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Michael Kerr Media Articles

As a sought-after international business speaker, author, and expert on inspiring workplaces, workplace culture, humor in the workplace, inspiring leadership, and inspiring, offbeat customer service examples, Michael Kerr is frequently asked to appear on both television and radio interviews on a number of topics, and is, as you can see below, frequently quoted in the print media.

Michael is extremely responsive to reporters’ requests, easy to work with, and reliable. If you would like to interview Michael Kerr or would like a customized sample of some of his suggested interview questions, please contact our office at mike@mikekerr.com or call 1-403-609-2640.  And scroll down to the bottom of this page for a list of suggested topics!

Here is a small sampling of various media articles, programs, books, and magazines where Michael Kerr’s ideas have been quoted or featured:

Calgary Herald: Canmore author Says Businesses Should be Laughing All the Way to the Bank

Enablo Podcast interview: Why humor at work is not a joke!

Salt Lake Tribune:  It Pays to Play

Michael’s interview on Dune and Friends: Conversations With Dune

Speakers’ Spotlight Blog: Five Trends in Recruitment, On-boarding, and Training New Employees

Romper: 8 Subtle Ways to Defuse Conflict

Work Smarter: Genius Strategies for Dealing With Three Types of Bosses

How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast Series: The Power of Workplace Humor

Nature Magazine: Why Laughter in the Lab Can Help Your Science

Forbes article: 10 Reasons Why Humor is a Key to Success at Work

Business Insider: 7 Things Not to Say to a Co-Worker Who Has Just Got Laid Off

Convene: 10 Ways to Shut Down Office Chatter

Business Insider: Communicating on Slack: Tips and Etiquette

Business Insider: 35 Things You Can Do To Keep Your Best Employees From Quitting

Fast Company: The Surprising Ways Humor Can Improve Your Work Culture

Business Insider: How to Phrase 8 Awkward Questions You May Want to Ask Your Boss

Business Insider: How to Say No To Your Boss Without Looking Lazy or Incompetent

Business Insider: 19 Signs Your Company Doesn’t Care About You

Business Insider: 15 Ways to Get People to Immediately Respect You

Business Insider: 15 Things To Do When You Realize Your Job is Ruining Your Marriage

Business Insider: 16 Signs Your Job is Destroying Your Marriage

Business Insider: How to Deal With 7 Awkward Confrontations at Work

Business Insider: Signs You’re About to Get a Job Offer

Business Insider: 7 Signs You’re Too Smart For Your Job

Business Insider: 7 Phrases to Avoid in Work E-mails

Business Insider: 7 Smart Shortcuts To Use in Your Work Email

Business Insider: 8 Questions Your CEO Doesn’t Want to Hear

Business Insider: Questions to Ask Your CEO That Will Make You Look Smarter

Business Insider: 12 Times You Shouldn’t Say I’m Sorry at Work

Business Insider:  What Successful People Do the Week Before Vacation

Business Insider: 7 Things Successful People Do the Night Before Their Vacation

Business Insider: 8 Things Successful People Do After Getting Back from Their Vacation 

Business 2 Community: 5 Good Reasons You Need Humor at Work

Business Insider: Tesla Fired Hundreds of Workers After Bad Performance Reviews

CJOB Radio Interview: The Humor Advantage – Why Some Businesses Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank!

Business Insider: 12 Signs You’re Getting That Promotion

Business Insider: 9 Signs You Won’t Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Business Insider: 13 Confusing Things Bosses Say and What They Real Mean

Business Insider: 21 Signs Your Boss Secretly Hates You

Business Insider: 10 Types of Employees You Should Fire Right Away

Business Insider: 21 Signs You’re About to Be Fired! dog-and-books-33514622

Business Insider: 23 Signs No One Trusts You at Work

Business Insider: 13 Signs You’re the Boss’s Favorite

Business Insider: 16 Signs Your Boss Has a Crush On You

Business Insider: What to Do If Your Boss Has Crush On You

Business Insider: 14 Signs You’re About to Get a Job Offer

Business Insider: 17 Signs Your Coworkers Secretly Hate You

Financial Post:  Laughter Can Be the Best Medicine in the Workplace

Calgary Herald:  Companies Using Humor to Grow Business

Wall Street Journal: What to Do When Your Joke Bombs at the Office

Switched on Leadership Magazine:  25 Ways to Keep Creativity Flowing Through Your Workplace

PAX Magazine: Can Having a Sense of Humor Mean Better Business?

Business Insider: 30 Things the Best Bosses Always Say 

Business Insider: 14 Signs Your Employees Secretly Hate You

Business Insider: 10 Things Successful People do on a Friday Afternoon

Business Insider:  17 Mistakes Everyone Should Make Before Turning 30!

Fast Company magazine: How to Lead a Late Afternoon Brainstorm

Business Insider: 7 People You Should Suck Up to at Work

Forbes article: 14 Things You Should do at the Start of Every Work Day

Business Insider: 13 Things Successful People do in the First 10 Minutes of their Work Day

Business Insider: 13 Things Successful People Do in the Last Ten Minutes of Their Workday

Forbes article: 14 Things You Should Do on Your Lunch Break

Forbes article: 14 Things You Should Do at the END of Every Work Day

Business Insider: How to Tactfully Tell a Coworker to Shut Up

Business Insider:  Why Quitting Your Job in Public is Rarely a Good Idea

Business Insider:  12 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a New Job

Business Insider: 31 Things Never to Say During a Performance Review 

Wall Street Journal: Secrets of Effective Office Humor

Business Insider: 13 Things to Say When You Get Fired That You Won’t Regret

Business Insider: 13 Things People Say When They Get Fired That They Later Regret

YesWare Sales Blog:  Sales isn’t a Laughing Matter. But Maybe it Should Be

Business Insider:  7 Things Successful People Do During the Afternoon Lull  

Business Insider:  The Only Question You Should Ask Your Colleagues on a Friday Afternoon 

Forbes article: 8 Tips for Dealing With the Office Know it All

Wall Street Journal: The Power of ‘Project Beard’ and Other Office Rituals

Motivated Magazine: Enjoying Your Job – Why Work is Intensely Personal

Forbes article: 14 Things to Notice on Your Way to the Job Interview

Forbes article: 14 Ways to Stay Focused at Work Through the Holidays 

Globe and Mail Newspaper: Laughing Your Way to the Top

Business Insider:  12 Things Successful People do on a Long Weekend

Business Insider: 13 Things You Should Never Say During a Job Interview 

Forbes article: How to Keep the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive as Your Company Grows

Business Insider: How to Run a Side Hustle Without Losing Your Sanity

Forbes article: How to Turn a Temporary Position into a Permanent Job

Forbes article: The Dos and Don’ts of Job Searching While You’re Still Employed

Forbes article: When the Interviewer Doesn’t Ask the Right Question

Forbes article: 12 Tips for Overcoming Fear of Change at Work

Forbes article: When You Realize Your Job Isn’t a Good Fit Halfway Through the Job Interview

Business Insider: 13 Things Successful People Do During Their Lunch Hours

Business Insider: 18 Things To Never Say During an Exit Interview 

Nine Minutes on a Monday Morning book: The Quick and Easy Way to Turn Managers Into Leaders  by Jamie Robbins (Mike provided the content for the chapter on bringing more fun and humor into the workplace)

Business Insider: What to Do If You’re an Intern And You Don’t Get That Job Offer

Business Insider: The One Question You Should Never Ask During a Job Interview

Book by K. Sangeetha in India: Fun and Laughter at the Workplace – A New Perspective  (Mike provided chapter two in this book, “Why you need humor in the workplace”)

Forbes article: How to Thrive When the Boss is Never Around 

Business Insider: 9 of the Worst Pieces of Advice to Give Recent Grads

Business Insider:  8 Things to Do at Work Before Leaving for Vacation

Business Insider: 6 Things to Never Store on Your Work Computer

Business Insider: 7 Things To Never Search For on Your Work Computer

Calgary Herald: Rats! Rodents Render Paradise Lost!   (A funny article Mike wrote about Alberta’s rat-free status)

Globe and Mail newspaper: Help! I’m Immeasurably Challenged!   (A funny article Mike wrote on growing up sort of metric in Canada)

 

A Small Sample of Suggested/Potential Media Topics:

Why workplace culture is currently all the rage

How the workplace is changing

Why great leaders need to develop a sense of humor

What are the pitfalls when it comes to leaders and businesses using humor?   

Is great customer service dying and what can be done to save it?

Why workplace communication is everything and everything is communication

Outrageous ways companies are attracting new employees and keeping them happy and loyal

Is employee loyalty really dead?

How can subversive humor at work be a good thing?

How can businesses really laugh all the way to the bank?

Outrageous, creative ways businesses are using social media to market to their clients and brand their business

Is there such a thing as a safe workplace prank?

What do you do when your joke backfires in front of your coworkers or a customer?

Offbeat, funny workplace rituals and traditions

How anyone can be funnier giving a business presentation

Death by meetings: what businesses are doing to shake up their meetings and bring them to life!

Is it a good idea to bring your sense of humor to work? How do you have fun at work without getting fired?

Do teams tat laugh together really work better together?

Why Ha + Ha = AHA!  How humor and play at work drives creativity and innovation

What can politicians’ use of humor teach us about leadership and communication?

 

Rave Reviews

“Your presentation was beyond excellent! You have the unique ability to both entertain and educate. It was the perfect mix of a serious business message, along with a very funny delivery.”
Dave Thompson, CFO & President, Sandvik Canada, Inc.
“Michael was brilliant! An incredible session that received a standing ovation. The content was a welcome and valuable divergence from typical educational sessions. If you need to leave your audience energized with great content, I highly recommend Michael Kerr!”
Dana Cooper, Executive Director, Orthotics Prosthetics Canada
“Michael held the full attention of our senior management team for a full 4-hour presentation! His management philosophy is a fantastic approach that I have encouraged my team to carry forward.”
Martine Rothblatt, Chairman & CEO, United Therapeutics
“It was evident, almost from the first word you spoke, that you would be one of the most memorable parts of the two days. Your high energy, fast-paced, powerful style had everyone on the edges of their seats. Beyond being incredibly entertaining, you gave the leaders pragmatic tools and ideas that are easily transferable to their jobs.”
Mark Breslaw, Human Resources Business Partner, Telus
“Michael’s Leading and Laughing During Turbulent Times was the best presentation I have seen in my 40 years in business.”
Rodney Meadows, Director East Alabama Home Medical
“That was one of the best virtual presentations I have been on and the best one since this pandemic! It was the highlight of my week and gave me a resurgence of positivity, motivation and energy.”
Natasha Purnell, Chief Culture Officer, Park Insurance
“Michael Kerr delivered an absolutely outstanding performance – virtually! His energy and humorous content had our event attendees wanting our company to book him again!”
Kylene Donaldson, Western Financial Group
“Michael Kerr’s humor, messages and energy was not lost at all in the virtual format and allowed us to continue an important tradition of having fun and being together. His messages on how to  build resiliency were delivered in an engaging way that really hit home!”
Brier Albano, Associate Registrar, Medicine Hat College
“With his high energy and animated presentation of over 90 minutes, he had everyone’s full attention!”
Jolaine Arsenault, Retail Market Analysis and Liaison Specialist, Co-op Atlantic
“Just wanted to say “WOW!” – that was awesome! We’ve had many speakers over the years, but none the likes of Michael Kerr.”
Richard Dansereau, President, NAPA Autopro BDG
“One of the most enjoyable keynote speakers we have worked with. Not only was it entertaining, it contained valuable lessons for our managers to take back to the office.”
Peter Panaritis, President, Brinks Canada Limited
“Many of the head office staff thought you were the best keynote speaker we’ve ever had! Thank-you for your invigorating and energizing keynote presentation.”
Tanya Dusyk, Territory Manager, Shell Canada
“Your dynamic and interactive presentation was the highlight of our conference. To this day, years later, we will often refer to the topics you enlightened and enriched our lives with!”
Steve Enns, Vice President and General Manager, TGS Harvard Management
“I wanted to share with you the amazing customer comments below. We’ve been employing various techniques that you described and I wanted you to know that your work makes a difference!”
Kevin Walsh, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Showdown Displays
“Yours was one of the most effective, enlightening, and entertaining presentations we’ve ever had at a conference (and we’ve had a lot!).”
Mario Bernardi, Executive Director, ClimateCare Co-operative
“You were by far the best rated speaker. Michael’s energy influenced my entire experience at the conference.”
Mary Anne Yurkiw, Food Matters Conference Chair
“YOU ROCK! Michael had everyone in stitches and offered amazing workplace food for thought.”
Janice Vilaca, Program Administrator, Co-operative Education, Wilfred Laurier University
“I’ve seen Michael four times – he’s amazing. You come away with knowledge on how to make your workplace better and you don’t even realize you were being taught because you are so busy being entertained.”
Michelle Kimura, Owner, MicAr Marketing
“Thanks to your suggestions, staff feel engaged and empowered to start creating an inspiring workplace. You have made a huge, positive impact in just 90 minutes!”
Paola Zurro, Senior Director, Real Property Branch
“Michael exceeded our expectations in every aspect. He was nothing short of the star of our event. By far, the best speaker we’ve ever had!”
Rod Smith, VP, Business Development, Century Vallen
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