INSIGHTS FROM A TOP MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
WHAT IS MOTIVATION?
Arguably the most powerful human psychological force of all motivation is the driving force behind many of our actions and the “Why” behind our behaviours whose positive impact on companies, individuals, and society as a whole unquestionable. In studies researchers have found that highly motivated employees are a staggering 87% less likely to resign, are 59% less likely to burn out, have 41% fewer absences, and generate at least 21% more profits for the company. Additionally, research has also found that unmotivated employees are costing companies upwards of $550 Billion annually in the US alone – especially when those individuals aren’t aligned with the company’s mission, purpose, or vision. At a more personal level though motivated people are also more likely to be happier, mentally and physically healthier, as well as up to 40% wealthier.
Motivation, therefore, and as you can see is the spark that ignites action and transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, and with it anything is possible.
WORK AND THE WORLD
Motivation today is at a global low, with the latest research showing that just 23% of employees worldwide are engaged at work – a statistic that researchers estimates is costing the global economy almost $9 Trillion per year in lost productivity, innovation, and economic output. Compare this figure with employees in exceptional workplaces where engagement rates above 70% and it’s clear that motivation isn’t a mystery – it’s a product of company culture, leadership, and purpose driven work. And, as such, no matter how unmotivated people might be that can all be changed under the right circumstances.
Outside of the work though there are plenty of other things detracting from peoples levels of motivation – the consequences of which all add up. These include people’s anxiety about the future, with almost 75% of adults and children now in an almost constant state of worry about the cost of living, the impact of technology developments on careers and jobs, pressure from online influences and its impact on people’s self-image and self-esteem, the state of the planet, and their ability to successfully navigate an increasingly complex and polarised world, to name but a few. Then throw in peoples increasing fear of failure and you have a veritable melting pot of emotions – none of which are conducive to the development of a happy or motivated individual.
HOW MOTIVATION IS CHANGING
Many things affect a persons motivation level including their emotional state, energy levels and general wellbeing, their self-belief and self-esteem, their sense of purpose, self-worth, and their value system, and I could go on. And, while these psychological “kickers” might not have changed much throughout history we can say with absolute certainty that the things that tug on them and affect them in our modern world absolutely have.
Unlike yesteryear there are many more things tugging at us and weighing us down than ever before. Today our world is increasingly complex, and it’s increasingly difficult to understand and predict. Furthermore, the rate of global disruption is accelerating and uncertainty about tomorrow, let alone the future, abounds as prices rise, as politicians square up to one another, as societies stutter and polarise, and as technology continues its take over. It’s no surprise therefore that increasingly people feel like bubbles caught in a maelstrom and are pausing more often to question their place and worth in this world.
Whether it’s pressure from social media to look better, have more, succeed, and take a side, which is tugging at people’s self-esteem, self-worth, and values, or whether it’s rising job instability tugging at people’s self-belief which sees people working three jobs to try to make ends meet as costs spiral, or people’s sense of helplessness as they watch politicians click their fingers and turn companies and markets on their heads, it’s no wonder that today people find it harder to be motivated to strive, to achieve, to go further and invest in themselves than ever before.
One by one as our motivation dims so too do our economies and the potential we all have within us, so it is down to each and every one of us to work harder than ever before to rise everyone up no matter the size of the challenge.
22 MAJOR SOCIETAL INFLECTION POINTS
AMBITION . POWER . OPPORTUNITY
THE FUTURE OF DISRUPTION
HOW TO MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS
ARE ALL MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS THE SAME?
Just as every individual is unique so too is every motivational speaker. There are those who appear truly selfless in doing their best to lift people up, and there are those who inspire by helping people aspire to be more, and then there are those who have been in the depths of despair and pulled themselves back from the brink to be successful. And there are those who show people how powerful they really can be by showing how they themselves pushed the limits.
And then there are speakers like Matthew Griffin who has battled the odds, crossed oceans, and worked with hundreds of children and adults to help them achieve their full potential.
MATTHEW GRIFFIN MOTIVATION SPEAKER
MOTIVATION COACH . EXPLORER . FOUNDER . MENTOR .
Working with intergovernmental organisations such as the United Nations, philanthropic organisations such as Christel House and the Mentor Project, as well as schools, universities, and numerous other organisations around the world, including his own company the 311 Institute, Matthew has dedicated his life to helping children and adults around the world realise their full potential which he has done by showing them the power they have within themselves, the power they have access to, and how every one of us has the power and potential to have a positive impact on one another and our planet.
A true believer in lifting everybody up and leaving noone behind Matthew leads by example. With academic and corporate experience, as a teacher and lecturer for schools and universities around the world, and as someone who has run multi-billion dollar business units and sizeable teams for some of the world’s largest companies, such as Dell-EMC and IBM, Matthew leverages his leadership experience and deep futures knowledge to give everyone the confidence, mindset, and tools they need to unlock their unique gifts, rise to challenges, and create meaningful change.
INTRODUCING MATTHEW GRIFFIN
THE BEST MOTIVATION SPEAKER FOR CORPORATE EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
“A WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE FUTURE!”
NASA, KYLE E., SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR
Matthew Griffin, is a multi-award winning geopolitical advisor, leadership coach, and Futurist who NASA have described as a “Walking encyclopaedia of the future” and a “Futurist polymath.” One of the world’s most renowned Futurists and strategic foresight experts Matthew is the 15 times author of the best selling “Codex of the Future” series, and is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working across the next 50 years whose mission it is to democratise access to the future for everyone, irrespective of their abilities or background. An in demand international keynote speaker, university lecturer, and mentor he is also the only Futurist to have been invited to speak alongside world leaders at both the UN COP and WEF Davos, and his two multi-award winning YouTube channels put him in the top 0.1% of YouTubers worldwide.
A rare talent in his past Matthew helped build and lead several multi-billion dollar business units for Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, and his ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation and a roster of clients that include royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77+ governments, and many of the world’s most respected brands including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Disney, Dow, EY, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
MATTHEW’S KEYNOTE REEL
AKL: THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY
FORTINET: THE FUTURE OF CYBER
VODAFONE: TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION AND OPPORTUNITY
MATTHEW’S DAILY WORK
In the most simplistic of terms our present day happens when different events converge – whatever those events are.
Some of these events are the result of things that were set in motion many years, decades, or even Millenia ago, such as the development of intrinsic human behaviours, others happen spontaneously, and the remainder fall somewhere in between. Unsurprisingly, the theory goes that the more of these events, or Signals, that we can catch early, the better able we are to model the impacts when they converge, then the better we should be able to forecast the Preferred, Plausible, Probable, and Preposterous futures. And this has been my personal mission for the past two decades, at Dell-EMC, IBM, and now at the 311 Institute – to identify as many Signals as possible, intensively research them all, including their behaviours and the forces driving them, and then work to develop the most accurate version of the future that we can.
One of the oddest comments I hear from Futurists, even some of the most renown, is that it’s impossible to predict the future, and that we aren’t here to predict anyway. But, I dismiss that point of view, because even with limited data we can predict things such as the continuance of Electric Vehicles, the continuous development of AI, and so forth. I also believe that the more Signals we can see, and the better able we are to understand their behaviours and impact, that the breadth of futures that we can predict can be increased. And, for those occasions when we don’t have data and or are working with imperfect data I developed the Anchoring Constants Foresight Model which so far has played a pivotal role of keeping my own predictions on track. Predictions, as you can see below, such as the emergence of Generative AI and autonomous AI companies, the democratisation of skills, and many others.
However, while envisioning the near and even medium term future is difficult, the further out we go the fuzzier the future gets.
WE ARE THE FUTURE
SEE EVERYTHING AND SUCEED
MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION
RAISING EVERYONE UP
REASONS TO BOOK MATTHEW
SEE EVERYTHING . EXPLORE EVERYTHING . SUCCEED .
The reason to book me as your next keynote speaker is simple: I can help you see EVERY FUTURE and SUCCEED.
Unlike other speakers I can show you the whole future, not just the 30% of it that others will show you. And then I can share the tools and thinking you and your audiences need to explore it, understand it, and lead it. I understand though that you may think of this as so much marketing hype, so to prove that it isn’t I encourage you to test me, and if you can find a topic that I can’t discuss at an expert level, and in greater depth than others, then I’ll DONATE $10,000 TO CHARITY.
Are you ready to take the challenge!?
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