Art McNeil

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There is a timely and pragmatic theme in all of  Art’s presentations:
Most people were either raised during the industrial age or have been influenced by mentors who were. We have entered the “shift-age” but unknowingly, too many organizations are trying to employ outdated habits and attitudes.

The “I” of the Hurricane: How to survive and prosper in the “shift-age”
Art presents timeless leadership tips from his #1 best-seller, The “I” of the Hurricane: Creating Corporate Energy. He explains time tested methods of shaping and maintaining a high-performance culture, generating corporate energy, establishing performance boundaries using an ethics platform, and how to let the world know what the organization really is— live the brand, inside & out.

Securing Corporate Viability, Creating Transferable Wealth
Art reviews the essential need to build on a foundation of inspirational leadership. He makes a case for moving towards process-discipline and away from managing departments. Profit and wealth building disciplines are presented that will align employees behind the total experience of the Customer. Senior teams will discover how to inspire employees in the “shift-age” and how to get them enthusiastically contributing to the elimination of waste and rework.

Developing MVPs: Morale, Vision & Performance (Workshop)
This workshop helps people from all levels of public and private sector organizations eliminate debilitating industrial-age ghosts (attitudes and assumptions remnants of an era that no longer exist). Participants will see the world through new lenses crafted for today’s faster paced “shift-age”.

Implementing The Baton Management System (Senior team training)
BMS is designed to help the owners of small to midsize businesses secure the viability of their investment and create transferable wealth. BMS helps forward thinking CEOs replace profit-inhibiting attitudes and habits—remnants of the industrial-age—with a company-wide will to win,  processes for finding out and taking action faster than the competition, and an employee-centered method of continuous-improvement to reduce waste and rework.  This program Includes “self-delivered” roll-out support including HD videos and a facilitation guide. (optional implementation assistance is available).

Summary Profile

Art McNeil founded and was CEO of Achieve, an internationally known consultancy specializing in organization and leader development. Achieve was acquired by The Times Mirror Corporation where Art became Executive VP International, responsible for Zenger Miller operations. He was promoted to Group VP Marketing for all the Times Mirror training companies-including Achieve, Learning International, Zenger Miller, and Kaset. Art became chairman of Times Mirror Training's International Board of Directors. The companies listed above were merged with Achieve to become Achieve Global, one of the world's leading organization, leader, and sales development companies. Prior to founding Achieve, Art's developed his career in the telecommunication industry, where he became a director of sales and marketing. Art authored a #1 bestseller entitled, The "I" of the Hurricane: Creating Corporate Energy that has become an international classic. A Master of Arts Degree in the applied behavioral sciences (earned in mid-career) included the study of leadership, group dynamics, and dysfunctional families. When asked why an executive coach would engage in family studies, Art replied, "what goes on around the kitchen table is the same as what goes on around the boardroom table-just bigger words and more paperwork."

Art and his wife Mary Beth, live in Tampa Florida where he works, writes, plays tennis, and sings with a local barbershop chorus.

Client Testimonials:

"Art helped us at the Royal to take what was a fuzzy emotional concept and clarify leadership for real world applications. The jury has rendered it's verdict: Leadership as defined by Art McNeil gives us a competitive edge."

Royal Bank

"Art has the unique ability to cut through the noise of business and inspire executives, managers, and workers to confront things that really matter. He has a profound understanding of the impact that market changes have on the way people need to work in organizations."

Senior Partner, Achieve Global Pty, Ltd.

*Art McNeil travels from Toronto, Ontario & Tampa, Florida