Speech Shops and Train Talks

Story Teller, Parable Presenter (in some circles known as a "keynote speaker" or "motivational speaker" - an oxymoron). I use my vision and mission to engage your valuable experiences and build on those learnings through "speech shops and train talks." By offering a unique blend of presentation, facilitation, storytelling, and parables chocked full of anecdotes and metaphors, even the largest groups become actively engaged in learning. Below are Topics/Objectives/Processes I offer for both corporate and non-profit alike, but feel free to suggest something purely unique to your needs!
Strategic Planning

Discover the difference between strategic planning and thinking vs. tactical planning and thinking and the interdependence (not exclusion) of both.

  1. Examine brain side thinking - long term vs short term.
  2. Learn why strategic plans fail.
  3. Discover the PACT of 5-step strategic planning.
  4. Determine the difference between Vision Statements, Mission Statements, Critical Success Factors, Objectives and Tactics.
  5. APPLY!
Change Management

Discover that Change Management is an oxymoron and one dimensional.

  1. Introduce the concept of change.
  2. Examine the two responses or reactions to change.
  3. Unearth the six DEPTHs of Change.
  4. Learn the 3 phases of change.
  5. Discover what transition is to transformation.
Team Building

Learn the difference between teamwork and teambuilding and the principles involved.
  1. Understand teamwork is a value - teambuilding is a process.
  2. Identify the two leading causes of death of teams.
  3. Introduce the "Six Pack" of TNT (Team Nutritional Training).
  4. Identify the current reality of an existing team.
  5. Determine the "initial" vision of the team's desired state.
  6. SWOT that team and FORCE it!
Leadership vs. Management

Discover the difference between leadership and management and the interdependence (not exclusion) of both.
  1. Learn the difference between leadership and management.
  2. Discern if the team is over-managed and under-led or vice versa.
  3. Learn the difference between things and people.
  4. Discover the key of "bamboo leadership."
  5. Examine how to "LET" it happen not "MAKE" it happen.
Conflict Management

Realize the natural and creative aspects of conflict and tools to maximize effectiveness - how to "fight fair."
  1. Learn that conflict is natural.
  2. Determine how we are all "wired differently."
  3. Discover the 5 types of conflict personalities.
  4. Discern the coping skills for each personality type.
Four Flights of Leadership

Find out all about the four leadership and relationship styles and learn the "flex technique."
  1. Discover the difference between open and closed personality traits.
  2. Learn the difference between direct and indirect personality traits.
  3. Study the four leadership and personality styles and the strengths and weaknesses of each.
  4. Uncover "flex tools" to deal with each style.
GO Fish!! The World Famous Pikes Peak Fish Market!

Learn all about the four principles that made the Pikes Peak Fish Market truly WORLD FAMOUS.
  1. Watch the Case Study Video of Pikes Peak Fish Camp.
  2. Learn the four principles behind the market's success.
  3. Discover how to implement the four principles in your own organization.
  4. Discern next steps to creating your own organizational success.
COACHING - The Key to Culture and Personal Change

Realize the difference between coaching, consulting, counseling, and managing.
  1. Define the term "coaching."
  2. Introduce current sports coaches' principles and compare those principles.
  3. Learn the Eagle Wings "Performance PACT" Coaching Model.
  4. Plan your next coaching opportunities and skill practices.
TRUST - No Longer Just a
Nice to Have!

Learn all about the high cost of low trust.
  1. Participate in the "Tower Simulation."
  2. Complete a Trust Assessment.
  3. Determine Trust Leaks in your organization.
  4. Plan and plant PLUGS for those leaks.
  5. SWOT Analysis for INSIGHT IMAGING.
The "Lost Dutchman Gold Mine" Simulation

Participate in the "Lost Dutchman Gold Mine" simulation and discover team and strategic development in the process.
  1. Participate as four teams plan and strategize to mine gold for 20 "days" (minutes).
  2. Gain understanding of how strategic planning, collaboration, resource planning, and management are all a MUST to success.
  3. Discover new insights through a powerful debriefing following the 2.5 hour simulation.
The "Who Moved My Cheese" Simulation
Realize the differences between change management, transition, and transformation through the "Who Moved My Cheese" simulation.
  1. Participate in the "story" and the "maze" simulation.
  2. Examine the 6 phases of change.
  3. Discern the four faces of change - "Sniff, Scurry, Hem, and Haw."
  4. Discover the difference between resilience and resistance to change.
Bamboo Leadership Part II

Partake of an introduction to Situational Leadership II, a Ken Blanchard Workshop.
  1. Determine your current leadership style via the LBE Assessment.
  2. Learn the 3 skills of a Situational Leader and the 4 levels of Situational Leadership.
  3. Discern the 4 development levels of employees.
  4. Participate in Skill Practice DYI Simulations - Match and Mismatch.
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