“Your keynote scored a 4.99 out of 5.0 at our conference. No wonder you brought everyone to their feet.”
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“Top Leadership Speakers of 2018”
A great speaker stirs your thinking, expands your limits,
and gives you a practical path to follow.
Elevate Your Thinking
All change begins with a mind shift. A successful speaker knows how to meet people where they’re at and then elevate their thinking so they experience their role from a different perspective.
Transform Behavior
While my presentations are entertaining and motivational, I transform people by helping them shift their perspective in a way that makes them WANT to bring their best self to work each day.
A Simple Path to Follow
For change to stick it must be paired with a simple path. When I leave an organization your people will have proven steps and tools in order to continue where we left off.
“James was the top rated speaker at our conference.”
“Overall, the feedback is that yeterday was our best ever team building day and that is primarily due to your presentation.”
“Our people left motivated, excited, and inspired to Reach New Heights.”
– Mark Stabler – Regional VP
“The best speaker so far. Gave us actual tactical ideas to implement. Nicely done.”
Keynotes and Presentations by Topic
These programs help leaders elevate their own performance as well as equipping them to bring out the best in those on their team.
Leadership
James and John Maxwell training leaders in South America.
IGNITE – The Art of Influence
How to Stir Minds, Ignite Hearts, and Elevate Performance through Inspirational Leadership.
Leadership hinges on your ability to move people.
But moving people takes more than a cookie cutter approach because it’s more an art than a science.
The good news, however, is these principles for elevating performance can be learned.
In this session, James teaches you both the Art and Science of influencing others within the context of leadership. When managers embrace these principles they will become inspirational leaders who lead energized and engaged teams.
This motivating keynote demystifies Inspirational Leadership and breaks it down into a dead-simple framework that anyone can learn to increase the engagement and motivation of their staff.
Nine Minutes on Monday
Transform your Managers in Only 9-Minutes a Week!
Nine Minutes on Monday is a simple framework that has helped transform the leadership of thousands of manager around the world. This session, which is available as a keynote or 3.5 hour workshop, will equip busy managers with simple tools to raise productivity, boost morale, and increase employee engagement. No matter how busy your managers are, Nine Minutes on Monday will ensure your staff are motivated, inspired, and equipped to bring their best to work each day.
Teamwork, and Peak Performance.
REACHING
NEW HEIGHTS
SIMPLE STEPS TO ELITE PERFORMANCE
How does and organization reach it’s full potential? By being made up of people who are committed to excellence. This session will move your people away from the employee mindset and turn them into vested partners who are committed to the growth of your organization.
In this inspiring session, James shares life lessons from expeditions around the world combined with the recent research from the fields of social psychology, the neurosciences, and human performance to help your people make a shift in how they see themselves within your organization.
James also helps your staff ready themselves to face their fears, take risks, find strength to persevere in tough times, and how to contribute to the team. With stunning images and compelling tales, this session will challenge the audience to quit settling for average, whether in life or business, and outline the steps for reaching new heights.a
Communication
Story Telling For Leaders
How to Use the Power of Story to Motivate and Inspire Your Team.
Storytelling for Leaders is training program to help you increase the effectiveness of your communication.
In this training course you will learn:
The two questions you must answer before you begin your story selection.
The eight different types of stories and when to use each of them.
Storytelling for Leaders will teach your managers how to better communicate with their teams.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Choosing the right speaker or trainer is crucial to the success of your event. The coffee can be great, and the facilities state of the art, but if the speaker misses the mark, it tarnishes the entire event. I’ve planned my fair share of events and conferences and I know some of the challenges in finding the right speaker. I have created this page to assist you in gathering information about me.
What you can expect
Here is what you can expect when you work with me:
- Prompt – Prompt replies to your phone calls and email messages.
- Integrity – If I am not the right speaker for you, I will be the first to tell you. There is no point in coming to speak at your event if I am not the best one to help you.
- Care – Personal phone consultations before your event so I can tailor my presentation for your audience and culture.
- Hassle free – I am simple and easy to work with. You have enough on your plate already, you don’t need a speaker with high needs to chew up more of your precious time. I am here to help.
- On time – I will be early to set up for the event, and will finish on time ensuring that your event stays on track.
- Fun – I promise to be fun to work with and always strive to over-deliver.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are James' A/V requirements?
James needs the following: A wireless lavalier microphone or headset, a projector for his computer, and a sound connection for his laptop. In workshop settings he also needs a flip chart and markers.
What is James' fee?
Will James do a keynote and a breakout session at the same conference?
Does James customize his presentations?
How far out do we need to book?
Is it possible to get James to sign books for our participants?
Can we record James' presentation?
“I nearly cried at the end because it was so motivational. Fun, inspiring, and made a connection. Great speaker!!.”
