EDUCATION
Education cannot prepare people for an uncertain future if the people delivering it are
RUNNING ON EMPTY.
How Eric Termuende helps education leaders build trust, strengthen belonging, and create the conditions for people to adapt and thrive.
What’s needed now is something
DIFFERENT.
What’s needed now is something different. Education is being asked to evolve while carrying extraordinary expectations. New technology, changing learner needs, workforce strain, public scrutiny, and resource constraints all land on people already deeply committed to their communities.
The path forward requires more than another initiative. It requires environments where educators, staff, and leaders can be honest about what is not working, protect what matters, and try better approaches together.
THE ADVANTAGE IS NOT PREDICTING EVERY TURN. IT IS BUILDING A TEAM THAT CAN RESPOND WELL WHEN THE TURN COMES.
THE CHALLENGE
01 Change layered onto exhaustion
Even promising initiatives can feel like additional weight when teams have little capacity and unclear priorities.
02 Belonging across diverse communities
Students and employees perform better when they feel seen, safe, and connected—but belonging cannot be created through slogans.
03 AI, learning, and professional identity
New tools raise practical and emotional questions about pedagogy, integrity, workload, and the evolving role of educators.
THE MISDIAGNOSIS
Burnout is often treated asan individual wellness problem. In many…
institutions, it is also a friction problem: conflicting priorities, low trust, invisible work, and systems that make committed people compensate for structural gaps.
You cannot process your way past a trust problem.
THE BLUEPRINT APPLIED
Build Trust
Create space for candour, shared learning, and stronger relationships across roles and departments.
Remove Friction
Name the routines and expectations that consume capacity without improving learning.
Experiment
Use small, responsible pilots to learn what works before scaling another institution-wide initiative.
KEYNOTES THAT FIT THE MOMENT
Unwavering Teams
For building belonging, resilience, and trust in demanding environments.
Built for Uncertainty
For navigating technology, workforce change, and shifting expectations.
Blueprint to the Future
For education leaders designing institutions ready for what comes next.
ERIC VS FIELD
What most speakers deliver
What you get with Eric
Adds motivation to an exhausted system
Addresses the conditions that drain or restore capacity
Prescribes a corporate culture model
Respects the mission, complexity, and humanity of education
Presents AI as either threat or cure
Creates a grounded conversation about trust, learning, and experimentation
Speaks only to senior leaders
Offers language relevant across the education community
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is this suitable for faculty and staff together?
Yes. Eric can create common ground while recognizing that different roles experience change and friction differently.
Can Eric address burnout without turning it into a wellness talk?
Yes. He focuses on trust, belonging, priorities, and structural friction alongside individual agency.
Is the content relevant to K–12 and post-secondary audiences?
Yes. Examples and emphasis can be tailored to the institution, audience, and strategic moment.
Book Eric for Your EDUCATION event
Bring your audience a practical, energizing conversation about trust, adaptability, and building teams ready for what comes next.