Objectives: Help staff to recover, recharge, and develop daily habits to maintain their morale, motivation, and sense of wellbeing. Just like Hippos wallow in the mud sometimes, humans also need to allow ourselves some time to wallow when we feel mad, bad or sad. Time to sit with our sadness, to process and digest. Hippos don’t just go into the mud to wallow, they also go there to get out of the heat, to cool off and to play. Paul McGee’s areas of expertise are in topics related to change, resilience and wellbeing, inspiring leadership and communicating with influence and impact. Paul’s no-nonsense style enables him to facilitate enjoyable but realistic workshops, keep clients engaged, and help them to make a genuine change to their lives. He’s practical, memorable and entertaining. He gives his audiences ideas and an insight that can help them immediately and also last a lifetime. His style means that people laugh as well as learn. If change is constantly on your agenda, you won’t want to miss ‘ The S.U.M.O. Guide to Succeeding in a Changing World’.

To date, Paul has spoken for over 1,000 organisations in 41 countries, and from Sheffield to Spain and from Thailand to Tehran, his messages resonate with a global audience. His clients include prominent blue-chip organisations such as Specsavers and Harrods, public sector bodies like Cambridgeshire Police, and the Premiere League football club, Manchester United FC. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Chester. Paul aims to focus on the challenges of working in the 21st century and not the problems that surround it.If dealing with change, developing resilience, increasing employee engagement, inspiring others and building better relationships is crucial to your organisation’s success, then you’ll find Paul McGee’s SUMO approach invaluable. S.U.M.O – Shut Up, Move On He has appeared on BBC Breakfast television and is a regular contributor on radio shows for the BBC and Radio 5live. Kevin was author of the national Trading Standards training programme and delivered talks and lectures to a range of national audiences, and soon discovered his passion for teaching. He has been a visiting lecturer in Law and Business for a range of colleges and universities for over 30 years. He’s adaptable. Paul is happy to tailor his famous message to your particular objectives. He can adapt his way of working to suit breakout sessions, masterclasses, conferences, and keynote presentations.

Paul McGee is the speaker you have at your event when you want the message to be impactful, memorable and entertaining. Known as ‘The SUMO Guy’ after his international bestselling book SUMO, Shut Up Move On. Paul McGee's international bestselling personal development heavyweight S.U.M.O. has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world fulfil their potential, seize opportunities, succeed at work, and respond to adverse situations with a positive attitude. Weighing in with humour, insight, practical tips, and personal anecdotes, it's a thought provoking—and possibly life-changing—read. Now newly updated to celebrate 10 years since its first publication and including up-to-date case studies and examples, as well brand new exercises to test yourself, S.U.M.O: 10th Anniversary Edition will help SUMO fans, as well as SUMO amateurs, get more out of this bestselling, self-help classic. All of these speeches cover themes such as leadership, motivation, service excellence, and resilience. Paul’s work speaking for more than 1,000 organisations, in over 40 countries has been endorsed by the Elite Performance Director of the British Olympic Association, Sir Clive Woodward, and he has appeared on BBC Breakfast television and is a regular contributor to Radio 5live. The broadcaster Chris Evans described Paul's books as ‘a gift to the world.’ However, if you want to learn in a fun environment, and walk away inspired to take action and make a difference, not only to yourself but to friends, relatives, colleagues, and strangers, then Paul McGee will fit that bill. LET PAUL MCGEE EXPLAIN SUMO TO YOU IN 2 MINUTES:Paul McGee has worked with global brands including Harrods, GSK, Dyson, Adidas, Lloyds Bank, Virgin, The NHS and Manchester City Football Club (although he supports Wigan Athletic!)