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John Spence in Advisory Works' Upcoming Presentation in Christchurch

Thursday 17 August 2017, 3:24PM

By Beckie Wright

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John Spence is a business partner with Advisory Works, and recently did a presentation with them at AUT in Auckland. He also did a presentation at Christchurch University with students, alumni and clients of Advisory Works, on 10 August, with the topics being The Future of Leadership, and The Philosophy of Leadership.

Based on global research and more than 20 years as a leadership and business expert, John Spence shared his latest insights on the model of a contemporary leader, and discussed how ever-evolving technology impacts their thinking, actions, and strategy now, and how to position themselves in the near future. 

John also outlined the key characteristics of highly successful influencers; this was an examination of servant leadership, values and purpose based leadership, team leadership, the importance of EQ and collaboration and how to lead multiple generations effectively.  He also discussed the importance of understanding your business's and your own personal leadership philosophy. This was an information intensive session, and a  Q&A followed.

For more than 22 years John Spence has traveled worldwide helping people and businesses be more successful.  John is the author of five books and co-author of several more, a business consultant, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker and executive coach with a client list that includes numerous Fortune 500 firms, small to medium-sized businesses, professional associations and other organizations around the globe.  John’s areas of expertise include: leadership, high performance teams, managing change, organizational culture, consultative selling, strategic planning, strategy execution and the future of business. 

At 26 John was the CEO of an international Rockefeller foundation, overseeing projects in 20 countries. Just two years later Inc. Magazine named him one of America’s Up and Coming Young Business Leaders. John has also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Business Thought Leaders in America, one of the Top 100 Small Business Influencers in America, one of the Top 50 Small Business Experts in America and one of the top 500 Leadership Development Experts in the World. The American Management Association named John one of America’s Top 50 Leaders to Watch along with Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google and Jeff Bezos of Amazon.

John has read a minimum of 100 business books each year since 1989 and has been a guest lecturer at more than 90 colleges and universities including MIT, Stanford, Cornell and the Wharton School of Business. He has been the owner or CEO of six companies and currently serves on the Board or as an adviser to several companies. John Spence has built his entire career around "Making the Very Complex...Awesomely Simple".

For more on Advisory Works and their business advisory services, business planning and leadership courses, please go to http://advisory.works.co.nz .