Joan M. Burge

Passionate and purposeful, Joan Burge specializes in "shaking things up" - awakening listeners to new and even better ways of working and living in today's fast-paced world. Fun, engaging, challenging and focused, Joan motivates people to embrace a "Star Performance" philosophy and move beyond their comfort zones to achieve even greater success. Her words resonate long after they've been heard - changing the lives of thousands and literally transforming the corporate cultures of some of the world's most prestigious businesses and organizations.

As the founder and CEO of Office Dynamics, Joan is one of North America's foremost authorities on workplace excellence and administrative effectiveness. A renowned speaker and trainer, she's best known for her Star Achievement Series® - a sophisticated, 12-part employee program promoting "Star Performance" that's been endorsed by employers like Boeing, Caterpillar, Humana, US Airways, Synopsys and Cisco Systems, to name a few. She also offers more than 40 customized speeches and training programs addressing everything from communication in the workplace and conflict resolution to creative problem-solving and self-management.The celebrated author of "Become an Inner Circle Assistant" and two other books for success-minded employees and executives, Joan has been sharing her unique brand of enthusiasm and insight with audiences and readers since founding Office Dynamics in 1990.