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"What I really liked was you took the time to understand out business."
Roy Martin"I was so happy I hired Hugh again at our next retreat!"
Lesley Brown"What I really liked was that your message focused on a few simple things we can change in our complex and busy world!"
Paul Gardner"Thank you so much for the effort and time you put in to make this session such a success."
Karen Bossin"You provided insight, inspiration and pragmatic tips. In short, you were great!"
Sandy McIntosh"You are a rare breed - a speaker that delivers what he promises and more. Your session was awesome."
Lorna Edmonstone"Staff were really buzzed and energized afterward and that was great to see."
Phil Harmuth"I can't tell you how many comments I have gotten from the team. You left us all on a high and renewed sense of energy and vigor."
Serge De Iure"You hit the spot for what we needed to hear and be working on as we grow as a team."
Erin Lee"Love your energy Hugh - inspirational
and humourous!"
Gail Bonner"Grabbed the audience from the start and didn't let go. Very engaging and gregarious."
Mark Prestwich"Hugh takes the time to personalize his presentations so that they make sense to his audience."
Dana Mahon"Hugh was able to inspire and regenerate everyone in the room...as if he was speaking to them directly."
Lesley Brown
When I was growing up the puritanical, give-in order-to-receive ethic was driven into my psyche. You gave up your chair, put money in the hat, and doled out soup for the needy without thinking—it was simply what we do. Then we turn 50 and start doing our own inventory: How’s…
Olympic gold medalist Adam Kreek knows something about getting back up. Following his team’s (Canada’s men’s rowing eight) devastating fifth place finish at the 2004 Athens Olympics most of the team moved on. Understandably, going from race favorites on a winning streak to being out of the medals is a…
What are the biggest conflict when it comes to ambitious managers? Answer: too many interruptions and wanting to get work done. More specifically, managers want time to: coach staff, review progress, plan ahead, complete work, and just to think. Part of the blame goes to outdated ‘open door’ policies, but…
I sat down for the formal evening at a recent convention and noticed I was feeling slightly uncomfortable. It was a classic situation—I was in for a long evening of speeches and didn’t know the person sitting on either side of me. ‘What if we have nothing in common?’ I…
I’m about to leave the CAPS (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers) annual convention in Montreal and wondering if I held back. Every day, as I headed to the next session I would spot one or two lone soles, obviously with the convention, yet sitting on a couch by themselves. The…
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