Motivational Speaking

Paul MacMillan, founder of Pathways Management, Inc., is frequently asked to deliver keynote addresses and conduct workshops on leadership related topics because of his real-world experience and ability to engage and motivate with warmth, humor, and stories that help him connect with audiences.

Here are summaries of a few recent topics:

Disciplines to Thrive By

A career is too long and life is too short to just survive. You can thrive as a leader, but it requires discipline. The most successful leaders I’ve known routinely exercise the disciplines of Discernment, Alignment, Execution, and Balance, and as a result, they thrive on a sustainable basis. This motivational talk breaks down the Integrated Leadership Disciplines Model TM and provides leaders with vital insights into what is required to thrive throughout one’s career. 

Creating “Followership"

A frequent mistake that many of today’s leaders make is assuming that their team will follow him or her because, after all, he or she is the leader. This leadership mindset is dangerous and can kill “followership.”  This motivating workshop challenges leaders to look in the mirror and ask, “If I were my leader, would I follow me?” We explain why “followership” is so important for today’s leader and we provide practical tools that every leader can use to inspire “followership.”

The Power of Engagement

This motivating presentation addresses how the power of engagement builds strong company cultures and more satisfied customers along the way. With real-life stories I illustrate this leadership principle in a way that resonates with the employee and customer in all of us.

The Power of Setting Expectations

This presentation speaks about the importance of setting expectations and holding the team accountable.  I illustrate this vital leadership principle with a story that will stay with the audience for a long time. (I know because leaders tell me years later that they can still remember the details of the story and how it continues to help them lead their team.)

Leadership is a Transference of Belief

Every leader has deficiencies—we’re human!  But don’t let your deficiencies be the lack of belief in yourself or the lack of conviction in why your organization exists. Think about it from your team’s perspective. Who wants to go to work every day and work for a leader who lacks passion and conviction?  When you lead with conviction, your team will respect you for it, if not love you for it, and you’ll enjoy what you do a whole lot more. Simply put, this presentation inspires leaders to believe in something worth transferring!

“Houston, We Have A Problem!” A Classic Model for Team Problem Solving

Using the Academy Award winning movie Apollo 13 as the basis for this highly interactive workshop, we provide leaders with tangible and inspirational examples of how disparate teams can work together to solve complex problems, find common vision that inspires extraordinary achievement and enables them to ultimately experience their finest hour. This workshop is a timeless classic.

Requests for custom topics and programs are always welcome.