Dr. Rick Kirschner offers a powerful approach to dealing with change that unlocks creativity, enhances team communication, resolves conflict and increases commitment. He creates his programs using a palette of attitudes, behaviors and skills that anyone can learn and employ. In keynote speeches for association events and conferences, in seminars and training for Fortune 1000 companies, and at executive retreats, He helps his audience find the personal motivation to do the important work today for creating a better tomorrow.

He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including the international bestseller, Dealing With People You Can't Stand, and his latest work, Insider's Guide To The Art Of Persuasion. Whether the topic is dealing with business, dealing with people or dealing with life, the message is simple-Change is inevitable, but progress is not. Discover how you make the difference.

Dr. Rick Kirschner and The Art of Change Skills for Life presentations bring fresh perspective, inspiration and powerful skills. These interactive speeches and training programs help organizations embrace change, reduce conflict, and improve communication, and are fun, meaningful, and have a lasting impact.

An Oregon-licensed naturopathic physician, he was in private practice from 1981-1987 specializing in the treatment of stress disorders, while presenting change and communication training to healthcare and business audiences. From 1987-1992, he was one of only 15 presenters chosen by the Tom Peters Group to present the revolutionary In Search of Excellence and Thriving On Chaos programs. Dr. Kirschner speaks to the world's best known organizations, from Heineken to NASA to Starbucks Coffee Company. He's been interviewed on hundreds of radio and TV programs, including CNBC, FOX and CBC. His ideas on communication and conflict resolution are found in magazines and newspapers including USA Today, London Times, The Wall Street Journal and Executive Excellence. Dr. Kirschner is a respected faculty member of the Institute for Management Studies and an adjunct professor at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.

Dr. Rick Kirschner has helped some of the world's best known organizations deal with an uncertain world. Rick brings insight and understanding to the accelerating changes of our time and offers practical, real world solutions that make a meaningful difference. Engaging audiences with spontaneity and humor, Rick speaks to 20,000 people a year worldwide.

Whether you're looking for a keynote speech, a workshop or breakout session, Dr. Rick Kirschner has a reputation for excellence and has earned the goodwill and trust of people in industry, education, healthcare and government. Ranging from small groups with a handful of executives to cruise ships to conference centers to grand theaters, Rick customizes his material to meet the need of each client and to support conference themes. Rick is not a "believe and achieve" motivational speaker. He speaks to influence, not impress, with practical ideas that are immediately useful.

An Insider's Guide to The Art of Persuasion

You are in the midst of a unique moment in history, a time of dramatic change. You are witnessing a frantic re-examination of basic assumptions about work,life,liberty and happiness.In this big picture presentation, Rick talks about what is changing, why it's changing,and how to ride the waves of change. Look at trends,learn about the principles,and discover the leverage in the shift now underway. Faced with the challenges of your rapidly changing world,how will you prepare for the future? Join Dr.Rick in this dynamic and fun exploration of your opportunities for thriving in these turbulent times.

Difficult People and The Art Of Communication: How to Bring Out their Best in People... Even at Their Worst!

Based on Dr.Kirschner's bestselling audio and video program How To Deal With Difficult People, and the McGraw Hill international bestseller Dealing With People You Can't Stand, the appeal of this program is universal. Rick's philosophy is simple: Just as surely as some people bring out your best,and other people bring out your worst, you can be one of the few people who knows how to bring out the best in other people at their worst! The purpose of this program is to increase your communication effectiveness with people under stress.

The HeART of Service: How to Deliver and Delight

Rick reveals the service secrets that delight both customers and providers, the sins and signals of service and tactics for tricky situations, the causes and cures for customer complaints, how to deal with the most challenging customers, and the connecting points of leadership that bring out the best in ser vice teams.

Purpose, Passion and The Art of Living: A Personal Plan to Bring Out Your Best

Fun and interactive, Rick takes you on an adventure in meaningful living. He will remind you that you can live by design or you can live by default, but if you live by default, then it's no one's default but your own. He provides tools for clarifying your values, defining your purpose, developing habits, having the energy,resilience and relationships to support you on this sometimes rocky but always remarkable journey called life.