted voices on change, optimism, and leadership for more than three decades — and he is anything but boring about it. A PhD psychologist and Past President of both the National Speakers Association and the Global Speakers Federation, Paulson speaks on making change work, leveraging optimism, and building the mindset that turns disruption into opportunity. Business Digest has called him the Will Rogers of management consultants. He has delivered more than 3,000 presentations to organizations including IBM, 3M, NASA, Johnson and Johnson, Sony, Starbucks, and hundreds of hospitals, universities, and government agencies.

Cavett Award and Hall of Fame
Terry is one of fewer than 200 speakers worldwide inducted into the NSA’s CPAE Speakers Hall of Fame. He is also a recipient of the Cavett Award, the National Speakers Association’s most cherished honor — placing him in company with Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell, and Norman Vincent Peale. His books include The Optimism Advantage, They Shoot Managers Don’t They, Leadership Truths One Story at a Time, and Making Humor Work.

Practical Optimism in Action
Paulson’s presentations are built around a belief that positive psychology belongs on the floor of every boardroom and every break room in America. He is a faculty member of the Institute for Management Studies and hosted the ECI business television series Quality from the Human Side.

Terry Paulson is available to keynote your next conference on change leadership, optimism, and performance.

Soaring on the Wings of Change

Leaders Make Change Work

The Leader’s Journey

The Power of Optimism in a Changing World

The Winning Balance: Making a Living and Life