Blogs
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The Power of Daily Team Huddles to Build Workplace Culture
I am a huge fan of daily team huddles – not to be confused with team cuddles, which one audience member thought I said! Every one of my clients who has stuck to daily huddles has raved about the impact they have had on their workplace culture. Daily huddles serve as a...
What Does it Mean to be Loyal at Work? Loyal to Who? And Loyal to What?
Loyalty at work - but to who or what? I had a beautiful dog named Eeyore years ago. Eeyore was half black Labrador retriever, half Bernese mountain, and half stubborn (there's a reason he was named Eeyore), but he was the most loyal dog you could imagine. Loyalty is a...
How Leaders Create a Strong Communication Culture at Work
As I write in my book, Small Moments, Big Outcomes: How Leaders Create Cultures That Fuel Extraordinary Results, when it comes to workplace culture, communication everything and everything is communication. Communication is so critical, in fact, that my latest Five...
Creating a Service-First Culture Virtual Presentation Recording
The recording of my customer service webinar is now available - for details read on, OR to hop on over to the payment page ($77 for individual registrations up to five participants, great costs savings for 5+ participants, reach out to mike@mikekerr.com for details) ,...
Humor and Leadership: How Leaders Use Levity and Laughter to Build High-Performance Workplace Cultures
Leading With Laughter The former CEO and founder of Spanx, Sara Blakely, regularly highlighted her mistakes during their company-wide "Oops Meetings." She shared her oops through humor-filled stories, always culminating with her dancing to a song that was...
Videos
Why Clients Book Michael
Some clients bring me into their events simply because they want to celebrate a great year, cap off a busy season, or recognize their amazing employees. Other clients work with me because they’ve lost their mojo, they’re wrestling with unprecedented change, or they need help forging a stronger and more inspiring culture.
Why Choose Between Content and Humor?
For more than 25 years I’ve embraced the mantra: “Why choose between content and humor when you can have both?” In this short video, I share what I think my job as a professional speaker is and how I will work with you to exceed your expectations.
Michael in Action
Why choose between content and fun when you can have both? For a sense of my presentation style, grab some popcorn and enjoy this sampler video of Michael in Action. Whether I’m delivering a full-day workshop to senior executives, or a keynote to an audience of 3,000+, I deliver relevant content in as memorable a way as possible so those inspiring ideas stick!
BOOKS
The Humor Advantage
Why Some Businesses Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank
The Humor Advantage is packed with ideas on how you can create a more innovative, collaborative, service-driven culture that drives outrageous results! It delivers a firehose of information that will turn your culture upside down (in a good way!).
The Jerk-Free Workplace
How You Can Take the Lead to Create a Happier, More Inspiring Workplace
This isn’t just about giving jerky work behaviors the boot. The Jerk-Free Workplace offers up an inspiring roadmap on how to take the lead when you’re not the boss – although you’ll definitely want your boss to read it, too. If you want to work in a happier, more inspiring workplace, this is the book for you!
Small Moments, Big Outcomes
How Leaders Create Cultures That Fuel Extraordinary Results
It’s about the small things you can do as a culture leader to intentionally build a more collaborative, compassionate, and inspiring workplace culture. Packed with practical ideas based on real world examples, Small Moments, Big Outcomes will help you lead with greater confidence and purpose.








