Warren Macdonald

As a keynote speaker, I present at thirty to forty events each year on topics ranging from navigating change to setting impossible goals.

I have to say though that the strongest connection I feel with an audience is when I get to share my patients story as a healthcare speaker with people that do the work that you do; those of you in healthcare.

I’ve seen firsthand what you do. I’ve been there, on the receiving end.

I’d never been in hospital before until that night, after being rescued off of the side of a remote mountain, when I was wheeled on a stretcher into your world…

Ten days in intensive care; a month in the first hospital, then seven months of rehabilitation; learning how to live as a double above knee amputee…

I know that what you do makes a difference, and I’ve got some ideas and some thoughts to share with you through my patients testimony for those times when I think you forget that you make a difference…

I’ve put together a presentation especially for you, as someone who deals with situations of consequence on a daily basis, to remind you of the importance of the work you do; of the difference you make.

Expected Outcomes:

The big picture aim of this presentation is to validate the importance of the work you do; whether you’re a front line practitioner or clinician; a caregiver or caseworker or a hospital administrator. Second to that is to share an example of the results we can achieve in our quality of care when we adopt a client centered (or patient centered) approach or model. When we partner with our patients to achieve a common goal.

Key Takeaways:

• Validation of the importance for the role you play. You make a difference!
• Strategies to improve the quality of care you deliver.
• The importance of perception in your role in healthcare, both in how you see your patients and how you see yourself.

It’s all well and good to set seemingly impossible goals; the kind that has your team looking at you like you’re nuts. Like this time you’ve really lost it… You need them to see what you see. You need to convince them, to inspire your team to follow you. To show them what is possible when you’re prepared to go One Step Beyond…

This presentation is designed to provide you with three outcomes:

• Reinforced understanding of the power of purpose: when we have purpose, we have an edge…
• The ability to see obstacles as stepping stones towards our goals.
• A clear understanding of the importance of preparation as you near your

“Thank you Warren, for leaving us with such an encouraging and positive sense of
realization that we can succeed, even when confronted with obstacles that at first
appear to be insurmountable.”
Marissa Poratto Cleghorn, MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates

“The relevance, clarity and poignancy of your presentation and subsequent conversations with our people has helped us refocus on the tasks we have to complete and bought the team closer together.”
Stephen Peacock, GM, Motability Finance Limited (UK)

We've all heard it a million times: "change is constant", "the only certainty is change", "change or perish". We all know it; what we need is for someone to show us how to deal with it.

Warren's "Test of Will" presentation will help your group realize that challenges brought on by change hold endless opportunities for personal and professional growth. That it is possible to not just survive, but thrive despite adversity.

This presentation is designed to provide you with the following three outcomes:
- a new perspective on how you view your challenges
- The biggest incentive to step outside your comfort zone you could possibly imagine
- Key strategies for moving thought into action