Who is Alan?
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Alan Patching
is an internationally recognised expert in
project management, and one of Australia's most
in-demand international presenters on
motivation, marketing, sales, leadership,
management and negotiation. Perhaps best known
as the CEO of the owning entity of Sydney's
Olympic Stadium, he is a highly-regarded
business author, his leadership and management
expertise reflected in The Futureproof
Corporation, written in collaboration with Dr.
Denis Waitley of the USA. Alan is an adjunct
professor at the University of Technology
Sydney, and is Executive Chairman of the Asia
Pacific operations of giant US corporate
education organisation Management
Concepts.
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Alan has also
studied the writing and delivery of humour at The Actors'
Centre in Sydney.
Visit
Alan's website for more information
The hypothetical
approach
Alan and Simon thrive
on spontaneity and flexibility. Whether you require a
definitive hypothetical session to broaden thinking and
attitudes within your organisation, or simply to use
out-of-left-field hypothetical scenarios to foster more
serious discussion on important matters, they will
happily design a session approach to suit your specific
needs. Perhaps unusual for people with such a depth of
cutting edge and high profile business experience, both
are excellent humour writers, so you can be sure things
will never get any more serious than you want them to
be.
"What
a great after lunch session. These guys are very smart
business people, and very quick wits. The audience was
not sure how to take Dr Kurt Manher right up to the
end.
When
you work with Alan and Simon you understand why their
hypothetical sessions are so good. They put everything
into the writing and preparation, and even more into the
session itself. They absolutely love what they do, and it
shows that factor in itself was more than worth the
investment."
Jack
Wessells Inter-Departmental Accounting Group, Queensland
Government, Australia
"I
want to express thanks for your part in making this event
such a winner for the FTA and all those who attended.
Success usually comes from a mixture largely of
preparation, ability and dedication. Your professional
approach combining all of these qualifications ensured a
result that exceeded our expectations."
-Garry
Button, Congress Co-Chairman, Finance and Treasury
Association Ltd, Brisbane
