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Speaker Mark McKeon

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In 8 out of Mark Mckeon’s last 10 presentations he was rated as “Best Speaker” or “Most Popular Presentation”. In the other two presentations, Mark was the only speaker and was rated “excellent” on both occasions.

Mark Mckeon is one of Australia's leading work life balance and team cohesion advocates. Mark Mckeon presents keynotes and tailored sessions, and along with his team, conduct workshops and conference programs in Lifestyle, Team Building and Leadership.

Mark Mckeon is Consulting Editor to 'Ultra-Fit' Magazine, both in Australia and the U.K. He also reaches over 1.5 million people monthly through his columns in ‘The Age’, 'Panorama' and various other publications.

His second book, ‘Work a Little Less, Live a Little More’ has become the bible for work life balance in corporate Australia.

Mark Mckeon is the author of the Healthy Lifestyle book 'Every Day Counts', the first book ever to be endorsed by the Australian Government's Health Promotion arm, 'Active Australia'. Mark's Every Day Counts program has also been ratified by fitness bodies throughout Australia.

Mark Mckeon was Fitness and Team Building Coach at AFL team Collingwood for fourteen years. Collingwood also outsourced its entire fitness and training function to Mark's team. He acted as Collingwood's Club Runner for the AFL record of more than 250 games. He also worked with Victoria in the State of Origin Series on five occasions. · Mark played VFL football for Melbourne and represented Victoria through the VFA.

In 1998, at age forty-one, Mark Mckeon was part of the winning team in the inaugural AFL Triathlon, competing against current players from all teams. In the same year he competed in, and at the same time gave a commentary of, the gruelling British Cross Training Challenge in London.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER & WORKSHOPS:

“Spirited Teams”
Truly High Performing Teams only evolve when specific leadership behaviours combine with people who are engaged to think beyond survival, security or stretch, to achieve a team with real soul. When you discover the 3 things you need to achieve a truly spirited team, it’s an experience you’ll never forget and one you’ll never want to lose.

Full of engaging and revealing anecdotes from Mark’s world of premier business and sport, a huge dose or reality and trademark humour; Spirited Teams provides an achievable roadmap for your team’s success.

Know Others: Know Yourself Personality Workshop
A key attribute in all high performance teams is the ability of people to recognise each other's behavioural drivers and understand how to use that knowledge to get the most out of every working relationship.

Based on Emotional Intelligence and the DISC system of personality profiling, ‘Know Others- Know Yourself' will engage your team in a stimulating and very enjoyable 1-3 hour learning exercise.Drawing on quality, up to date information matched with business and sporting applications, your team members will understand why we act the way we do and how to treat people in a way that meets their needs, manages conflict and builds trust.

In an interactive manner we will analyse the different work preferences and personality styles in your group and demonstrates how awareness of the primary traits of others is a vital ingredients in high performing management, sales and admin teams.

The key to DISC roles is not to focus only on the profile of any individual; rather it is to foster a clearer understanding of how people’s actions are motivated by different drivers and how knowledge and awareness can enhance personal effectiveness, commercial performance, customer relationships and team efficiency.

Delegates fill in a one-page questionnaire and the results are explained against the background of real life examples from the worlds of elite business and sport with reference to:
¨ Individual accountabilities and responsibilities.
¨ How to refine your skills.
¨ How to use the knowledge in store.
¨ The fallacy of the ‘perfect profile’

“EVERY DAY COUNTS
Mark Mckeon's unique “Every Day Counts” system will show you how to use physical health as a springboard to greater productivity and success.

Mark McKeon says: "Most people would like to live a healthier lifestyle but they just can’t find a way to turn their intentions into actions. That’s why you need a system like “Every Day Counts”.

Promote fundamental change within your organisation. Reaffirm the value of health. Create a desire to enhance professional achievement, both individually and collectively, by living in a positive fashion. Based on Mark’s book of the same name, the first book to be endorsed by the Federal Government’s Health Promotion arm.

Mark McKeon will inject your staff with a dose of vitality at your next conference or meeting.

“HOW TO CREATE TIME”
When every red light is a personal insult...
When being stressed was what life used to be like before things got tough...
When the only thing scarier than the bathroom scales is the bathroom mirror...

It’s time to stop managing your time, and start Creating Time.

Discover the B*A*S*I*C strategy to personal freedom and the 4 ways to create time. Drop the myth of quality time and pick up the tools to achieve a healthier lifestyle and more equitable work life balance.

You’ll increase your knowledge and lose your guilt, and have a lot of fun along the way….

Based on Mark Mckeon’s latest book, ‘Work a Little Less, Live a Little More’ debunks the myth of quality time and provides the tools to achieve a healthier lifestyle and more equitable work life balance.

TEAMWORK, MOTIVATION & LEADERSHIP
Discover more about yourself and your team - Build team spirit, improve communications, create a leadership -culture, emphasise the importance of a common goal, learn about the 4 team quadrants of ‘My Way-No Way-Our Way and The Way’, understand your personality and those of others for more effective interaction in life and business…

Mark Mckeon uses a blend of keynotes, workshops, facilitated discussions and activities.

CONFERENCE FACILITATOR
Using a blend of expert facilitation skills, problems and challenges, Mark Mckeon is an excellent catalyst to tackle a wide variety of problems in your organisation. Mark will use the expertise, experience and knowledge within your organisation so that your people will not only solve your problems and tackle key issues but also take the responsibility to do so!

INDOOR - OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Tackle exciting Challenges like "Fortress 2000", “Widgets”, “Parkland Pursuit”, “Winning Pitch”, "Movie Madness", "Corporate Olympics" and a host of other Indoor and Outdoor Games & Activities including Adventure Challenges.

CONFERENCE ACTIVATOR
Don't let your delegates just sit there and be passive all day. Get them involved. Activate them!!

Mark Mckeon's "Activators" are not just stretching exercises in the aisles. They are specifically focused individual and partner challenges. They're sharp, stimulating and fun. You don't have to be fit, but you do have to think fast and all you need is what's in your pockets!

Whether you use them as icebreakers, getting to know you sessions, energy breaks or to link up other presenters, Mark McKeon's "Activators" will add vitality to your proceedings.

Mark McKeon has conducted specifically designed programs for: Ford Australia, National Bank, Lumley, BP, Civic Video, Ansett, Zurich Insurance, CPA, Collingwood Football Club, KPMG, Shell, Necropolis, Drager, Mercantile Mutual, Mobil, Kodak, Citibank, Tattersalls, Brown Brothers Wines, Kraft, Nestle, Morgan & Banks, Orica, BFI Waste Management, Zurich Insurance, Dept. Veteran Affairs, MBAV, DEET, AMP, National Accounting Management Services, Aust Leisure Institute, Dept of Social Security, Blockbuster Video, Cigweld, TNT Express, Spicers, Comet Express, WCS, Ansett, KPMG, Bryant & May, Dept Administration Services, Wander Australia, Ipex Computers, Alsafe Safety, Bunnings Hardwares, The Regent Hotel and many more…

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