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16 Mar: Leading in the Age of Coronavirus: Powerful Virtual Leadership

FREE EVENT: LEADING IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS; POWERFUL VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY. More dates will…

John Sharon and Johnny Hiking

25 Feb: Stories Are Essential…

Would you like to know the story of this picture? Read on! Storytelling is essential to Leadership Communication and Persuasion….

John Bates on a beautiful longboard

20 Jan: “Luck” Means Something Different Than I Thought it Did!

For most of my life I thought that luck was something that just happened. Something that was out…

audience listening to stories

24 Oct: Is Storytelling Fluffy? Maybe… But It’s Fundamental To Your Success!

26 Jul: What You Could Learn From Dolph Lundgren of the Expendables and Rocky IV and His TEDx Talk

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12 Jun: The Magic of a Woman’s Touch

31 May: “Here” is Always on Local Time

21 May: This is Probably the Most Powerful Leadership Tool of All.

John Bates at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, India

08 May: I Just Want to Make a Difference

John Bates speaking at TED

04 May: I Crashed and Burned Onstage During a TED Talk. What I Learned Proved More Valuable Than Success

John and Flash at the TED conference

23 Aug: The ESS “Put Them at Ease” Challenge

John Bates suggests you tell your story.

15 Aug: We Actually Do Want to Hear About You!

UFO photo unexpected

01 Aug: Look For Surprise!

Photo of John Bates Speaking

28 Jul: Powerfully Connect Others to Your Passion!

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18 Jul: Children’s Stories for CEOs

Speak to them like they are great, management, leadership resources

10 Jul: Speak to Them Like They are Great!

The Rule Breaker Awards for Entrepreneurs 2016

29 Jun: Cool! I’ve Been Nominated for the Rule Breaker Awards 2016!

Flash says Happy Holidays!

23 Dec: Thank you for an amazing 2015!

Gold ingots to convey the value of practice

08 Sep: The Classical Guitarist at Portland Airport

John Bates and TED Speaker Benjamin Zander

29 Jul: Collaborating with Ben Zander: We Made the Ninja Cry

20 Jul: From SXSW V2V: How to Use Neurobiology to Make a Successful Pitch

03 Jun: Absolutely Great TED talks: Benjmin Zander

Gold ingots to convey the value of practice

12 Jan: Invaluable Resources for You

06 Jan: A Hero of Mine Has Just Died

10 Dec: Are You Using the Real Power of Story?

02 Dec: Scientist, Communicator, Vogon Bass Player!

01 Dec: Take This Year’s Annual Meeting Speech From Awful to Awesome.

11 May: What the Human Brain Craves

07 May: Innovation and Entrepreneurs at the Antrepreneur Center in Irvine!

01 Apr: The REAL Reason I Love Attending TEDActive

28 Mar: Who Wants to Make a Difference?

12 Mar: New LA Bootcamp Date just announced!

05 Mar: TEDxVilnius – I Wish You Could Have Joined Us

18 Feb: You’re Always Practicing Something.

28 Jan: My Appearance on Road To TED

15 Dec: How I crashed the Road To TED podcast

18 Sep: One big lesson I’ve learned working with TEDx speakers