Mike Kurz
CEO and Chief Learning Officer • Hemispheric Leadership Exchange, LLC
Frisco, Texas, United States •
$5,001 - $10,000
About
I bring a practitioner’s perspective and a researcher’s curiosity to the science of professional expertise. Drawing on more than two decades in financial services, leadership and professional education, I translate research on how adults learn, develop expertise, and transfer knowledge into practical ideas audiences can use. Through the Hemispheric Leadership Exchange, I connect learning science with the real challenges facing professionals, leaders, and organizations. My goal is simple: make rigorous research understandable, relevant, and useful to drive client results.
Speaking Topics
Signature Programs (2)
Knowing more does not automatically lead to better performance. This research-informed session explores how professionals move from acquiring knowledge to developing capability, competence, and eventually mastery. Drawing on learning science and real-world professional education, Mike introduces the Learning Alpha Framework and shows how intentional practice, feedback, self-assessment, and transfer can accelerate expertise development. Participants leave with practical ways to improve how they learn, develop others, and turn knowledge into performance.
Key Takeaways
- Understand the difference between acquiring knowledge and developing expertise.
- Explore the progression from knowledge to capability, competence, and mastery.
- Identify learning practices that strengthen retention, application, and transfer.
- Use self-assessment, feedback, and intentional practice to accelerate development.
- Apply the Learning Alpha Framework to improve individual and organizational performance.
Audience
Emerging and experienced lead advisors and wealth management executives focused on developing expertise and improving professional performance.
Format
Duration
90 Minutes
Delivery
Great ideas do not create results unless organizations can execute them. This practical session explores how leaders can move projects from concept to completion by creating clarity around outcomes, ownership, priorities, timelines, and decision-making. Drawing on real-world project leadership experience, Mike shares a straightforward approach for keeping teams aligned, navigating obstacles, and turning strategic priorities into measurable progress.
Key Takeaways
- Turn strategic priorities into clearly defined, actionable projects.
- Establish ownership, roles, milestones, and measures of success.
- Identify common project obstacles before they derail execution.
- Improve communication and alignment across project stakeholders.
- Apply practical tools to keep projects moving from idea to completion.
Audience
Small Teams, Associations, Groups
Format
Duration
90 Minutes
Delivery
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