Mike Armour
Professional Speaker and Keynote Specialist

Looking for a competitive edge? Companies find it in a culture of trust. Only where trust is high can companies be quick, nimble, and innovative enough to consistently stay ahead of the pack.

Drawing on principles from his most recent book, Dr. Armour shows how to capture this competitive edge through Trust-Centered Leadership™. He lays out:

• five things workers must feel in order to trust their leadership
• seven essential qualities for leaders who want to be trusted
• fourteen arenas in which leaders must develop trust

This presentation can be tailored to a variety of formats, from keynotes to multi-session seminars.

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Success demands both solid management and great leadership. But what distinguishes true leaders from good managers — even extraordinary managers?

Mike answers that question by high-lighting five critical qualities of genuine leadership. He shows:

• why it's more important for leaders to be focused than visionary
• seven ways great leaders inspire people
• what people look for from leaders in difficult times
• how leaders build the glue that holds their teams together

Each principle in the presentation is richly illustrated with practical examples drawn from history, business, the military, and political life. This has been Mike's most popular keynote for the past six years.

Change or die. That stark choice is a fact of life for many organizations. Poorly managed, however, the change process itself can prove deadly.

In this presentation Dr. Armour lays out invaluable lessons that he has learned from leading transformational change himself. He emphasizes:

• battling the uncertainty and anxiety that attend wholesale change
• five zones of clarity that must be maintained
• seven keys for enlisting the hearts of people to support change

"Our communication is GREAT!!" Have you ever heard those words in corporate America?

Why are communication problems so commonplace, even in healthy organizations? Is there anything we can do about it?

In this presentation Dr. Armour takes a humorous look at the communication challenge, and in the process identifies specific things that we can do to make communication more open and effective.

Like Buddhism with its Eight-Fold Path of things that are "right," strategic alignment has an eight-fold path of its own — eight things that organizations must do right to stay on track and on target.

In this presentation Mike provides a checklist for determining that each of these eight critical elements is in place. At every step his emphasis is on masterful execution. Execution is the difference between a good idea and a great company. Because of the sweep of this topic, it is an ideal subject for a keynote speech followed by a breakout session. Or for a multi-hour seminar.

Integrity often comes with a price tag. Money left on the table because you refuse to be unscrupulous. Missed opportunities to "get ahead" by shaving the corner on ethics.

But we pay an even greater price when we compromise our integrity. The cost? A diminished sense of self-esteem and self-worth. Constant worry about "being found out." Difficulty looking ourselves in the mirror.

What are the secrets of maintaining integrity, whatever the temptation to do otherwise? Based on decades of coaching executives through tough ethical decisions, Mike shares vital guidelines for keeping integrity in good repair, both personally and professionally.

Mike approaches every speech as motivational and inspirational. He wants people to act on the information he provides. His power to motivate shines through especially in presentations which are primarily motivational or inspirational in nature. As an event planner, you can choose from one of Mike's many motivational speeches. Or he will develop a motivational presentation tailor made to your unique needs.

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