Keynotes and Workshops

 
All keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops are delivered by John Weathington, dynamic speaker and engaging workshop trainer and facilitator. For over 15 years, John has been speaking and training for companies, to ensure their outcomes are achieved. He is frequently sought out by associations and companies, for his pragmatic advice and entertaining style.
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Featured Keynote:

  • Get Some Sleep, Get a Life, and Still Get it Done!
    • Are you exhausted at the end of every working day? Ever wish you could add a few more hours on the clock to get everything done? Wouldn’t you like to get just a little more sleep? The good news is – you can, and you can still get everything done on time. Find out how to balance your life and still meet the never ending demands of the finance professional.

Other Keynote / Workshop Topics:

  • Restoring Sanity: The Secrets of Balancing Time, Scope, and Cost
    • Having problems getting things done on time? Maybe you can build a budget, but can you stay within one? Striking a balance between what you get done (scope), when you get it done (time), and how much it all costs (cost) can be challenging at best. Learn time tested techniques that master project managers use to stay sane while maintaining the delicate balance between the three.
  • Why Lawyers and Accountants Won’t Fix Your Compliance Problems
    • In most cases, adding more lawyers and accountants to an already existing compliance issue will not solve your problems. Find out why, and learn how to engage the right people to fix your compliance problems.
  • From Caterpillar to Butterfly: How to Reinvent Your Organization
    • Trying to leverage your IT department can be a frustrating ordeal, but how else can you get your technology requirements satisfied? Learn how to transform your organization into a self-sufficient, hyper-productive team that leverages technology, while breaking down the barriers to communicating with your IT department.
  • Read, Aim, Aim Again: Avoiding a Misfire on Your Project
    • Most finance projects are doomed to fail from the beginning, because they just aren’t started correctly. The start of a project is the only time you can take preventive measures for your project’s success – after that it’s all very costly interventions. Learn how to get your project off to the right start, and avoid high costs and high stress.
  • Learning to Fly: Boosting Your Organization to High Productivity
    • A good sequel to “From Caterpillar to Butterfly”, learn how to take your organization to new heights of productivity. Take your organization to the next level by learning best practices for rapid results and change resilience.

"I've never witnessed training and education delivered to this caliber of quality understanding and motivation. Your workshop provided the foundation for the team to deliver such outstanding results on our compliance project."

-Cheryl Odeen, Sun Microsystems

  • Escaping the Asylum: How to Get Control of Your Job and Your Life
    • If things spin out of control for too long, you can go into a “tilted” state. Once there, you become severely limited in your capacity to perform – both on the job and at home. Learn to recognize the signs, and more importantly what you must do today to gain control again.
  • Brand New Glasses: A Prescription for Seeing Clearly Into Your Company
    • How can you do any financial analysis, if you can’t trust the underlying data? How accurate will your forecasts be if your input data is unreliable? Learn the tricks that top notch compliance data architects use for seeing clearly through your organization, and getting the best data possible out of your systems.