Terry Williams

Terry Williams has a rare combination of 25 years serious experience as a leadership trainer and authoring of five books with 20 years of his far less serious experience as a professional stand-up comedian. In between zipping around the Asia-Pacific region delivering keynote presentations about change, leadership and motivation, he facilitates work... shops on those same topics, helping leaders and teams help themselves. And, in between that, hes performing comedy on cruise ships. While his original trade is training, hes had plenty of real-world leadership experience as a leader in the insurance, sales, telecommunications, gaming and government sectors. He is also a columnist for Employment Today magazine and is one of only a few Certified Speaking Professionals (CSPs) from New Zealand. His books, including The Brain-Based Boss and Getting Better Buy-In take psychological research and break it down, to make it interesting and useful for people wanting to improve their performance and engage the people they work with, offering practical tools that frontline leaders can actually use to make a difference. Since 2003, hes done 2 dangerous things a year and that experience is the basis for his book and presentation of that name. Using both his serious and comedy skills, hes supported Alzheimers Auckland and the Rotary Enrichment Programme, a project that supports reading rehabilitation in lower decile schools. Terry has appeared on TVs Good Morning, Sunrise, and The Project. As a stand-up, he has performed in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the US, as well as several of his own solo shows in the NZ International Comedy Festival. He spent two years deep on the bench of a National League basketball team in the late 80s that was second-to-bottom at the time. He has two kids who have left home (a couple of times).Read More