Michael McQueen

In a time of rapid and relentless change, the real risk for leaders and teams isn’t being unaware of what’s coming – it’s being unable to respond quickly enough.

In this high-impact and practical keynote, award-winning futurist Michael McQueen reveals what it really takes to be future-ready. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and change psychology, he explores the habits and mindset shifts that enable tomorrow-minded leaders stay ahead.

AUDIENCES WILL DISCOVER:

• Why PREPARATION matters more than PREDICTION in becoming future-fit
• How to face uncertainty with CLARITY and CONFIDENCE, rather than fear and hesitation
• How to spot and sidestep the COMMON TRAPS that silently SABOTAGE INNOVATION
• A practical gameplan for CULTIVATING CURIOSITY as a competitive advantage
• Attendees will leave this session with a powerful toolkit for staying SHARP, AGILE and READY for whatever tomorrow holds.

Attendees will leave with a powerful toolkit for staying sharp, agile and ready for whatever tomorrow holds.

Nothing changes until minds do. While persuading others has always been challenging, it has never been more difficult.

In this era of high turbulence and low trust, many traditional influence techniques are increasingly ineffective. We can easily fall into the trap of using 19th and 20th century tactics for trying to change 21st century minds.

This practical, thought-provoking keynote draws on the latest discoveries in neuroscience and behavioral psychology to explore:

• Why people are NOT actually AFRAID OF CHANGE – and the surprising truth about what really drives RESISTANCE in individuals and teams.
• How to spark the sort of CURIOSITY that leads to BOLD, GAME-CHANGING ideas.
• A COUNTERINTUITIVE and research-backed approach to DEFUSING DEFENSIVENESS.
• How to help others embrace NEW POSSIBILITIES and PERSPECTIVES while affirming their DIGNITY, AGENCY, and AUTONOMY.

So, whether you’re aiming to influence customer choices, team dynamics, or organizational culture, this keynote will give you the tools for powerful, lasting impact.

We all love being on a roll, in sync 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.

In this fast-paced & compelling keynote presentation, audiences discover:

• The SCIENCE and ART of momentum – where it 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.