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BACKGROUND John Amatt is unusual amongst “Adventure Speakers” in that he
did not reach the summit of Mt. Everest on his celebrated
expedition. Instead, he was a leader of a dedicated team that
suffered four tragic deaths before placing six climbers on the
summit.
John’s
mission in going to Everest was to place the first Canadian on top
of the world’s highest peak. In his words … “It
didn’t matter who reached the summit, because when one person
stood on the highest point, the whole team had climbed the
mountain. I was totally fulfilled the day we reached the top and I
would never go back to Everest, because my expectation had been
fully met”. This is a key business message in
today’s challenging corporate environment.
- A
veteran professional speaker
- 25 years platform experience.
- A
superb storyteller
- creates adventure metaphors to
articulate the innovative business approaches required for
meeting the challenges of uncertain times.
- Called
“The World’s Best Adventure
Speaker”.
- International Celebrity Management
Australia, Pty.
KEY BUSINESS THEMES
- Motivation
– “Success in this generation will belong to those
who are visionary enough
to predict the future and prepare for it – and adventurous
enough to explore new ways of doing old things.”
- Teamwork
– “You don’t have to reach the summit to know you
have climbed the mountain. Having done your job at lower
elevations, you can take pride in being a key member of the
team.”
- Trust
– “No team can perform effectively unless you trust
others in the team. And trust only exists in teams of people
who have struggled together through difficult times.”
- Change
– “Change is the one constant you should expect in
life. Embrace change! Seek out change by always questioning
the ‘status quo’ of the past.”
- Commitment
– “The roots of your commitment to goals lies in
core values and basic beliefs, both individually and
corporately.”
- Complacency
& Risk –
“The real danger is not in taking risks; the real danger is
in allowing yourself to become complacent, because that’s
when mistakes occur.”
- Positive
Dissatisfaction –
“You must remain positively dissatisfied with your
performance – dissatisfied, but in a positive way, always
looking for improvement.”
CORPORATE STRATEGIC CHALLENGES
In more than 1,800
keynotes presentations and seminars in 45 countries,
John has worked with clients who were addressing the following
strategic challenges:
- Mergers
- Building a
common corporate culture from two or more companies who have
merged into one.
- Meeting
Sales Quotas –
Challenging corporate sales personnel to attain higher quotas,
that may seem unattainable based upon their previous sales
achievements.
- Teamwork
– Creating the understanding that you do not have to
be the leading sales achiever to take pride in the overall
achievement of the corporate team.
- Globalization
– Expanding corporate vision and objectives to
embrace the new opportunities of an increasingly global
business world.
- Meeting
Themes –
Corporate events themed around the “mountain metaphor”.
Examples:
“Reaching The Top”; “Expedition Ascent”; “Straight to
the Top and Beyond”; “Mountains of Change”.
KEY INDUSTRY GROUPS
In the past 20 years, the majority of John
Amatt’s corporate clients have come from the following
industries:
- Information
Technology
- Communications
- Healthcare
- Insurance
& Finance
- Pharmaceuticals
However, John’s message is sufficiently
universal that his client list includes the Ipswich Town
Football Club in England’s Premier Soccer League, Chart
House Restaurants, Coors Brewing Company, Universal
Studios, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, UPS,
and the Coca Cola Company.
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