DR JOHN SMITH

Dr John Smith is the ideal speaker for the challenges and contradictions of our times.  His message goes to the heart of the ethical and practical dilemmas presented by businesses concerned with leadership, profit and performance.

Having lived and worked with society’s outlaws, Dr. John Smith offers unique perspectives on harnessing sometimes unexpected forces for success. John’s doctoral work in urban anthropology and social movements has equipped him with an understanding of local culture - from the board room, to the pool room. His presentations are entertaining, engaging and offer powerful perspectives to business and management audiences.

Be warned - this charismatic outlaw, and founder of the God’s Squad Motor Cycle Club, John ‘Bullfrog’ Smith is one of Australia’s most unusual and unorthodox speakers. He commands not only the respect of Australia’s outlaw biker gangs, but also corporate Australia.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Rebels, Outlaws, Misfits … and other resources your business can’t do without!

‘ Who of us has not met the business leader, whose arms sport tattoos from early rebel days?’

In an exciting presentation, rich in anecdotes from an extraordinary life spent amongst society’s outlaws, John Smith offers corporate advice from unexpected and unorthodox sources, and reveals the promise of unconventional risk-taking.

As a keynote address, or in-depth workshop presentation, John Smith weaves anecdote, academic research, historical analysis, cultural anthropology, and spiritual perspective to deliver management skills that business school never taught you.

Is Darth Vader Lurking in the Board Room?

In this presentation, Dr. John Smith confronts creativity gone wrong - the ‘Dark Side of the Force,’ and its hold on some businesses.

In a humorous and illuminating presentation, Dr. John discusses the right use of the ‘Energising Force’ so that genius, creativity and organisational strength may enhance and not destroy, the enterprise and the surrounding social matrix.

He shares anecdotal and academic perspectives on dysfunctional personalities, distorted perceptions, de-personalised relationships and unworthy motivations

Investing in Social Capital – Surprising Dividends

Was the would-be Prime Minister just making political capital, or is Treasurer, Peter Costello’s ‘Social Capital’ something that business needs to get serious about?

Dr. John Smith explains that, just like the body’s circulatory system, which spreads lifeblood to our extremities, society, and business suffers when social capital fails to circulate through our economic system.

Understand how your investment in ‘Social Capital,’ becomes an investment in sustainability and success, and the benefits of keeping a ‘personal balance sheet.’

Feeling Good About Doing Bad – Time for a Corporate Reality Check

Why is it that in international performance assessments, American maths and science students are sixteenth and seventeenth respectively in performance, but first in self-esteem? In contrast, Asian students score among the best performances, but are lowest in self-esteem? Dr. John Smith, business anthropologist, reveals the myths and self-delusion that enable us to feel good about poor performance. He exposes
the mission statements and ethics codes that conceal reality, and the exhilaration and sustainable profit of ‘doing it right.’