Michael McQueen

We’re told you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. But what if you could? Although changing people’s minds people has never been easy, it’s never been harder than it is today. Research indicates that while we spend 40% of our professional
lives trying to sway the decisions and thinking of others, our persuasive efforts are only successful between 3%-5% of the time.

SESSION OVERVIEW

DRAWING ON THE LATEST DISCOVERIES IN NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY, THIS HIGH-IMPACT AND
INTENSELY PRACTICAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATION EXPLORES:

• Why many of the conventional INFLUENCE TECHNIQUES we have been taught are not only ineffective but often counterproductive in modern times.
• Why using LOGIC and EVIDENCE to persuade others often backfires, causing people to DOUBLE DOWN rather than open up.
• Why people are NOT actually AFRAID OF CHANGE – and the surprising truth about what really drives RESISTANCE
  in individuals and teams.
• How to help others embrace NEW IDEAS and PERSPECTIVES
  while affirming their DIGNITY, AGENCY, and AUTONOMY.

Audience members will leave this keynote presentation with a toolkit of actionable insights for mastering the art of persuasion
without resorting to coercion.

Over a century ago, the great educationalist John Dewey warned, “If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” This insight is more relevant now than ever before. As we brace for a perfect storm of technological and social change, the need for educational transformation has never been greater.

SESSION OVERVIEW

IN THIS RESEARCH-RICH & COMPELLING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION,
AUDIENCES DISCOVER:

• The 5 MEGATRENDS that will dominate the coming decades
• The 4 ‘CAPABILITY GAPS’ in today’s students that may leave them ill-equipped for what lies ahead
• The 4 KEY PARADIGM SHIFTS educators will need to make to remain relevant in turbulent times
• The 5 PROVEN STRATEGIES for making innovation and agility part of the DNA in education

Audience members will leave this presentation with a clear action plan for engaging today’s students while equipping
them for tomorrow.

We all love being on a roll, in the zone and firing on all cylinders – that flow-state sensation where everything just seems to work. But what happens when the groove becomes a rut, inspiration evaporates or your mojo disappears? Enduring success and growth for any business today is dependent
on building and maintaining unstoppable momentum.

SESSION OVERVIEW

IN THIS PRACTICAL & INSPIRING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION,
AUDIENCES DISCOVER:

• The ART and SCIENCE of momentum – where momentum comes from and why it makes all the difference when
  you’ve got it working for you
• A PRACTICAL and POWERFUL FORMULA for building
  momentum individually or in a team
• How to get into a FLOW STATE of PEAK PRODUCTIVITY on a daily basis
• The role that FOCUS and consistency play in ensuring a GROOVE doesn’t become a RUT over time

Audience members will leave this presentation with a clear action plan for achieving effortless growth and maintaining it over the long haul.