Stephen Shapiro
Stephen Shapiro provides proven, yet unconventional thinking about innovation. During his two decades as a corporate consultant, Stephen Shapiro developed simple and effective methods for creating pervasive cultures of innovation, increasing creativity, and enhancing individual and team performance.
Stephen Shapiro provides proven, yet unconventional thinking about innovation. During his two decades as a corporate consultant, Stephen Shapiro developed simple and effective methods for creating pervasive cultures of innovation, increasing creativity, and enhancing individual and team performance.
During his 15-year tenure with the international consulting firm Accenture, Shapiro established and led their Global Process Excellence Practice, delivering innovation training to 20,000 consultants. In 2001 he left the management consulting world to write his first book, “24/7 Innovation: A Blueprint for Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Change” (McGraw-Hill). Featured in “Newsweek,” “Investors Business Daily,” and the “New York Times,” among other prestigious publications, the book outlines his step-by-step program for instilling a mind-set of ongoing innovation within an organization to achieve and sustain a leadership position in any market.
Drawing on his corporate expertise, Shapiro expanded on his innovative concepts to counsel on how individuals, as well as businesses, can realize their full potential with less effort and more personal satisfaction. Thus, his latest book, “Goal Free Living: How to Have the Life You Want NOW!” (Wiley) was conceived, quickly becoming the #1 Amazon.com “Business Motivation” best seller and the subject of a recent cover story in “O, The Oprah Magazine.” Also heralded in “Entrepreneur Magazine” and on Tom Peters.com, among many others, Shapiro has become the modern-day Pied Piper for those interested in a revolutionary approach for personal and business success.
Articulate, knowledgeable, and provocative, Shapiro quickly captures the attention of his audience in a style that is equally as innovative and inventive as his subject matter. He has presented his own tried-and-tested formula for success to hundreds of thousands of people in 28 countries. Among the dozens of leading organizations he has advised are Staples, GE, Fidelity Investments, Pearson Education, BMW, Frito Lay, UPS, Xerox, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Unconventional Thinking About Innovation
Change is the only constant in business. And when the pace of change outside of your organization is greater than the pace of change within, you will be out of business. How can you survive and thrive in this highly volatile environment? Only through the creation of a pervasive culture of innovation in your organization - an environment where innovation is as natural as breathing. In this keynote, you will learn tips for systematically moving from ad-hoc to organic innovation. Hear what leading edge companies are doing today, and what you can do tomorrow.
In addition to speeches on culture, Stephen Shapiro can also help your organization innovate its processes. It’s one thing to benchmark a competitor and attempt to match them stride for stride. It’s quite another to take the lead with product and process innovation. With Shapiro’s 7R’s - a powerful tool for reinvigorating your company’s processes - the competition will be looking up at what you’re doing and trying to figure out what they’ve missed. Loaded with practical examples. This can also be delivered as a training class or workshop.
Unconventional Thinking About Creativity
What if you had 60 minutes to generate creative solutions that could help solve your organization’s most pressing challenges? Now is your chance. During this fast-paced, engaging, and highly interactive speech, you will learn proven approaches for developing breakthrough solutions with breakneck speed. Audience members will gain powerful insights into problem statement development, techniques for generating breakthrough ideas, and tools for enhancing team creativity. You will leave with practical solutions. More importantly, you will be armed with powerful techniques that you can use on a daily basis.
Unconventional Thinking About Goals & Performance
Goals drive our businesses. Goals drive our personal lives. And goals are driving us crazy! Our society has been brainwashed into thinking that goals are the key to success. The reality is, they stifle imagination, squelch passion, and hinder true prosperity. Goal-Free Living will enable you to realize your full extraordinary human potential and begin living a more successful personal and professional life. Throughout this session, you will rigorously challenge the conventional means of achieving success and explore counter-intuitive, yet proven means for:
* Catapulting success and minimizing stress without trying
* Discovering previously hidden opportunities
* Boosting capabilities for effectively implementing ideas
He also gives speeches on “Creating a Culture of Innovation.” This presentation, focused on senior level executives, addresses strategic challenges facing corporations in today’s age of change. Contact us for more information about any of Stephen's presentations.
