
Michael O'Brien
EdD
OH, USMotivating, inspiring, lively and enlightening as a speaker, Dr. Michael O'Brien is one of the country's foremost authorities on leadership, personal development and managing change effectively. His presentations are geared toward helping attendees reach their true potential and become effective at dealing with the one constant everyone faces in business today - change.
When not speaking, he's a successful author, executive coach and CEO. Dr. O'Brien heads the O'Brien Group, an international consulting firm that coaches executives from some of the world's most prestigious companies on how to manage their personal development and become authentic leaders.
Dr. O'Brien is well known in the fields of leadership development and organizational change for pioneering the discipline of Personal Mastery - the ability to manage one's own mind through change and the upset it typically causes.
His effectiveness as a speaker is derived from his ability to take the very same principles he teaches executives and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies around the world - and develop them into dynamic presentations for organizations.
As a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association and the American Society for Training and Development, he has addressed executive meetings throughout the world on topics such as:
- Leading Innovation in a Mature Business: A Senior Executive's How-to Guide
- Quicksilver: Leadership at the Speed of Change
- Courageous Conversations: Turning Breakdowns into Breakthroughs
- It's Not Personal, It's Just Business and Other Common Corporate Myths.
Dr. O'Brien's expertise and brand of personal development come from his background in cognitive psychology, neurobiology and organizational psychology. He is passionate about how the mind works. He is effective because his programs are based on the practical application of neuroscience and psychology to the human condition within an organization. He holds a doctorate in corporate training and human resources development and a master's of arts degree in education.
Michael has spoken for the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Management Association, American Hospital Association, and American Society for Training and Development. He is the author of Quicksilver: A Revolutionary Way to Lead the Many and the Few - Beginning with YOU (1st ed., 2010) and Profit From Experience: A guide to knowing yourself and influencing others (3rd ed., 2003) and has written numerous articles on the role of individual learning and organizational change.
Dr. O'Brien can tailor his presentation to fit your organization's needs. Half-day and full-day workshops are also available.
Motivating, inspiring, lively and enlightening as a speaker, Dr. Michael O'Brien is one of the country's foremost authorities on leadership, personal development and managing change effectively. His presentations are geared toward helping attendees reach their true potential and become effective at dealing with the one constant everyone faces in business today - change.
When not speaking, he's a successful author, executive coach and CEO. Dr. O'Brien heads the O'Brien Group, an international consulting firm that coaches executives from some of the world's most prestigious companies on how to manage their personal development and become authentic leaders.
Dr. O'Brien is well known in the fields of leadership development and organizational change for pioneering the discipline of Personal Mastery - the ability to manage one's own mind through change and the upset it typically causes.
His effectiveness as a speaker is derived from his ability to take the very same principles he teaches executives and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies around the world - and develop them into dynamic presentations for organizations.
As a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association and the American Society for Training and Development, he has addressed executive meetings throughout the world on topics such as:
- Leading Innovation in a Mature Business: A Senior Executive's How-to Guide
- Quicksilver: Leadership at the Speed of Change
- Courageous Conversations: Turning Breakdowns into Breakthroughs
- It's Not Personal, It's Just Business and Other Common Corporate Myths.
Dr. O'Brien's expertise and brand of personal development come from his background in cognitive psychology, neurobiology and organizational psychology. He is passionate about how the mind works. He is effective because his programs are based on the practical application of neuroscience and psychology to the human condition within an organization. He holds a doctorate in corporate training and human resources development and a master's of arts degree in education.
Michael has spoken for the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Management Association, American Hospital Association, and American Society for Training and Development. He is the author of Quicksilver: A Revolutionary Way to Lead the Many and the Few - Beginning with YOU (1st ed., 2010) and Profit From Experience: A guide to knowing yourself and influencing others (3rd ed., 2003) and has written numerous articles on the role of individual learning and organizational change.
Dr. O'Brien can tailor his presentation to fit your organization's needs. Half-day and full-day workshops are also available.

