Chris, Vistage CEO member
KEYNOTES
• PERSONAL MASTERY
LET GO
Moving forward when Difficulty Strikes
This keynote is simple yet profound and very personal. Mike will take you on a journey to Antarctica and back in a way that you'll never forget. You'll understand the importance of LETTING GO of everything you can't control, allowing you to focus on the important things you can control. You'll be inspired and confident that you too can move forward with purpose and impact no matter what difficulties show up.
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Key Takeaways
LET GO of everything you can't control and focus on the important things you can.
Choosing BETTER OVER BITTER in BAD MOMENTS.
Seeing difficulty as an ally not an enemy by mastering the ability to BE THE BUFFALO, going into the storms of difficulty instead of away from them.
• LEADERSHIP & CULTURE
KEEP CONQUERING
Finding, Engaging and Keeping Great People
In this keynote, Mike will take you back to 1914 to walk in the shoes of Ernest Shackleton, who led himself and a team of 27 others home safely after being stranded in Antarctica for 2 years! Your team will experience real leadership in a very compelling and unique way, making it very likely to stick in the hearts and minds of the audience members.
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Key Takeaways
Finding Great People: Strengthening your efforts to attract better people, meaning better customers and better candidates, giving them a reason to want to be part of YOU and your team. This is accomplished by telling your story in a way that connects with people at the human level like Shackleton did in 1914.
Engaging Great People: The magic of leadership is getting the people on the team individually and collectively to WANT to be world-class and fully engaged. Shackleton did this by honoring and recognizing people in a way that made them feel appreciated as PEOPLE, not as employees. We can do the same.
Keeping Great People: The key to keeping people is giving them ample reasons to want to stay and be fully engaged. We accomplish this by allowing the best and most authentic version of that person to show up and do what they do best every day. If we LISTEN to them, they will tell us exactly how to do this!
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