| About Neil Godin and NGI The main focus of all Neil's work is human development - emphasizing the skills of self-management, self responsibility and personal leadership (leading via initiative and role modeling even when we don’t play a formal leadership role); effective interpersonal relations, creative thinking and conflict resolution. A native of Vancouver, Canada, Neil is a former business journalist. He is president of Neil Godin International Inc., and former president of SOI (Structure Of Intellect) Systems Canada Inc., specialists in intelligence testing and training, with clients in education and industry. Neil is a Certified Advanced Trainer in SOI, and also holds a Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Justice Institute of BC Center for Conflict Resolution. Neil is past president of the Aspire Integrative Remedial Education Society, former secretary of The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education, and Chair of The Aspire Project, a campaign aimed at opening a state of the art 'Learning Gym' for children who are struggling in school. Neil is author of a number of professional guides and manuals, including 'The Step By Step Planning and Management System;' 'Break-away Marketing;' 'Communicating Economic Development,' a handbook for economic development professionals; 'Building Bridges,' a handbook for facilitators working with employees in transition, and 'Beyond The Blackboard Jungle - A framework for reforming public education.' He is a popular television, radio and newspaper commentator on education and the future of work, and is currently writing a book on these topics. As a trainer, Neil is responsible for a number of well known innovations, including programs such as 'Relationship Banking,' originally developed for the Royal Bank, and now adopted by financial institutions around the world. In addition to working with large and healthy organizations, Neil also works with companies in crisis, where breaking the barriers to peak personal performance, teamwork, and creative action, are the only hope for survival - and many of the practical ideas, techniques and strategies in his programs are drawn from the real-world of these turn-around projects. Seminar and training participants say they appreciate this emphasis on realism, as well as Neil's warm, entertaining and energetic style, and the fact that so much of his material applies to their personal lives as well as their lives at work. More than 300,000 people from coast to coast in Canada and the US have participated in Neil's programs. We welcome your inquiries.
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houses in 54 communities...hard hitting...solid business building
tips and techniques." "I
have never spent money on an intangible such as your service and
received such dramatic results"
"Your
name is now a household word in our branches." "Thank
you so much for your dynamic presentation. Comments like...exciting...effective
and helpful...positive and practical ...dynamite...were just a few..." "Feedback
from store managers and course participants was entirely enthusiastic.
Their remarks and words of appreciation made it obvious that everyone
benefited enormously from your intelligence and insights. Your energy,
creativity, and ability to communicate effectively - especially
with such a diverse audience - made your efforts all the more impressive
and praiseworthy. My personal thanks are double-barreled. You not
only made it possible for me to introduce a program that is of real
benefit to the public - but you have made the task of organizing
and implementing this program pure pleasure. It has been wonderful
working with you."
"The
hand-out materials alone were worth the price of admission." "It
has been so exciting to sense the wake of thoughts and enthusiasm
left by you and your marketing seminars. Veterinarians and staff
members are commenting on how they are enjoying their work more
now, and how new ideas are being implemented. It was a pleasure
working with you. All my expectations were met." "I'd
like to do it again." "You
are always a light of encouragement and a call for action when you
come to talk to our people. Thank you for a first class job." "Thanks
for the incredibly vibrant seminar…a very inspiring morning!" "Practical
solutions to real problems." "Dynamic,
interactive…made sense." "Relevant,
informative, challenging…practical strategies for dealing with
our changing environment." "We
appreciated your approach to dealing with issues which all of us
face in our work, in one form or another…that the one common
denominator is people, and how we deal with them can obviously affect
the success or failure of our careers. Thank you for your excellent
presentation." "I've
attended over 100 seminars…never before seen such complete
audience attention and satisfaction." "We
asked delegates to submit an evaluation and thought you may be interested
in hearing a few comments regarding your presentation: 'Neil Godin
kept the audience alive!' 'Very upbeat.' 'Liked Neil Godin's talk
the best.' 'Very motivational.' 'An excellent wrap-up.' 'Entertaining.'
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