Category: News and Events

  • Yhteys Annual Conference & Expo 2012, Helsinki, Finland

    Yhteys Annual Conference & Expo 2012, Helsinki, Finland

    This year I was invited to the Yhteys Annual Conference & Expo in Helsinki, Finland. The topic of my Keynote session was Preparing for the Impact of New Technology and Knowledge Management – Evolution or Revolution? I also delivered a pre-conference workshop titled: Advanced Proactive Problem Management. Also, I was given a guided tour of […]

  • PACRIM Conference & Expo 2011, Gold Coast, Australia

    PACRIM Conference & Expo 2011, Gold Coast, Australia

    On my last PACRIM conference, we returned to the Gold Coast to a resort community. My responsibilities grew exponentially for this last conference as I not only served as a keynote speaker but also as the master of ceremonies for an entire day of the conference. The pre-conference workshops I provided at the event were […]

  • NAIC Technology Exchange, Kansas City, MO

    NAIC Technology Exchange, Kansas City, MO

    I was invited out to the great state of Missouri to speak at the NAIC Technology Exchange conference. I delivered two topics: The Future of the Internal Service Provider and Everything I Ever Learned About Management, I Learned from the Movies. It was great to be home and see my parents while traveling and speaking […]

  • HDI Toronto Annual Conference and Expo, Toronto, Canada

    HDI Toronto Annual Conference and Expo, Toronto, Canada

    I had the privilege to speak at the annual HDI roadshow event for the Toronto chapter of HDI. The topic was High-Performance Leadership. I very much enjoyed walking around the downtown area. Last time I was in Canada, I stayed in the suburbs. I did get to take in a baseball game while I was […]

  • High Impact Leadership Keynote in São Paulo, Brazil

    High Impact Leadership Keynote in São Paulo, Brazil

    I was excited to get an invitation to speak at the HDI Brazil conference in São Paulo Brazil. This picture is from my keynote presentation on High Impact Leadership.  The keynote session went well, and I included some extra slides to show my long-standing relationship with the culture and country. One of the most significant […]

  • PACRIM Conference & Expo 2010, Sydney, Australia

    PACRIM Conference & Expo 2010, Sydney, Australia

    I was invited to speak at the PacRim conference as an international keynote speaker in Sydney for the third time. The topic of my keynote session was The Future of the Internal Service Provider Key Social and Technology Advancements and How They Impact the Service Providers. I was also part of an interactive delegate-driven panel […]

  • Support Services Institutes Konferens 2009, Stockholm, Sweden

    Support Services Institutes Konferens 2009, Stockholm, Sweden

    I was invited to speak at the Support Services Institute’s Konferens 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden. My trip to Stockholm was terrific. I spent a week in the old city and toured through museums, restaurants, and shops. Before the conference, I taught a class on Knowledge Management Implementation Strategies. Then I gave two keynote talks: Service […]

  • PACRIM Conference & Expo 2009, Sydney, Australia

    PACRIM Conference & Expo 2009, Sydney, Australia

    On my second trip down under, I joined the PACRIM team in the city of Sydney for the second time. On this trip, I was able to visit the botanical gardens and see parts of the city I wasn’t able to explore on my first visit. This year I facilitated a roundtable discussion on Choosing […]

  • PACRIM Conference & Expo 2008, Gold Coast, Australia

    PACRIM Conference & Expo 2008, Gold Coast, Australia

    Australia is an incredible country, and I was invited to speak at the PacRim conference as an international keynote speaker. The conference was held on the Gold Coast – a lovely oceanfront community known as surfer’s paradise. I was fortunate enough to travel around Sidney before making the trip up to Brisbane for the conference. […]

  • HDI Middle East Africa Conference and Expo, Dubai, U.A.E.

    HDI Middle East Africa Conference and Expo, Dubai, U.A.E.

    Great trip to Dubai where I had the pleasure to teach an ITIL V2 class, an ITIL bridge class from V2 to V3, a break-out session on Customer Experience Management: Engineering and Defining the Support Experience and the closing keynote session on High Impact Leadership. This photo was taken of the ITIL V2 class before the […]