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EASY Workshop | BKD Leaders
EASY Workshop

Make Running the Company EASY.

A half-day or full-day working session for Owners, CEOs, and Executive teams — built to change how work runs before the day is over.

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Bryan Deptula leading the EASY Workshop
275
Interruptions
Per Day
52%
of Leaders Feel
Chaotic
57%
of Meetings
Unplanned
20%
Global Employee
Engagement
$10T
Lost to Low
Engagement
Microsoft WorkLab, 2025
Gallup, 2026
Not a Seminar. Not a Speech.

A Working Session That Changes How Your Company Runs.

Work hasn't gotten harder because your leaders stopped caring. It has gotten harder because of how we live, how we connect, and what the modern workforce demands. AI is multiplying decisions. Remote work dissolved the boundary between thinking and reacting. Constant connectivity means leaders are always expected to answer.

The result is dependence. The CEO becomes the operating system of their own business — not by design, but by default. That pattern is called HARD work. And EASY fixes it — in the room, before the day ends.

Your leaders arrive with a real problem they need to solve. They leave with a daily discipline — and POWER applied to their most pressing issue. Before the day ends.

"If you're serious about being a better leader, start here."
— Sam Reese, Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
Half-Day Format Full-Day Format On-Site or Retreat Any Industry
The Diagnosis

When Work Feels HARD, It Always Comes Back to Four Things.

HARD is not a character flaw. It is what happens when leadership discipline stops scaling with the organization.

H
Hazy Priorities
Everything feels urgent. People guess what matters most. The leader keeps deciding.
The business waits on the owner.
A
Avoided Ownership
People participate. Nobody truly owns the outcome. Progress requires the CEO.
Work stalls when they are not there.
R
Random Expectations
Success was mentioned but never confirmed. People leave with different pictures of done.
Rework. Confusion. Misalignment.
D
Data-less Results
There are meetings and updates — but no measurable proof the work created value.
Activity without accountability.
The Fix

EASY Is the Daily Leadership Discipline That Fixes HARD.

Four words. One discipline. Used in meetings, one-on-ones, project updates, and everyday follow-through. When EASY runs, people stop waiting for direction. Managers move without being pushed. Owners get their time back.

E
Elevate Priority
Name the one thing that matters most right now.
A
Activate Ownership
Name who owns the outcome — not just who is helping.
S
Signal Expectation
Make the standard visible before work starts.
Y
Yield Results
Attach a measurable result, a date, and accountability.
EASY runs in every
Leadership moment that matters.
✓
Weekly standups & team meetings
✓
One-on-one conversations
✓
Project reviews & status updates
✓
Performance & feedback talks
✓
Strategic planning sessions
✓
Daily follow-through
Four words. One discipline. Used everywhere work runs.
When EASY Runs, Every Priority Has
POWER
1
Priority
Elevated and named
×
1
Owner
Activated with authority
×
1
Expectation
Signaled before work starts
×
1
Result
Yielded with a date
No drift. No confusion. No follow-up needed.
The Workshop

Half-Day or Full Day — Built Around Your Goals.

Both formats deliver the complete EASY experience. The full-day format goes deeper into the organization and includes extended practice and implementation planning.

Most Popular
½ Day
Half-Day EASY Workshop
The complete EASY experience — pre-work, live diagnosis, discipline install, and POWER applied to a real issue — in one focused session.
  • Pre-work assessment and diagnostic report
  • Group HARD results review
  • Live EASY install on real priorities
  • POWER applied to each participant's issue
  • Monday commitment and peer accountability
Full Day
Full-Day EASY Workshop
Everything in the half-day, plus extended group work, manager-level practice, and a full EASY Install plan across departments or teams.
  • Everything in the half-day format
  • Extended team-level HARD diagnosis
  • Manager and supervisor EASY practice
  • 90-day leadership plan and review rhythm
  • Department or team EASY Install plan
The Experience

What Happens — Before, During, and After.

Every participant works through a real challenge. Every person leaves with something they can use on Monday morning.

1
Before the Workshop
Preparation Packet, Assessment & Diagnostic
Participants don't show up cold. Before the session, every participant receives a pre-workshop preparation packet — an easy-to-read guide that explains what the workshop covers and exactly how to get ready. It includes:
01
A Workplace Observation Exercise
Participants analyze how work actually moves through their office in the days before the session — which decisions run through them, where ownership is missing, and where priorities are competing.
02
A HARD Scorecard
A self-assessment tool to identify exactly which of H, A, R, D is breaking down most in their work right now.
03
The EASY Assessment
Automatically generates their personal 11-page HARD Work Diagnostic Report and delivers it directly to their email before they walk in.
04
One Real Challenge to Bring
They identify the single most pressing business problem they want to work through during the session.
They arrive with their HARD already diagnosed, their data already in hand, and a real challenge ready to work. The session starts at full speed from the first minute.
2
During the Workshop
Live Application In the Room
Bryan opens by reviewing the group's collective results — the HARD pattern across the room. Every participant recognizes it. Each person then runs their real challenge through EASY — live, with the group as witnesses and accountability partners. By the end of the session, every person has POWER applied to their most pressing issue.
3
After the Workshop
Monday Commitment and Accountability
Every participant leaves with a Monday commitment — one specific behavior they will do differently starting immediately. Peer accountability pairings ensure the work continues. The EASY discipline is active and measurable from that morning forward.
Personal 11-Page HARD Work Diagnostic Report

The personal 11-page HARD Work Diagnostic Report — delivered automatically before the session begins.

What Every Participant Receives

Five Inclusions. All of Them Meaningful. None of Them Extra.

Every tool, resource, and deliverable below is built into the workshop experience. There is nothing to purchase separately. Every participant walks in, does the work, and walks out with everything they need to keep the discipline running.

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These are not giveaways. The assessment report arrives before the session and drives the morning. The book extends the work beyond the session. The discipline, POWER outcome, and worksheet keep the accountability alive for weeks. Each one serves a specific purpose in the install.
A TEDx Author
Leaders
are born to be
Made
Dr. Bryan Deptula
✓  For Every Participant
Signed Copy of the Book
Leaders Are Born to Be Made by Dr. Bryan Deptula — personally signed. Based on the TEDx talk viewed by almost 50,000 people, it extends the workshop into the day-to-day leadership challenges that don't stop when the session ends. Participants leave with the research behind EASY and the discipline to apply it.
11-Page HARD Work Diagnostic Report
✓  Delivered Before They Arrive
Personal 11-Page HARD Work Report
Each participant completes the EASY Assessment before the session. Their personal report is scored, personalized, and delivered automatically via email — showing exactly where H, A, R, D are breaking down in their work. This is not a group summary. It is their individual diagnosis. They arrive with their data already in hand.
✓  Applied Live — Not Just Taught
The EASY Daily Leadership Discipline
Participants don't just learn EASY — they install it on a real priority during the session. They leave knowing exactly how to Elevate Priority, Activate Ownership, Signal Expectation, and Yield Results in their next meeting, their next one-on-one, and their next performance conversation. It is a skill. It works from Day 1.
✓  Achieved Before They Leave the Room
POWER on Their Most Pressing Business Issue
Every participant applies EASY to the one real challenge they brought to the session. They leave with 1 Priority named · 1 Owner activated · 1 Expectation defined · 1 Result committed with a specific review date. This is not an idea to act on later. It is a result they own the moment they walk out.
4
✓  Four Pages of Structured Follow-Through
The 4-Page EASY Workshop Packet
A professionally designed workbook that keeps the discipline alive after the session ends. Page 1: In-room work — HARD diagnosis, EASY install, POWER check, CEO growth questions. Page 2: Homework — entrepreneur-to-growth transition, second EASY install, 90-day leadership plan, Monday commitment. Page 3: Classroom to Boardroom — two-week application guide, what to look for, ROI calculator. Page 4: Bio and resources. This is not a handout. It is a four-week accountability tool.
Who This Is For

EASY Works for Any Leader Who Gets Work Done Through People.

Especially useful when the same problems keep coming back, when people need too much direction, or when leaders feel trapped in problem-solving instead of leading forward.

Owners & CEOs
Leaders who built the company by doing and now need it to run without them in every detail. EASY directly addresses owner dependence — the most expensive problem a growing business has.
Executive & Leadership Teams
Senior teams that need a shared operating language — one discipline for priorities, ownership, expectations, and results across every department and function.
Managers & Supervisors
The layer where HARD does the most damage. EASY gives managers a daily discipline for running their teams without waiting for direction from above — and without pushing everything back up.
BD
Dr. Bryan Deptula,
PhD, MBA
CEO, BKD Leaders · TEDx Speaker
Vistage Speaker · Author

About Bryan

Bryan advises Owners, Executives, and Managers on how to make work easier to lead — by installing practical leadership disciplines that create better Results, stronger Ownership, and greater Independence. He managed a 3,000-person international sales team with a $30M budget before studying leadership. He spent a decade as a business school department chair and published research on leadership. He runs two businesses today. He advises on the pressure he still lives every week.

"If you're serious about being a better leader, start here."
— Sam Reese, Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
Curious About the Materials?

Want to See What Participants Receive Before You Book?

The preparation packet, the diagnostic report, the workshop packet — all of it is available for you to review and experience on your own before committing to anything. We're happy to share the full set of materials.

We just ask for a brief conversation first — so we can make sure the materials make sense in context and answer any questions as they come up. It takes about 20 minutes and there's no pitch involved.

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After the conversation, materials are sent same day. No obligation to book.

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Schedule a call or video meeting with Bryan. No pitch. No pressure. Just a real conversation about what is happening inside the business and what EASY would change.

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