Biography
Mike Lipkin is president of Environics/Lipkin, a global research and motivation company based in Toronto. He is also an international strategic coach, facilitator and catalyst for high performance.
Mike combines his learning from talking to a million people in forty-three countries with the insights from the Environics Social Values research to offer clients the best of all worlds: a powerful blend of ideas and principles that help them achieve remarkable results.
Mike was raised in South Africa and graduated from the University of Johannesburg with a Bachelor of Commerce.
He began his career with Colgate Palmolive as a brand manager. Mike then migrated to the advertising industry where he held senior account management positions at both Grey Advertising and Ogilvy & Mather.
He founded Environics/Lipkin in 2001. He has written nine bestselling books on personal leadership and effectiveness. He is renowned for his ability to blend humor with content that inspires people into action.
Speech Topics
THE POTENTIATOR
Every day we’re faced with a future that seems more daunting than the day before. The problems appear bigger than ever but so do the opportunities. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and alone in the face of such cataclysmic change. That’s why we’re only as good as the Potentiators we purposefully place in our lives. They are the everyday superheroes whose superpower is to enable us to perform at our best. In turn, we need to intentionally play that role for other people. That’s how breakthroughs are created in a post-pandemic world.
In this heart-stirring guide, Mike Lipkin shows you how to succeed at others’ success, while you live your best life. Specifically, he introduces you to The Five Potentiator Practices that will multiply your impact and scale your results: Know Your Game. Build Robust Resilience. Grow Courageous Creativity. Communicate Like a Champion. And Cultivate Close Connections. Through revealing case studies, research-backed insights, and powerful exercises, you’ll discover how to transform yourself into the Potentiator – to the enormous benefit of everyone around you. You won’t be derailed by distraction. You’ll be driven by the thrill of discovery. Now more than ever, the world needs you to unleash your superpower. Mike Lipkin shows you how.
DANCING WITH DISRUPTION
Over the past 25 years, superstar coach Mike Lipkin has studied and worked with thousands of disruptors around the world. In this thrilling guide to personal success, he shows us that the key to extraordinary success is to have so much fun that you become the source of other’s joy.
This program is filled with mind-opening insights and examples that will inspire you to act like a disruptor – someone that creates the future one step at a time. There is an amazing breakthrough that is currently just beyond your reach. Mike Lipkin will help you grasp it. The people closest to you are counting on it. It’s time to dance.
How to Become a Champion Collaborator
Champion Collaborators help others succeed in a way that motivates others to invest more time and resources with them.
How to Communicate Like a Champion
Highly Effective Communication is the secret sauce of today’s Champions. It is the process of sharing information and transferring emotions in such a way that others are motivated to take the desired actions.
The Checklist of Champions
How to play at your best so you become the best. Champions are people who win. They prove they are best of breed. They do the right things right and they don’t get the wrong things wrong. They are inspired by their cause and they are disciplined to defend it.
The Magic Touch
Excellence is the new commodity. If you’ve made it this far, you’re excellent. The trouble is so is everyone else. The new hierarchy of success is calling for something beyond mere competence, diligence, experience or positive attitude. You can do everything right and still not get the right result.
How to be Always New, especially when you’re not new
Where are you in the ageing cycle? Are you new? Are you about to be horribly surprised? Or are you already playing catchup? Wherever you are, it¹s time to practice self-rejuvenation as though your life depends on it because it does.
Keeper of The Flame – How to Inspire Others on the Cusp of Change
This session is focused on expanding the ability of delegates to lead and inspire their colleagues and clients during times of extreme change.
Testimonials
“Thank you most sincerely for making our day absolutely outstanding yesterday. You were a major WOW factor for all!” Megan Allen-Lamb Senior Director HR/OD South West CCAC
“Mike Lipkin was fabulous and very well received by approximately 175 people! Phenomenal turnout!” Kiara Sol, Executive Assistant, AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
“Mike – just wanted to let you know that the B.C. government just released the 08/09 workforce engagement survey results (measures employee satisfaction), ILMB had the largest increase in government, a 10 point increase from 61 to 71 which is remarkable (the next largest increase for a Ministry was 6 points in MEMPR). Your work with us on the ILMB vision and the Supervisors session (along with my tour of all offices with video clips in hand) made a substantial contribution to ILMB’s improved employee engagement. THANKS!” Steve Carr, Deputy Minister, BC Integrated Land Management Bureau
