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Described as an edutainer, Steven has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of Australasia’s foremost speakers and sales trainers.

Steven calls himself a “simple lad, the son of a farmer”. The simple lad was the first student to begin studying and graduate with a Doctorate from the University of Waikato.

Steven commenced his private business consultancy in 1982 and provides a range of services which include:

Speaking at Conferences or conventions including Master of Ceremony duties

Facilitating management and/or customised in house sales training programmes

Providing workshops on stress management, change management, teamwork, personality assessment, presentation skills and recruitment
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Described as an edutainer, Steven has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of Australasia’s foremost speakers and sales trainers.

Steven calls himself a “simple lad, the son of a farmer”. The simple lad was the first student to begin studying and graduate with a Doctorate from the University of Waikato.

Steven commenced his private business consultancy in 1982 and provides a range of services which include:

Speaking at Conferences or conventions including Master of Ceremony duties

Facilitating management and/or customised in house sales training programmes

Providing workshops on stress management, change management, teamwork, personality assessment, presentation skills and recruitment

Steven’s versatility means that he is able to bring his messages to educationalists, industry groups, accountants, retail service organisations, primary producers and professional organisations.

Steve speaks with authority in the topics of leading, managing and motivating teams for success. His presentation ‘Negotiating the MINDfield’ has proven to be a winner as has his talk ‘How to Thrive on Stress and Stay Sane in a Crazy and Changing World’. Other topics include:

The Common Denominators to Success in Sales

Effective Sales Management

How to Deal with Difficult, Demanding and Prickly Personalities

Advanced Selling Skills

Positive People Skills

Increasing your Effectiveness Under Pressure

How to Make the Transition from Technical Professional to Effective Team Leader

How to Build, Lead, Motivate and Retain Productive Teams

Being a self-confessed non-academic Steven focuses on practical and commonsense ways for dealing with people in all types of everyday situations. These can include tips for dealing with motivational issues, poor performance and ‘well-poisoning’ attitudes. In short, the emphasis is on getting results by knowing what drives others.