KEYNOTES · 60–90 MINUTES · IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL
The
New Rules
of Change.
A talk for organisations in the middle of something hard. Practical, engaging, and unexpectedly fun — which is not a sentence anyone expects to read about change management.
“Like Simon Sinek… but funnier.”
Actual feeback
KEYNOTES · 60–90 MINUTES · IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL
The
New Rules
of Change.
A talk for organisations in the middle of something hard. Highly interactive, in a helpful rather than sucky way. Practical, engaging, and unexpectedly fun — which is not a sentence anyone expects to read about change management.
Actual feeback
Three things your people walk out with.
01
An honest score
Everyone rates their own experience of change, from kitchen fire to Top Chef. Most people land between four and eight, and the gap is where the conversation starts.
02
A shared language
Claimed agency, real capacity, the work/change Möbius strip. Three obsessions your team can use in the next meeting without a glossary.
03
One committed move
Not a strategy day. Everyone leaves having named a single thing they’ll change, and who they’ll tell.
What do you need to move?
01
The New Rules of Change
Empowerment is BS, the org chart is a fantasy, and your model is blinding you. The good news takes about an hour.
02
The Five Question Leader
The Coaching Habit, live. How to stay curious a little bit longer, and rush to action and advice-giving a little bit more slowly.
What people say afterwards.
"Michael's session was short, sharp, engaging and effective. His high-energy, high-impact style was a great match, and his clear and compelling content was well received and easy to apply."
"Leadership is not about giving the best advice, it is about unlocking the potential of the people around you. Thank you, Michael Bungay Stanier, for reminding us of that and for providing such concrete thoughts on how to do it!"
Hubert Joly, Executive Chairman, Best Buy
The questions everyone asks.
- Will you speak for free? No. I don't do exposure or it'll-help-sell-books gigs.
- How long is it? 60 to 90 minutes. No filler.
- Will you tailor it? Always. Shaped to your audience and your context.
- Will you do it virtually? Yes, if it's done right and it still feels human.
- What does it cost? Keynote fees start at $50,000.
- How often do you say yes? Twenty times a year or fewer. Four of those at reduced rates for nonprofits.
Here's where you give me your very best pitch.
I don’t do many talks a year, so I’m choosy — and you should be too. Tell me why me and why you: what’s going on, who’s in the room, and what would make it a success.
Once a week.
Short, sharp, relentlessly blunt.
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