The Art of Making a Difference | Andy Gilbert | TEDxLeicester

The Art of Making a Difference | Andy Gilbert | TEDxLeicester

As Managing Director of Go MAD Thinking, a leading Business Improvement Consultancy that helps clients accelerate results & enable change, Andy was voted Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 in the Leicestershire Business Awards.

Developer of the Go M.A.D. ® (Make A Difference) Thinking System in 1998, which is now used as a coaching framework by hundreds of thousands of people in 40 countries across the world, Andy has written over 20 books and presented over 200 audio and video programmes relating to leadership, change and coaching. His free podcast series ‘Thinking for Business Success’ has regularly been at the top of the iTunes Business podcast chart, ahead of the likes of Harvard Business School.

He is a man with a passion to put “Solution Focused Thinking” into every home, workplace and community, and has a 47 year vision to do exactly that. He is currently providing free training for 1000 volunteer community coaches within Leicestershire.

[codevelopyou]

Fantastic Andy! Such passion and so inspirational - this has really helped me to stop and consider 'What is my passion and what is the difference that I want to make in my life?'

[danfenwick]

Well done Andy, great job! Simple common sense we can all take on board to make a difference each and every day!

[andyibbitson]

A great framework that I've used time and time again to deliver personal and professional goals. Great passion Andy !

[sanjuansteve]

Great Talk mate! As you said to the audience member offering to "hear your TED Talk about how to get to utopia and what it's like when you get there", I would take that opportunity. I think I have some great related stories that involve disaster volunteerism and volunteers finding true happiness in giving, myself included. :D