DR. JOE MACINNIS



 

Oceanic Explorer - Best-selling Author - Adventurer
Medical Doctor - Scientist - Environmentalist

 



How does it feel to be among the first to descend more than two miles under the Atlantic Ocean and position your mini-sub on the rusting deck of RMS Titanic? What was it like to spend two months diving with Academy Award winning director James Cameron during his $14-million expedition to make a giant-screen film called Aliens of the Deep?

Dr. Joseph MacInnis, a medical doctor and one of the world's foremost explorers, has done this and much more. He is also the first person to dive and film under the North Pole.

He has led or participated in more than fifty major undersea expeditions and logged more time inside the Arctic Ocean than any other scientist. As a physician, he has spent more than twenty years studying human performance in high-risk environments.

In his speeches, Dr. MacInnis shares the values including courage, communication, leadership and teamwork that enhance performance under the ocean and in the corporate world. Dr. MacInnis’ presentations include dramatic deep-sea footage from Aliens of the Deep (2005). The footage shows four research subs—$50 million worth of extreme-depth technology—exploring a volcanic vent site a half-mile under the Atlantic.

Using a combination of humor and scientific acumen he tailors his insights to the theme of your meeting, making him a relevant and indispensable resource for your audience.
 



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In the 1960s, Dr. MacInnis was the medical director of the American Man-in-Sea program and worked on the U. S. Navy’s Sea Lab project. In the 1970s and 80s he led the teams that made the first scientific dives under the North Pole and discovered the world’s northernmost known shipwreck—HMS Breadalbane—under the ice of the Northwest Passage.
 


Dr. MacInnis was an advisor to the Titanic discovery team and co-leader of a $5 million dollar expedition to film Titanic in the giant-screen Imax format. It was this expedition that inspired James Cameron’s Academy Award winning movie.
 


 



 

LEADERSHIP WHEN YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

In times of turbulent change, the best option is deep leadership.

Joe MacInnis is a medical doctor who studies leadership and teamwork in life-threatening environments from the deep ocean to outer space. He’s led thirty expeditions under the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans including the first team of scientists to dive under the ice at the North Pole. His work has earned him many honors including the Order of Canada.

Dr. MacInnis has worked on science and engineering projects with the US Navy, the Canadian government, the Russian Academy of Sciences and NASA. He’s currently studying the leadership and teamwork allowing astronauts to construct the International Space Station and sub pilots to navigate $25-million research subs to the ocean’s deepest depths.

In his 55-minute presentation, he uses dramatic video clips to take you on a perilous journey two miles under the ocean and 200 miles in space — telling unforgettable stories about unique individuals who embody the spirit of 'deep leadership'.

Deep leadership’s components include mental resilience, fierce ingenuity, code-red humor, group genius and resolute courage. The audience takes home a new understanding of leadership and a renewed commitment to apply it.
 



DEEP LEADERSHIP:
INSIGHTS FROM OUTER SPACE AND THE ABYSSAL OCEAN

Joe MacInnis is a physician-scientist who studies human performance in lethal environments. He’s led thirty expeditions under the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans including the first team of scientists to dive under the North Pole. He's worked on projects with the United States Navy, the Canadian government, the Russian Academy of Sciences and NASA. His work has earned him a number of distinctions including the Order of Canada.

In his 45-minute presentation Dr. MacInnis uses dramatic video clips to take you on a perilous journey 4 km. under the ocean and 400 km. in space. Along the way you meet astronauts and marine scientists operating at the luminous intersection of strategic imagination, mental resilience and resolute courage. Filled with practical information, his presentation is an urgent call to develop multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled and humanist leaders to confront our planetary and social challenges.
 



THE BRIGHT STUFF

In this 60-minute presentation, Dr. Joe MacInnis describes a harrowing escape from death in a research sub during a three-mile dive under the North Atlantic — and what it taught him about leadership and teamwork. He follows this with four dramatic stories featuring Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Academy Award winning director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron, and shuttle astronaut Dave Williams. The stories about his three friends focus on their resolute courage, fierce innovation, creative collaboration and hyper-resilience — bringing fresh insights to these vital leadership skills.

Highlighting Dr. MacInnnis's presentation are riveting video clips of Aldrin describing the current significance of his historic moon-walk, Cameron leading a four-sub Mars Mission — to a submerged sea mount, Williams training underwater for his recent space walks, and Cameron's astonishing discovery inside the Titanic during his 2005 Discovery Channel expedition. (MacInnis shot the Aldrin footage last January; Williams completed his 13-day shuttle mission in late August.)

Dr. MacInnis' presentation is about leadership and teamwork in extreme environments. It is especially relevant in today's uncertain economy. It reveals how individuals working with advanced technology under life-threatening conditions are creating new forms of leadership that can be applied to every deadline-driven, management challenge. The audience takes home a new understanding of leadership and a renewed commitment to apply it.
 



FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE EARTH

This program is designed for audiences such as the World Wildlife Fund and the Nature Conservancy, organizations already committed to protecting the natural world. Dr. MacInnis speaks to them as a physician studying the psychology of human performance in extreme environments.

He will take them into the deep ocean—an eco-system they are unfamiliar with—to reveal the qualities of character that allow us to survive in an environment that is freezing cold, totally dark, hours away from help, and where a single flaw or failure means the difference between life and death. His presentation congratulates them on their efforts to date and encourages them to continue working on their commitment to finding new ways to save Earth’s eco-systems.
 



DEEP
GREEN LEADERSHIP

This program is designed for companies who know the perils of climate change and want to do something about it. Dr. MacInnis speaks to them as a physician concerned about their health and safety.

He describes the similarities between the life-support systems in our subs and the life-support systems that sustain the Earth. He shows how the leadership and teamwork we use to explore the deep ocean—and the values that make them successful in their business—can help them navigate through climate change.

His presentation is optimistic and upbeat and contains recent examples of how other companies are making a "deep green" difference. What makes his “eco-champion” presentations different? First, Dr. MacInnis is a physician who studies the psychology of positive change. Second, he focuses on solutions, not problems. In addition, he uses a unique metaphor—survival in the deep ocean—as his central narrative. Finally, Dr. MacInnis uses the power of dramatic, moving images to tell his story.
 



LEADERSHIP—12 ESSENTIALS

LEADERSHIP—12 ESSENTIALS takes you on a perilous journey under the ocean and into space and introduces you to twelve individuals who lead dangerous lives, work with complex systems, and personify the essential attributes of leadership.

They include marine scientists who use extreme-depth research subs to explore the ocean’s deepest depths and shuttle astronauts who orbit the earth at 17,000 miles an hour while constructing the International Space Station. Two miles under the ocean or more than 200 miles in space they confront lethal forces including no oxygen, sub-freezing temperatures and blood boiling, bone-crushing pressures. To survive and work effectively, they’ve become masters of collaboration whose skills include physical toughness, strategic imagination and team genius. Years of training and experience give them the rare dimension of character known as leadership.

Leadership is the art of influencing others to overcome challenges in a way that earns respect, confidence, and cooperation. Leaders begin their quest by analyzing and emulating the ideas and actions of men and women who inspire them. They build a leadership library and find mentors to guide them. They take advantage of every leadership opportunity and measure and record their progress.

IN HIS 4-HOUR WORKSHOP Dr. MacInnis describes his struggle to lead six first-ever science expeditions under the ice of the Arctic Ocean. In these sessions you will meet Scott Carpenter, one of the 'Original Seven' Mercury astronauts and Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon. You will hear from Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the acclaimed French undersea pioneer and James Cameron, the Academy Award winning film director. Using experiences he’s shared with these and other pioneers, Dr. MacInnis introduces you to 12 essential attributes of leadership. He also outlines six steps to help you recognize these attributes and apply them to any endeavor including government, business, science or sports.
 



Also from Dr. Joe MacInnis ...

SWIMMING IN THE SHARK TANK:
TEAMWORK WHEN YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

A deep-sea journey with the multi-disciplined teams and advanced technologies changing the way we explore Earth's final frontier.
 



ALIENS OF THE DEEP

The inside story of James Cameron's $14-million Disney-NASA-Earthship deep-sea expedition and the search for life beyond Earth.
 



LAST MYSTERIES OF TITANIC

The astonishing tale of James Cameron's $7-million Discovery Channel expedition that produced the first-ever live broadcast from deep inside the world's most famous shipwreck.
 


 

PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS  >>>

  • IBM*
  • NCR
  • FORD
  • AT & T
  • EXXON
  • KODAK
  • OLYMPUS
  • SEAGRAMS
  • COCA COLA
  • MICROSOFT
  • G.E. CAPITAL
  • RJR NABISCO
  • NEW YORK LIFE
  • MCDONALD’S
  • JOHN HANCOCK
  • MERRILL LYNCH
  • THE ROYAL BANK
  • GENERAL MOTORS
  • ZURICH INSURANCE
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC
  • HEWLETT PACKARD
  • FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
  • JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
  • CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
  • TD CANADA TRUST
  • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
  • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

*Since 1980, Dr. MacInnis has given more than 100 presentations to IBM.
 



Client Comments  >>>

"Your keynote presentation to our 1800 Tech-Ed attendees was fantastic. They loved the video clips, your recent pioneering dives with Jim Cameron and how you related your story to their work in software development."
- Microsoft Australia
 



"A most inspiring presentation. You took them on a journey into the heart of technology, teamwork and leadership. And you made everyone believe they had new worlds to explore."
- Microsoft New Zealand
 



"I loved the way you wove our message throughout your presentation. You gave new meaning to the words trust, integrity, confidence and communication."
-Fidelity Investments (FILI)
 



"You were wonderful. Your inspiring words and images helped make this the best meeting we've ever had."
- Toshiba (Australia)
 



"Your content was right on the mark, your videos were breath-taking... that's why we gave you a standing ovation."
- BD Consumer Healthcare
 



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