Scott Burrows, Building Resilient Sales Teams Speaker

What Does a Resilient Sales Team Look Like? The most frequent question asked of me as I am about to deliver a motivational speech on building resilient sales teams is: “What is the one thing all resilient sales teams have in common?” It is an honest question, but as 2022 has come around, I […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Safety Speaker

Safety Did Not Take a Pandemic Holiday As a workplace safety keynote speaker, it is sad to report that during the pandemic period, safety did not take a holiday. In fact, certain measures worsened. While those outside of the safety “industry” predicted a lowering of workplace accidents, in fact, they increased. From the Ride […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Safety Speaker

A Safety Mindset is Not Optional In my virtual and live safety speeches, I often remind audiences that safety protocols are sometimes viewed as an option when workers are tired, stressed or in a hurry. In order to remain steadfast during times of unexpected change or mental and physical overwhelm, training teams to remain […]
Scott Burrows, Team Building Motivational Keynote Speaker

The Glue That Holds Teams Together As a team building motivational keynote speaker, I know that we are in the midst of an unprecedented time. Indeed, there have been three phases to this time. Hubert Joly, writing for the Harvard Business Review (May 8, 2020) wrote that these phases are: The Shelter-in-Place Phase, the […]
Scott Burrows, Virtual Sales Team Motivational Speaker

The Most Important Member of Your Sales Team? Hint: It Isn’t You. As a virtual sales team motivational speaker, I know how tough its been in what I call “The Time of COVID.” The good news is that for the most part, business has adapted. McKinsey & Company, the international management consulting firm, has […]
Scott Burrows, Corporate Speaker on Diversity & Inclusion

Is Your Team Determined to Fight for Diversity? Never before in the history of our nation has diversity been more of an issue than it is now. It is time for change, but it takes an active mindset to change the corporate vision. Are you determined to help in that fight? Dollars and (Common) […]
Scott Burrows, Leadership and Accountability Keynote Speaker

What Do You Ask of Others That You Don’t Demand of Yourself? As a keynote speaker on leadership and accountability, I have found that in terms of all the issues causing C-level executives to struggle, far and away, “accountability” is their biggest challenge. Leadership cannot survive without accountability in their organizations. Business writer Shannon […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Speaker on Overcoming Challenges

Are Meeting Planners Determined to Overcome a “Rosy” Outlook? As a motivational speaker on overcoming challenges, it may be counter-intuitive for me to ask clients in the meeting planning industry if they are determined to ‘overcome’ the rosy market outlook for 2020. Yes, but… Most industry surveys for 2020 seem to be optimistic enough. […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Leadership Keynote Speaker

Where Will Your Organization Find Its Future Leaders? As a motivational leadership keynote speaker, I often field questions from attendees as to how they can identify new leaders. Oftentimes I will answer, “How about the person standing next to you?” The conversation may sometimes end at that point, or the person next to the […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Safety and Team Engagement Speaker
Engaging the Younger Workforce about Safety is a Life Changer As a motivational safety and team engagement speaker with a passion for speaking to the younger workforce, I have always admired the following quote by Coach Tony Dungy: “I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is […]