Contact Us

Peter Bregman

Leadership Expert; Bestselling Author, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done; Columnist for Harvard Business Review

Recognized as the #1 executive coach in the world by Leading Global Coaches, Peter Bregman coaches CEOs and senior leaders in many of the world’s premier organizations. Having started his career teaching leadership on wilderness and mountaineering expeditions, Peter is CEO of Bregman Partners, an executive coaching company that helps successful people become exceptional leaders and stellar human beings.

Peter is ranked as a Top 30 thought leader by Thinkers 50 Radar and selected as one of the Top 8 thought leaders in leadership. He is the award-winning, bestselling author and contributor of eighteen books, including most recently, You CAN Change Other People. Peter is also a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review and host of the widely acclaimed Bregman Leadership Podcast.

Check Availability

Travels From: New York | Fee Range: $20,000 - $50,000

Featured Videos

Speech Topics

Seventy percent of all major change efforts fail, mostly because of rampant fear, anxiety and resistance. Do you think of resistance as an inevitable byproduct of change? Peter Bregman, author of Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change, argues that resistance is optional, an unintended consequence of the way most leaders try to execute change.

Done well, change is not something to suffer through on the way to something better (or maybe just different). Change is really an opportunity to deepen engagement and ownership. You will create a workplace where everyone feels responsible for the success of the entire organization.

In this lively talk, Peter Bregman begins with the obvious fact that people do not resist their own ideas. So to make a change happen, the wider workforce needs to have some control. The question for leaders is, how to share control without losing control?

The key to collaboration does not require a complicated restructuring or company-wide transformation. All it requires is that each person makes conscious, strategic choices about how to engage with others. Peter Bregman demonstrates how the right set up, the right reminders, and the right debriefs-taking just a few minutes a day-can transform conflict into collaboration and animosity into admiration.

In this lively, practical, conversational presentation, Bregman shares the most common mistakes people make with each other and offers ways to replace the downward spiral of negativity that can quickly destroy companies into an upward spiral of positive, productive collaboration that catapults organizations to success.

Organizations succeed when people use every part of who they are to take care of their top priorities in the most efficient way possible. In this counter-intuitive speech, Bregman shows us how getting people to fit in or fix their weaknesses work against us. Instead, he tells leaders to help people embrace their weaknesses, assert their differences, leverage their strengths, pursue their passions, and then focus those talents-hour by hour-on the right things, avoiding the inevitable distractions that otherwise subvert our efforts.

Biography

Leadership consultant and expert Peter Bregman demonstrates that there are easier, more efficient, simpler ways to improve leadership, increase teamwork and empower everyone to contribute their maximum potential. As an advisor to CEOs and their leadership teams, and as the author of 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, Bregman connects with audiences through everyday stories that are refreshingly honest and offers lessons that are clear, actionable and memorable. Audiences are then equipped to make simple changes that can have an immediate and enormous impact both personally and on their organizations.

From showing people a new, innovative path to productivity in 18 minutes a day, to helping people get out of their own”and other people’s”way, to teaching people strategies for leading change without resistance, Bregman doesn’t just tell people how to improve teamwork, communication and productivity, he shows them how to do it. He is consistently the most-read blogger at Harvard Business Review, Peter’s articles and commentary appear frequently in BusinessWeek, Fast Company, CNN, NPR, The Financial Times and PBS.

"

“After 20 years in the lecture series business, WWSG has become a valued partner. We produce over 24 speaking events a year and have worked with dozens of agencies. We appreciate WWSG’s unparalleled professionalism, integrity, and creativity in suggesting speakers that are unique to the speaker circuit."

The Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California

"

The WWSG team are super responsive and flexible. I will definitely work with them again to find speakers for my next event.

Ernst & Young LLP

"

The consistent professionalism and quality for the way Worldwide Speakers Group handles events shows that they think of each detail and every contingency beforehand.

Newt Gingrich, Distinguished Leader, Visionary, & Political Vanguard; 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate; Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-1999); Best-Selling Author

"

They provide us well-prepared and informed speakers who understand our expectations and unique format. With WWSG, we know that the speaker fees are fair and trust that the event will be a success.

The Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California

"

Everything was buttoned up, from the initial outreach to the event execution and post follow-up. I have a great team of representatives from WWSG to work with, first class experience.

American Century Investments

"

Thanks again for all your help. Your entire team there is truly stellar.

American Property Casualty Insurance Association

"

All timing and logistics were seamless, and the client was super engaged and thankful. I’m happy to report that we have another WIN for WWSG! Let’s build on the momentum together!

Josh Linkner, Tech Entrepreneur, Hyper-Growth CEO, NYT Best-Selling Author, Venture Capitalist, and Keynote Speaker

"

The team at WWSG is certainly at the top of the scale. Building a long-term relationship with the client has really set WWSG apart and we clearly saw that with our partnership. WWSG found creative ways to build the partnership which results in a win-win for all.

Erik Qualman, Top Technology and Motivational Speaker, #1 Bestselling Author & Futurist

"

I hope to work again and again with Worldwide Speakers Group on the selection of our keynote and endnote speakers for our annual conference and other events. Our representative and her associate were terrific from my first communication to them until our speaking-event concluded... It is easy to see why many of the top speakers in the country work with Worldwide Speakers Group.

The National Recreation and Park Association

"

We always enjoy working with WWSG, and we thank you and your team for your diligence, thoroughness, and professionalism. Planning is already underway for next year's event (no rest for the weary). We hope to have every opportunity to work with you again in the near future.

Texas American Resources Company

Speaker Resources

Check Availability

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Subscribe to the WWSG newsletter.

Check Availability

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

0
Speaker List
Share My List