“92% of the delegates who attended our Annual Nursing Conference rated Michael’s keynote presentation as excellent. I would unreservedly recommend him”
DR JULIE HALL, DIRECTOR OF NURSING & OPERATIONS, LINCOLNSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
“It is not often that speakers get standing ovations and yet Michael inspires that in people. Always well prepared, always on message and always professional”
Karen Bloomfield, Head of Talent, East of England, NHS Leadership Academy
PUSHING BOUNDARIES ~ PURPOSE DRIVEN ~ INSPIRING CHANGE
Addressing themes of leadership, resilience and change to influence and motivate DIVERSE AUDIENCES, Michael has TO DATE delivered 18 keynote PRESENTATIONS TO different NHS TRUSTS ACROSS THE UK
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Meticulous research and preparation are one of Michael’s key point of difference as a speaker. Possessing an innate ability to interpret client briefs, he 'listens' and 'questions', enabling him to effectively weave key business messages into BESPOKE engagements
whether motivational, inspirational or educational, MICHAEL’S greatest power is his emotional and intellectual force in connecting with audiences, WHETHER VIRTUAL OR FACE-TO-FACE
Passionate, charismatic and thoughtful, Michael delivers powerful learning’s that uplift both human and corporate consciousness. He provokes, stimulates and inspires change
“Michael is a TRULY INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER"
Graeme McEwan, Chief Communications Officer, Standard Life
Whilst Michael’s talks are individually crafted around different client objectives, insights through his own liVED experiences are often used to reinforce key business messages. Popular tHEMES include..
LEADERSHIP
Ever the optimist, Michael’s natural leadership style and the principles he strives for have in part been shaped by his hero, Sir Ernest Shackleton but also by his Jesuit education that today has profoundly influenced his understanding of:
Values-based leadership
Taking personal responsibility
Helping others
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
A daily occurrence for Michael; in his view, it builds personal resilience and character. Every difficulty we successfully confront in life serves to strengthen our will, our confidence and our ability to face head-on, process and conquer future challenges
RISK
Learn how Michael’s single-mindedness, personal drive and obsessive focus on outcomes were critical success factors. From the role his support team played, the extensive research, sponsorship and contingency planning carried out to the sourcing of specialist advisers to help with his mental and physical training, Michael shares the tools that helped him address the multitude of risks that such expeditions attract.
RESILIENCE
At the heart of failure or success, in the face of adversity (difficult circumstances), is something called resilience, an attribute that Michael possesses in spade loads. How is it that some people can develop their own personal resilience strategies and respond better to for example the pressures that work increasingly throws at us?
CHANGE
Through compelling examples, Michael shares how through circumstance, change was forced upon him and how today, he extols the virtues and benefits in establishing ‘Change Champions’ to help support and drive organisational change programmes.
TEAMWORK
Whilst most productive teams share common goals, even a common vision, Michael’s perspectives on teamwork reinforce the view that whilst the ends may sometimes differ, the means by which one gets there are the same. A colourful account of teamwork with the occasional Noel Coward reference around ‘mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun’ give a unique insight into how the impossible was made possible.
CHARITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Find out what it’s taken for Michael to build a multi-award winning niche family charity with national reach.
From Michael’s observations of ‘entrepreneurialism’, why is it that some charity leaders are increasingly fatigued by the term and unsure how to embrace it
Learn why combining a passion for one’s cause with an eye for where a charity could get the best return is vital
In Michael’s view, charities must play to their strengths in leveraging their assets whilst also recognising their weaknesses
In today’s world of immediacy driven in part by technology, nurturing that entrepreneurial spirit is something that Michael strongly advocates.
SOME OF MICHAEL’S CLIENTS INCLUDE..
