Seminars

Seminars:

 

Michael is a public speaker specialized in the area of leadership, strategy and innovation. His greatest asset may be his ability to explain complex issues in simple ways, making his knowledge accessible to all – in an entertaining manner. This has made him a much sought-after speaker and facilitator.

 

Here are examples of the speeches, seminars and workshops Michael use to facilitate a long-lasting change in you, your team and your company.

 

”MBA in a day”

Duration: Full day

This is Michael’s signature leadership seminar originally based on a successful Dutch concept. In just 8 hours he literally covers 8 meters of management books written by the world’s top management thinkers. The essence of these gurus’ messages, tools and know-how within strategy, management, organization, sales, and marketing is presented in an utterly professional and entertaining manner. Already more than 15,000 participants, 600 of these in Denmark.

 

”Change!”

Duration: Full day, half day, 60-90 minutes

Based on his book “Change!” Michael takes you on a change journey from discovering the need for change to not only implementing the change but also making constant change an accepted part of the corporate culture. The world is changing at an increasing pace and the faster your surroundings change, the faster you need to change as well. Forget about “Big is beautiful”, “Quick is beautiful” is the new mantra so get up to speed at this thought-provoking and entertaining seminar.

 

”Leadership crisis”

Duration: Half day, 60-90 minutes

Not many have realized that in the shadow of the financial crisis a new and much more dangerous crisis has evolved: A leadership crisis. When “cash is king” many companies believe that the best management tool is Excel. They are right. But no Excel savvy manager can ever bring the company to the next level, only leaders can – with the assistance of managers. What we need is more leadership, but too many companies have lost the guts during the financial crisis – and they will die because of this.

 

“Strategic plans are for the weak”

Duration: 60-90 minutes

Far too many companies go through the motions of developing a strategic plan simply because common sense – and many textbooks – says every good organization must have such a plan. Unfortunately it often ends up with a simple progression of the previous plan including one more year. No wonder so many end up frustrated when what in reality any company needs is a combination of absorption (being able to withstand opposition) and agility (being able to take advantage of opportunities).

 

”Make it happen!”

Duration: 60-90 minutes

Why is it that so many good ideas, new initiatives, strategic decisions never get implemented? Many employees, who obviously are those that are supposed to implement the changes, there is a resistance to change, but why? Because they don’t sincerely buy in to the need for change. Management shows them tables and charts and talks about what may happen, but unfortunately management doesn’t understand that the need change must be felt in the heart, not understood in the brain.

 

”Listen in a smarter way”

Duration: 60-90 minutes

Tom Peters once said: “I believe there is one and only one source of innovation – pissed off people.” He has a point, so listen to your customers in a smarter way. Don’t ask them what they want, because they can’t be creative on your behalf. Ask them instead about their problems, frustrations and challenges (of which they most likely have many). Translate these into new ideas and you will be at least one step ahead of your competitors.

 

 

To ensure that any speech, seminar or workshops fits perfectly to your company and the audience Michael gets in touch with you before going on stage.

 

All speeches, seminars and workshop are available in English as well as in Danish.

 

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Let me hear what you need – I may have what it takes.

 

 

Is Michael worth listening to?

  • “Michael has a superb balance between entertainment and theory that makes him worth listening to.”
  • “To me Michael stands for less glitter and surface and more seriousness and professionalism.”
  • “Michael has a strength in the way he presents thoughts and ideas, because it is both structured, engaging and provocative.”
  • “Although Michael’s down to earth, he is good at both showing and creating excitement.”
  • “Michael is a very vibrant facilitator and really good to get a dialogue going and listening to people. He creates an almost intimate atmosphere. “
  • “Michael really masters to engage the audience through questions. That way you get the opportunity to think about his points yourself. “