Post-COVID Change is Coming, Are You Ready? As a change management speaker, expert and trainer, I know that this spring could signal some of the most major changes in organizations in decades. Post-COVID 19 changes will come fast, and if you
Change is Normal, Not the “New Normal” As a virtual and in-person change management speaker, I am often asked if the pandemic of 2020 “changed anything” or will the world go back to business as usual? It is a complex change
If We Don’t Give Employees Permission to Change, Will They? As an online negotiation skills speaker and in-person change management speaker, I am interested in the popular phrase the “new normal”, or sometimes “the new now.” The problem is that “the
Leadership Skills for Accountants Speaker Mike Hourigan Accounting Leadership in 2021: Looking Dismal, and Time to Fix It
As a leadership skills speaker for accountants, I have learned that while accountants, in general, have a high level of technical expertise, their
Mike Hourigan, Virtual Negotiation Skills Speaker In my specialty as a virtual negotiation skills speaker, I have had the opportunity to teach negotiation skills training on an international basis. In fact, just last week I delivered a virtual keynote on negotiation
Mike Hourigan, Internationally Acclaimed Virtual Keynote Speaker As an experienced virtual keynote speaker, I often have to explain the difference between a keynote speech and a motivational or inspirational speech.
These days there are all kinds of people who claim to
As a negotiation listening skills speaker, I am often asked why so many negotiations don’t show positive results. My response is that participants often talk right past the important points. Listening Skills are The Hidden Element In my talks as
As a virtual negotiation skills speaker, when presenting to groups I stress that many virtual negotiations are often “over” before you even have the chance to talk. In the “olden days” of about eight months ago, when we negotiated in-person,
It’s Not About the PPE, It’s About the People As a virtual safety speaker and in-person safety speaker, I stress that safety is never about wall posters or personal protective equipment, it’s about the people. In fact, safety is a
No One Builds from a Locked-Down Place I am a Virtual Construction Safety Speaker and in my virtual speaking on construction safety, I emphasize that no one builds from a locked down place. As the world still struggles in lockdown