The Importance of Negotiation Location: Insights from Mike Hourigan

Negotiation Skills Training
When it comes to negotiation, the environment in which discussions take place can significantly impact the outcome. Mike Hourigan, a seasoned negotiation skills speaker, emphasizes the often-overlooked element of negotiation: Location Here, we delve into why the negotiation location is crucial and how it can be strategically selected to facilitate more favorable results. Creating the Right Atmosphere The physical setting of a negotiation can influence the mood and behavior...
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Mastering Sales Negotiation with Expert Speaker Mike Hourigan

Negotiation Skills Speaker Mike Hourigan
In the competitive world of business, mastering negotiation skills is crucial for success. Renowned sales negotiation speaker Mike Hourigan brings a wealth of experience and insights to the table, helping professionals enhance their negotiation prowess. Whether you’re a sales executive or part of a corporate team, learning from an expert like Mike Hourigan can transform your approach to negotiation and drive your business forward. Why Choose Mike Hourigan as...
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Generational Speaker and the Hybrid Office

Hybrid Workplace Speaker Mike Hourigan
In today's fast-evolving corporate landscape, the concept of the workplace as we know it has undergone a significant transformation. The rise of remote work, accelerated by recent global events, has led to the emergence of the hybrid workplace - a blend of remote work and in-person collaboration. As businesses navigate this new era of work, bridging generational gaps and understanding the diverse needs of employees has become more critical...
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Mastering the Art of Negotiation with Speaker Mike Hourigan

Mike Hourigan, Healthcare Industry Negotiation Speaker
Negotiation skills are essential in both personal and professional realms. Whether you are discussing a salary with a potential employer, haggling over the price of a car, or mediating a business deal, the ability to navigate and influence a discussion to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome is invaluable. Recognizing the significance of negotiation, organizations often seek the expertise of a renowned Negotiation Skills Speaker like Mike Hourigan to hone...
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Mike Hourigan, Managing Change Keynote Speaker

Change Management Speaker Mike Hourigan
"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So, let us be loving, hopeful, and optimistic. And we'll change the world." –Jack Layton, Canadian Politician and Writer As a motivational change management keynote speaker, I have seen far too many good people in great and not-so-great organizations react to change with only one emotion: anger. In my change management work...
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Mike Hourigan, Orlando Motivational Speaker

Orlando Motivational Speaker
As a motivational speaker who loves speaking to Orlando trade show groups, by this time I suppose I have heard just about every single “trade show concern.” The concerns range from “Why plan an Orlando trade show,” to “What can be my ROI on an Orlando trade show,” to “How do attendees feel about in-person Orlando trade shows all-together?” The positive statistics about holding in-person trade shows are overwhelming....
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Blog: Mike Hourigan, Workplace Change Keynote Speaker

As a workplace change management speaker and consultant, I am fascinated by how management “statistics” get perpetuated and become “truth.” Back in that pre-pandemic golden era of 2015, McKinsey & Company published an article entitled Change in Change Management. As I am a national speaker on change, I was naturally anxious to read the piece. The authors listed five principles of monitoring and ensuring change in this new, digital...
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Mike Hourigan, Motivational Safety Keynote Speaker

Workplace Safety Speaker Mike Hourigan
Crafting the Serious Safety Message There is no end to online “safety message lists.” We’ve all seen them and as a national motivational safety speaker, I would bet I’ve seen more than most. In fact, there’s a safety message for just about everything from: “Immediately Report Faulty Equipment” to “Watch How You Lift” to “It’s Up to You to Attend Regular Safety Training.” As a safety speaker and at...
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Mike Hourigan, Hybrid Workplace Keynote Speaker and Consultant

As a national hybrid workplace keynote speaker and consultant, I am surprised that after at lease 18-months, that there is still so much bluster around hybrid work. I routinely hear of executive leaders calling for punitive actions against employees who are resisting a full-time return to the office. Then, of course, there is the pontification over issues such as what to do with excess office space, declining bus ridership,”...
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Unveiling Transformation with Keynote Speakers on Change: A Roadmap to Adaptation

Keynote Speakers on Change
In the ever-evolving landscape of today's business world, change is a constant. It's a force that can shape the destiny of organizations, driving them toward growth and innovation. As the tides of change surge, the role of keynote speakers on change, emerges as a guiding beacon, illuminating the path forward for businesses seeking to navigate transformation. The Power of Keynote Speakers on Change: Keynote speakers on change are catalysts...
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Elevate Workplace Safety with Expert Speakers: Your Ultimate Guide

Workplace Safety Training Speaker Mike Hourigan
Workplace safety is paramount in any organization, as it ensures the well-being of employees, boosts productivity, and upholds a positive reputation. One powerful way to emphasize and educate about workplace safety is through engaging and informative speakers. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of workplace safety speakers and how they can contribute to creating a safer and more productive work environment. Why Choose a Workplace Safety Speaker? Expert...
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Mike Hourigan Best Negotiation Skills Keynote Speaker

The Must, Should and Could of Negotiation As a negotiation skills keynote speaker who speaks on negotiation skills throughout the country, I have noticed a common point of confusion among many negotiators. Whether you are negotiating a deal in Denver, Colorado, Orlando, Florida or Boston, Massachusetts, you need to know the difference between “Must,” “Should,” and “Could.” Confusing those issues could turn the negotiation into a losing proposition for...
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Mike Hourigan, Motivational Workplace Change Speaker

Motivational Workplace Change Speaker
As a Motivational Change Management Speaker for the Workplace, I have been a witness to the sweeping transformations that have occurred in what used to be called “the office.” As I have noted in my keynote speeches on change and change management, the COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the trend from the in-person to the virtual, but it was coming in any event. Office space rentals were spiraling out...
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Mike Hourigan Workplace Safety Speaker

Safety Speaker
What do layoffs, mergers, location changes, acquisitions, new production facilities and changes of management all have in common? Hint: it’s not what you think – and that’s the problem. As a safety speaker who has been delivering safety keynote speeches on safety for many years, I will be “pleased” to give you the answer: whenever a change occurs, it is a virtual guarantee that serious accidents will increase. Of...
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Multi-Generational Workforce Keynote Speaker

Multi Generational Workforce Keynote Speaker
Recently, I spoke at a convention in Orlando on communication problems in the multi-generational. As a multi-generational workforce keynote speaker, my passion is helping the generations connect. After my multi-generational workforce keynote speech,  a member of the Gen-X “contingent” walked over to me, shook my hand, and jokingly said “I Can Hear What You’re Seeing – Almost.” It was a funny line, but also telling. Four generations Whether your...
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Workplace Safety Keynote Speaker

Safety Speaker Mike Hourigan
“Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it.” – Author unknown As a workplace safety keynote speaker who started his career in construction, steel mills and leather tanneries, I know that safety is stressful. Numerous studies, of course, have been done on the topic of stress and performance. From nurses to truck drivers, everyone knows that putting undue stress on employees causes accidents, but as...
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Mike Hourigan best Change Management Speaker in Charlotte NC

The most important thing to remember about change in 2023 As a Charlotte-based change management keynote speaker, I understand that 2023 could present itself as the most challenging period of change in the last several decades. Whenever I speak on change management to my Charlotte, North Carolina audiences, I stress the power of connections and work friendships. What does happiness have to with change? As I was recently delivering...
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Blog: Mike Hourigan, Change Management Speaker

We all know that learning is cyclable. As a change management speaker, I have observed that most people understand that the best way to teach people is to be willing to learn, however, a lot of people have difficulty putting that into practice. As a result, the cycle of learning is often broken. When an organization is going through a change, it is as important to share perspectives as...
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Mike Hourigan, America’s Hybrid Workplace Motivational Speaker

As America’s hybrid workplace motivational speaker, I was recently delivering a keynote speech on the new hybrid way of working to an association when I said, “You know, the hybrid workplace is going to get more complicated.” A collective groan went up through the in-person and remote office. Then I added, “Unless you do this one thing.” They demanded to know the answer. “It’s simple,” I said. “Negotiate.” My...
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America’s Hybrid Workplace Motivational Speaker  

​As America’s Hybrid Workplace Keynote Speaker, I understand that telling everyone in a pre-pandemic, in-person office that they must now go hybrid is filled with challenges. As I do so much research in this area, let me quickly recommend a Harvard Business Review piece from February 2022, that does a great job of touching on five of the challenges. In speaking on the “new” hybrid workplace as a motivational...
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