Business Lessons from September 11 - September 11, 2001 was a day to be remembered in American history, a second Pearl Harbor. It is a chilling study of leadership and organizations under stress.
Business Lessons from Combat - There are similarities between business and combat. Lessons learned from actual combat missions to apply in the workplace.
Business Lessons from Gettysburg - A review of the Civil War and an analysis of the battle of Gettysburg. How one day and one decision altered the course of history. How even heroic efforts can go awry.
The
Old General :
A One-Act, One-Man Play-A
100 year-old general, an old warrior, looks back on the last 100 years - changes
he has seen in his lifetime, in the world, in war, in business, in life. Humorous,
touching, fun audio-visual-computer-costumed presentation. A different approach
to education and training - you'll never want to hear another lecture.
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines - The Good Old Days - When the going gets tough everyone wants to go back to the "good old days". Not so fast! A look back at the 20th century, family stories and upbeat predictions for the future.
Mayday! Mayday! On Fire and Going Down! - You are hit and going down. You have few options--all bad. Fighter pilot lessons on how to cope with real business emergencies and live to tell about it.
Think Like a Trout: Business Lessons from My Father - Ever wonder why some people catch fish and others don't? There is a secret: think like a trout. Catching customers by learning more about their needs that even they know.
Big Mama & Daddy Zach: Business Lessons I Learned from My Grandparents - Those simple times at the turn of the last century hold important lessons for present and future generations. Lessons from the past that can guide us back to the future.
Lessons I Learned from Young People - Kids can teach us the darnedest things if we take the time to listen. Listening in and to the workplace. Creating a culture to make leaders out of followers. Learning the meaning of C2EM.
Wonder Years - Remember the magic of childhood? Remember going to sleep with dreams of an exciting future? How to again make it fun and exciting to come to work.
Things that Just Darned Work - Simple, common sense things that make a difference leading people in the workplace. How people and bosses respond to each other and ways to improve their interaction.
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way? There's Room for Everyone - How leadership and followership blend to produce results. Some harsh facts about relationships between bosses and workers.
The Blind Cannot Lead the Blind - The importance of vision in organizations. A simple construct for communicating and applying vision at all levels.
Things My Dad Never Told Me* - People Never cease to surprise you, especially if you are not a natural leader. Some harsh facts about people and how they act in the workplace. *About Leading People
Good Things Learned from Bad Leaders (there are so many of them!) - Teach yourself how not to be the leader you hate. Things you can do to make your people respond. Simple truths about leadership.
Debunking Leadership Myths - A tongue-in-cheek look at leadership. Common misperceptions about what works and what doesn't. Examining and attacking widely held views of leadership techniques.
Walking into Trouble - Ever walked into something broken and been asked to fix it? Some general approaches to handling big problems in organizations.
Squeezing the Toothpaste in the Middle - How leaders and managers drive people crazy. A hard look in the corporate mirror. There are more bad bosses than bad workers.
Oh Darn. I Lost My Way - The value of long range and strategic planning in organizations. Tying it together through measurement.
Incredible Performance - Creating organizational culture to let people perform creates excitement and meets goals.
Toot & Scoot - Blowing your own horn through visible performance increases. How to let performance speak for itself.
When "They" is You - How workers see management decrees and directives. Getting people to respond to corporate guidance. It ain't easy!
Simple Strategic Planning - The little things we most often forget that affect corporate performance--vision, values, purpose, goals, measurement.
Mentoring Subordinates - For better or worse, for good or for evil, you are already doing it. Ideas about how to create, train, and motivate your corporate bench.
Business Lessons from the Bible - From the Garden to King David to Jesus to Paul. A fresh look at leadership ideas as old as time itself, many of which we are re-inventing today, and patting ourselves on the back for our ingenuity.
Choose from the hour-long presentations below and Don will tailor a program for your organization or event...
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