Hugh makes management lessons simple, and inspires people to achieve greatness as individuals, and as part of a team.

In his conversation with your audience, Hugh will bring his stories from Don’t Forget Your Cape! alive. Hugh and the MacPhie & Company team work with each organization to tailor Hugh’s presentation to match the themes and messages you seek to convey, including:

1. Be a Super Hero. There are people doing the extraordinary all around us, and each of us can achieve great things.
2. Don’t Be Afraid to Fail. Kids fail all the time. That’s how they learn, grow, and become successful.
3. Have a Vision and Communicate it Relentlessly. Craft a visionary story about where your organization is going, and tell the story all the time.
4. Play Games. Motivation stems from a sense of competition and scorekeeping. Turn work tasks into fun or interesting games, and productivity will increase.
5. Ask Why? Ask probing questions to get at the underlying problems or opportunities – not just the surface ones.
6. Share. People need to share best practices, ideas, and initiatives they’re pursuing to build upon your “collective wisdom”.
7. Be Creative. One idea, plus another unrelated idea, equals a new idea. It’s that simple.
8. Take Smart Risks. There isn’t enough smart risk-taking going on in today’s organizations. And only when people take risks can organizations grow and improve.
9. Take a Deep Breath and Use Words. There is too much uncooperative and passive-aggressive behaviour in today’s workplaces. That hurts corporate cultures. And when feeling stressed out or resentful, people need to identify what’s bothering them with precision, instead of bottling up anger and negative feelings.
10. Take One Step Backwards and Two Steps Forward. It is against our nature to undo what we’ve already finished, but it is often the most productive thing to do.
11. Get Bad News Over With Quickly. The longer you take to deal with bad news or make tough decisions, the worse it is for everyone.
12. Pursue your Passion. Help yourself and others achieve your optimum potential. And believe in your hunches. They usually tell the truth.
13. The Shortest Distance Between Point A and Point B, Isn’t Necessarily a Straight Line. You often need to work with others, get buy-in, and achieve internal alignment before moving ahead.
14. Celebrate Achievement. Celebrating reminds us of the greatness in ourselves – and in others.
15. Get the Most Out of Every Single Day. Do great things – for yourself, and for others – every single day.

This presentation is about people achieving excellence – as individuals, and within teams.

To book Hugh, contact us at: dfyc@macphie.ca or call 416-420-0307.

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