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Telling It Like It Is: Keynote Speaking Appearances Powered by Practical Experience<\/h2>\n

The funny thing about most lectures is that the speaker never has any practical experience. How could he (or she)? A university professor (nothing against universities or professors) or a top athlete (nothing against top athletes \u2013 but what does free climbing have to do with management?) doing public speaking only proves that they\u2019re \u2026 wait for it \u2026 good at public speaking! But actual skills in management? Leadership? Targeting success (other than on stage)\u2026?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong I think these types of lectures are very entertaining \u2013 but what can an executive, or any other person for that matter, learn from that? I am entertained \u2013 but will I be any better afterwards? Will I be more competent? Better able to assert myself\u2026have more confidence…be more successful\u2026you\u2019re probably getting the drift by now.<\/p>\n

Entertainment is great! And so is Chinese food, but if you want something that lasts you need to pack in something that touches you deep down with its ring of truth. I have much too much experience of real life business practice (and I only have myself to blame) to win a knighthood for scholarship (or saintliness for that matter). I was 15 (to my parents\u2019 utter dismay) when I left school, and it was not because I wanted more money or status or prestige, it was because I wanted to work, to make a difference and to create something new! I\u2019m sure Bill Gates is nodding his appreciation here. Since then I\u2019ve done nothing else but perform, achieve and manage in practice.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s interim management at an Eastern European bank, setting up subsidiaries as part of the executive board, coaching sales team \u201con the front lines\u201d in major cities or jump starting ambitious projects for many renowned companies \u2013 if you or your team want to know about the real life business practices of successful managers, leaders, and large corporations from around the world, then we should really talk. For example, about:<\/p>\n