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Commitment Isn’t Enough… by Kevin & Jackie Freiberg, Innovation Speakers
May 10th, 2013
Many Leaders are fond of “committing” to innovation but are remiss in getting “involved” in innovation. Much like leaders did at the peak of the quality movement; executives would commit to quality and then commission the Quality Department to manage and lead the TQI efforts. Innovation, like quality, must become a collective mindset and effort. Everyone must look for and be willing to engage in innovations in our own spaces of influence, to include product, service, cost, design, and efficiency innovations. Innovative cultures do not “yeah BUT” ideas to death. Innovative cultures “what if” ideas to life. When this happens, innovation becomes deeply rooted in the DNA of a company, all people, everyone, everyday, everywhere, get involved.
Underachievers by Jim Stovall, Inspirational Speaker
April 2nd, 2013
Success is a wonderful concept. It is self-defining and self-fulfilling. Once we get past our school years with standardized tests and regular percentage grades, we emerge into the adult world where, to a great extent, we get to determine what is important to us.
In school, the labels “achiever” or “underachiever” are determined as compared to your fellow students; however, in the real adult world, you and I get to decide what is important to us and what levels we want to achieve in our lives. Only you and I know whether we are overachieving or underachieving because we establish the rules, set the target, and create the timeframe and deadlines in our own minds. There is probably no greater factor in our own personal satisfaction in life than our own assessment of whether we are overachieving or underachieving as it relates to our own goals.
Why Foundation First Yields Better Results by Ken Lodi, Business Speaker
March 21st, 2013
Business and self-help books promise to fill talent gaps that increase productivity, decrease stress, and close more deals. Studies reveal, however, it is not a strong, single skill that propels people to peak performance; it is a strong process that is consistently followed.
I am intrigued and seduced by the idea of isolating a weakness and fixing it to change my life. It is enticing to believe I can organize my files and make more money; it is exciting to think I can purchase Contact Management software and get more clients; it is motivating to believe I can read Abraham Lincoln’s biography, and tomorrow be a better leader. This information adds to my repertoire of ideas for better performance, but if they are not consciously incorporated into a process, they remain randomly stored ideas that can even be misapplied.
7 Steps to Stopping the Insanity in Your Life and Business by Mike Jaffe, Inspirational Speaker
March 1st, 2013
With all the negative news being shared with us across the media, it is easy to feel a sense of hopelessness. As Dylan said, ‘Everything is broken…’ However, in the midst of hardship, blue skies lie ahead. Most times, these challenges we face turn into important life events and often become blessings. The hardship you’re encountering forces you to re-evaluate your situation and directs you to a more meaningful path; the financial hardship and reduced spending ultimately gets you to see how you’ve been spending/living above your means and forces you to reprioritize what’s really important to you; the forgoing of that vacation creates the possibility of spending some time at home playing games and talking with your family and friends (very European of you.)
Making Change Through Quality by Tommy Spaulding, Business Speaker
January 24th, 2013
Whenever I visit with the principal of a high school, I make it a point to ask one unusual question: What do you do with the change?
Just about every high school in America has a line item in its budget for vending machines. Those machines might offer Coke, they might offer Pepsi, or they might offer vitamin water. But whatever they offer, they dispense only when students, faculty or staff deposit the required amount of change. And that change adds up. Read the rest of this entry »
Are you Stuck in the Middle Seat™? by Doug Lipp, Customer Service Speaker
December 7th, 2012
Have you ever been Stuck in the Middle Seat™ on a long flight? It’s not very fun, is it? No room to stretch out, people on both sides of you who are oblivious to the fact that you have no place to put your baggage … or your elbows! This can lead to some pretty long, uncomfortable trips.
Taking this a step further, being Stuck in the Middle Seat™ can also represent any number of uncomfortable, unpleasant things in life. Of course, at its most basic and literal level, it’s a physical location. You’re in a house, office, or environment that is uncomfortable. Perhaps it is too noisy, you don’t get along with your neighbors, or your basic safety needs are not met. More often, however, it is a metaphor for a state of mind or an attitude. You’re in a career, relationship or “place” that isn’t optimal, yet for some reason you don’t take the steps to change your situation. In essence, you’re stuck. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Moving beyond being Stuck in the Middle Seat™ is a challenge all of us face, sooner or later.
Persuasion – It’s More Than Information by Terri Sjodin, Sales Presentation Speaker
November 14th, 2012
IN TODAY’S COMPETITIVE marketplace, a sales professional’s success often depends upon his or her ability to deliver a polished and persuasive presentation. Although sales people spend 80 percent of their time verbally communicating, many suffer from common shortcomings in their sales presentations that adversely affect their results. One of the most common mistakes is delivering overly informative presentations. Of course, every solid presentation requires a certain amount of “data,” but many professionals spend too much time informing rather than persuading.
The State of Global Economics with Geoff Colvin
November 1st, 2012Fortune Editor and columnist Geoff Colvin delivers fresh insights on what lies ahead in France’s economy and the situation in Europe.
Celebrating National Customer Service Week with Jason Young
October 8th, 2012
Stress Doesn’t Have to Be That Stressful by Ron Culberson, Stress Management Speaker
September 26th, 2012
Did you know that stress is not inherently stressful?
Sounds impossible, right? Well, it turns out that if stress were inherently stressful, we would all be stressed by the same things. And we’re not.
Some people are stressed by traffic. Some aren’t.
Some people are stressed by their families. Some aren’t.
Some people are stressed by snakes. Some aren’t – - but those people are usually stressed by spiders. Just saying.
Some life experiences do cause stress for most people. Illness, death, loss. I think we can agree that those are inherently stressful. But much of our day-to-day stress is not.