Kevin McCarthy
My boss committed a crime. I went to prison! I had blind spots. What price are you paying for your blind spots?
Kevin works globally with industry leaders to uncover the blind spots that affect their behavior and decision-making abilities.
He is the bestselling author of BlindSpots - Why Good People Make Bad Choices and CEO of BlindSpots, LLC. – a transformational leadership company developing high functioning teams.
Blind spots are hidden biases, implicit associations, and thinking errors. They cloud perception, drive destructive behaviors, and impair decision-making.
In 2004, Kevin McCarthy’s boss was arrested for the largest stock fraud in Washington State history. As a result, Kevin spent 33 months in a federal prison for a crime he didn’t knowingly commit. Looking back at the experience, he recognized, and then deeply researched the blind spots that lead to his predicament. The result was his book, Blind Spots – Why Good People Make Bad Choices.
Kevin helps you to expose the invisible barriers that hobble your performance at work and at home.
He is also a certified world billiards referee for the Amateur Poolplayers Association and master pool player – a transferable skill he learned in prison.
If you have ever thought to yourself, "I never saw that coming!", you have already experienced The BlindSpot Zone™.Welcome to the BlindSpot Zone™, opens your eyes to a nefarious enemy - the enemy of our minds: Blind spots!Blindspots are the hidden biases, implicit associations, and thinking errors that affect your behavior and decision-making abilities.Our speaker's boss was committing a crime. Yet, Kevin spent 33 months in a federal prison for a crime he didn't knowingly commit... because he had blind spots.What price are you paying for your blind spots?Don't miss our opening speaker as he shares real life stories involving some of the biggest names in sports, one of the largest stock fraud cases in his State's history, and the enigmatic FBI.
There are more than 200 cognitive biases and thinking errors that affect our behaviors, beliefs and daily decision-making abilities. Yet, more than 85% of us believe we are less bias than the average person. This cognitive disconnect places a lid on our influence, creates conflicts in our relationships and skews our decision-making abilities. Welcome to The BlindSpot Zone!WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
You will discover your individual blindspots through fun, interactive exercises and over-the-top stories from real life. Kevin's stories and style create a space for laughter, self-reflection, and internal motivation. You will walk away having learned how to discover and reduce your own blindspots while adapting your behavior to increase your influence, strengthen your relationships and make overall better, more ethical decisions.
There are times that we don't know we're in the middle of an ethical dilemma until it is too late... because we have blind spots.In this ethics-focused session we examine the oblivion and preoccupation blind spots that affect our ethical decision-making abilities. Ethical behavior begins with discovering and questioning who we are and who we are becoming.Through Kevin's dynamic and energetic style and strong story-telling abilities, the audience members are inspired to become better people, better leaders and better co-workers.Additional Topics Include:
Relationship Blind Spots - How To Build Better Relationships At Work And Home