Why Critics Are Wrong About Obama’s Speaking Fees

I’ve been in the speaking business for over 25 years; my clients include Raytheon, IBM, US Department of Veterans Affairs, John Deere Credit Canada, Marathon Reality, Farm Credit Service of America, the American Press Institute, Nissan, Volkswagen, Phoenix Newspapers Inc., the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, among others. So let me correct the faulty assumptions Obama’s critics are making. Speakers are not hired to kowtow to corporations or professional organizations. They do not hire us to kiss their corporate butts. On the contrary, corporations hire us to share our knowledge, experience, insight… and perhaps even a little wisdom. They pay us for our perspective on important issues: how to be a more effective leader, how to deal with change, how to improve customer service, how to manage a diverse workforce, how to encourage innovation, how to improve productivity, how to navigate the turbulent global marketplace, how to build stakeholder value, and more.

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