Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen is founder of a global leadership and innovation advisory network. He has the privilege of working with the world's most respected brands while teaching at the world's most renowned universities.
Cohen is widely recognized as a leadership, innovation, and marketing guru, as well as a best-selling author. His client list includes American Express, J.P. Morgan Chase, HSBC, L'Oreal, Nestlé, Novartis, Standard Bank, and Time Warner.
He is an adjunct professor at New York University, faculty member at Duke Corporate Education, and guest lecturer at Sterns and other business schools.
The New York Times nominated his book, Follow the Other Hand, as a potential bestseller. Fortune and Ad Age have also favorably reviewed the book.
His motivational speeches and seminars are redefining the meaning of the standard business experience, combining engagement with education. Using magic as a metaphor, he reveals key concepts that empower new thinking and drive innovative business solutions in leadership, innovation, communications, and management. His experiential approach guarantees full participation from the audience. This high level of immediate involvement generates instant action and leads to long-term, sustainable results.
Andy Cohen is a longtime practitioner of magic, something he has honed over the years to a professional level. He is a former board member of the founding chapter of the Society of American Magicians.
Topics
Building Brand Trust: Making Your Audience Part of the Act
In the tough times ahead companies need to focus on building a greater trust with their customers and teams. Andy Cohen's process of challenging assumptions by using "magic as metaphor" demonstrates the three key elements that build loyalty for the long haul. It's a process utilized by the world's most successful brands to help change behaviors and drive business growth. This is a serious, risk-free way to help people "think differently" and find practical solutions in an engaging, entertaining, and educational way.
Leadership Unleashed: The Six Rules to Engage Your Team to Act & Listen
In the tough times ahead companies need to transform their leadership thinking. Andy Cohen's process of challenging assumptions by using "magic as metaphor" connects six leadership concepts to business case histories. It's a process utilized by the world's most successful brands to help change behaviors and drive business growth. This is a serious, engaging, risk-free way to help participants to "think differently" and find practical solutions in an engaging, entertaining and educational way.
As a result of this session, participants will:
- Transform their traditional thinking about leadership, especially in tighter economic times
- Learn skills and techniques to overcome leadership challenges to successfully compete
- Encourage business partners, colleagues and staff to consider new ideas and adapt to change
- Reduce costly errors when exploring new leadership techniques
Outline:
- Understanding the Power of the Assumption: why smart leaders make silly decisions
- Transforming Everyday Thinking: identifying assumptions in our daily lives that influence our leadership decisions
- Transforming a "No" into a "Yes": helping your team to generate solutions that didn't seem possible
- Managing Idea Heckling: how to sell good ideas to people who initially objected
- Communication Magic: the art of getting people to listen and understand
- The World's Greatest Secret: thinking differently about what makes you a more effective leader
Style:
- 100% interactive and engaging
- Use of worksheets
- Group table exercise
Change & Innovation: Follow the Other Hand
In the tough times ahead companies need to transform their thinking to change and innovate. Andy Cohen's process of challenging assumptions by using "magic as metaphor" connects strong business concepts to business case histories. It's a process utilized by the world's most successful brands to help change behaviors and drive business growth. This is a serious, engaging, risk-free way to help participants to "think differently" and find practical solutions in an engaging, entertaining and educational way.
As a result of this session, participants will:
- Transform their traditional thinking to generate new solutions to drive business growth, especially in tighter economic times
- Learn skills and techniques to overcome business challenges to successfully compete
- Encourage business partners, colleagues and staff to consider new ideas and to think differently
- Reduce costly errors when exploring new technologies, services and processes
Outline:
- Understanding the Power of the Assumption: why smart people make silly decisions
- Transforming Everyday Thinking: identifying personal and business assumptions in our daily lives
- Transforming a "No" into a "Yes": Following The Other Hand to generate solutions that didn't seem possible
- Managing Idea Heckling: how to sell good ideas to people who initially objected
- Technology as Magic: identifying assumptions about the role of technology in innovation
- The World's Greatest Secret: thinking differently about what drives innovation and success
Style:
- 100% interactive and engaging
- Use of worksheets
- Group table exercise
World’s Greatest Secret: Discover the Magic within You
In the tough times ahead companies need to focus on their passion, values and strengths. Andy Cohen's process of challenging assumptions by using "magic as metaphor" demonstrates that the real success is less about the secret than about understanding your "magic". It's a process utilized by the world's most successful brands to help change behaviors and drive business growth. This is a serious, engaging, risk-free way to help people "think differently" and find practical solutions in an engaging, entertaining and educational way.
As a result of this session, participants will:
- Transform their traditional thinking about the secret to success
- Learn skills and techniques to tap into their passions
- Empower business partners, colleagues and staff to leverage their strengths
- Reduce costly errors when exploring change within an organization
Outline:
- Understanding the Power of the Assumption: why smart people search for the secret and misdirect themselves
- Leveraging Passion: how to integrate your passions into your work everyday
- Transforming Everyday Thinking: identifying assumptions about what generates success
- Transforming a "No" into a "Yes": Helping your team focus on inward to generate solutions that didn't seem possible
- The World's Greatest Secret: thinking differently about what makes you a more effective leader
Style:
- 100% interactive and engaging
- Use of worksheets
- Group table exercise
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