KEYNOTE SPEAKER · AUTHOR · HUMAN ENABLEMENT
Michael Puck helps HR leaders solve what’s really holding people back—building trust, strengthening culture, and turning human potential into business performance.
THE PROBLEM BEHIND THE PROBLEM
Organizations spend enormous energy treating surface-level issues while the underlying causes stay untouched. The result? More firefighting, less trust, and people who can’t do their best work.
See the root cause, not just the visible symptom.
Create the trust and clarity that activate people.
Use AI to strengthen human agency and expand capacity.
THE D.O.G. IMPACT METHOD
SEE MICHAEL ON STAGE
Story-driven, perspective-shifting, and built to move audiences from insight to action.
KEYNOTES & WORKSHOPS
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
KEYNOTE · EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP
A practical approach to human enablement: distinguish symptoms from root causes, optimize trust to activate people, and gain leverage through AI-supported human agency.
Leave with a clearer way to solve the problem behind the problem.
LEADERSHIP KEYNOTE
KEYNOTE · EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP
When organizations keep treating surface-level problems, they accumulate Symptom Debt. Michael shows leaders how to break the cycle of firefighting and address what is really holding people back.
Spot recurring patterns and create space for lasting change.
CULTURE WORKSHOP
KEYNOTE · WORKSHOP
Build the conditions for people to do their best work. Explore how clarity, trust, and human connection turn engagement from an initiative into a lasting way of working.
Take home practical steps to strengthen trust and performance.
AUDIENCE IMPACT
Source: SHRM26 audience feedback · June 18, 2026
THE AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE
with a canine twist that make the message unforgettable
that trigger the Aha! effect
that empower Monday-morning action
Responses
Engaging
Relevant
Inspiring
Actionable
Attendee rating
“The best I’ve listened to in a long time.”
“Best session at SHRM26.”
“I absolutely loved it. Very actionable”
SPEAKER RESOURCES
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MICHAEL’S BOOK
DON’T CHASE THE DUCKS
Publishing Q1 2027
BRING MICHAEL TO YOUR EVENT
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