ATD GREATER BOSTON PRESENTS:
Take a hike: Unconventional practices to deepen transformation and facilitate change
with Mike Sweeney
March 19, 2026
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Virtual event - link in registration email
In a time when we spend most of our days looking at screens, time poor, and overwhelmed, those who thrive will be the ones who can move through change effectively. And that means drawing from effective practices that might be considered ‘unprofessional’.
In this provocative and engaging keynote, Mike R. Sweeney will challenge change leaders to rethink what it means to facilitate personal and professional transformations (and why it’s OK to have fun doing the work).
Mike brings a wealth of experience with 10 years as an executive and team coach, decades facilitating change as leader at many levels, and experience leading clients on multi-day Adventure hikes to help them live with more courage, agency, and freedom.
Through compelling stories, real-world examples, and actionable insights, Mike shares how to sense the edge of impending transformation, encourage others to cross the chasm into the unknown, and build an emergent positive vision that others will choose to follow. He’ll share his transformational process rooted in evidence based (albeit somewhat unconventional) practices that can deepen our work with others.
This keynote will leave audiences with new approaches for facilitating deeper and more effective transformations and a host of practical tools to try in their work (if they dare!).
Key Takeaways:
- Techniques to sense transformational moments when people, teams, or systems are ‘at the edge’
- Approaches to stay longer with uncertainty and enable deeper transformational work with clients
- Strategies for creating powerful visions using positive energy for change
- Motivation to get outside, put their bodies in motions, and have a little fun
Our Guest - Mike R. Sweeney
Refund Policy
A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before fourteen calendar days before the scheduled event.
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