CREATING EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
Are you effectively developing the leadership potential within your organization? John Di Frances is an expert on the subject of organizational leadership. He has studied and worked with government officials, high-ranking military officers and staff of several nations, CEOs of global corporations, and international nonprofit and foundation leaders. He is also the author of Radical Leadership, his latest book, scheduled for release in 2003.
In this insightful and entertaining presentation, John offers examples of outstanding leaders and shares the qualities that make leaders effective. Using these principles as a foundation, John then outlines the process of putting these principles to work, demonstrating how to create a leadership environment that will allow your organization to develop its leaders from within the organization and discover their true value.
DEVELOPING A COACHING/MENTORING PHILOSOPHY
Wondering how to take your leadership/mentoring program to the next level? John Di Frances can help you turn your program into an encompassing organizational philosophy. John is a veteran in the area of leadership development and has aided the coaching, mentoring, and leadership programs of various international organizations. He understands the pitfalls that can easily hinder even the best programs and shows how to navigate around them.
With this presentation, John explains the process of effective coaching/mentoring development and provides a detailed plan that will enable your corporation to go beyond the initial program to create an organizational philosophy and passion for mentoring.
BUILDING A LEGACY ORGANIZATION
Profits are important, but are they everything? If you want your efforts to have significance beyond merely dollar signs, John Di Frances can show you how to create a legacy. John has experienced firsthand, in numerous organizations, the difference between temporary success and lasting significance. He has also authored Jackbilt A Company: Of Happy Successful People, an allegorical book on organizational values.
John understands that while success is essential to survival, significance is infinitely more powerful and enduring. He knows how a commitment to establishing a legacy of significance, combined with an effective means of doing so, can empower and motivate employees as well as create value for the organization. Drawing from real life experiences, John will use this presentation to illustrate the importance of creating significance, while providing the design and outlining the essential actions to build a legacy organization.
BOOSTING PRODUCTIVITY TODAY
Is the battle won on the field or in the mind? Sound like a question out of the Matrix or Star Wars? Try again. The figurative battle is the battle to remain competitive in a rapidly changing market and economy.
Many organizations believe that simply because their competition has greater resources, it is therefore impossible for them to gain the competitive edge. Not John Di Frances. He understands that the greatest resources cannot be measured in numbers. John has learned from many years of experience in global markets that the true resources in the war of competition are perspective, strategy and commitment. It may not be easy to stay ahead of the competition, but it is possible, and John can teach you how. In this presentation, John will share strategies and tactics for enhancing workforce productivity from the shop floor to the executive suite, while demonstrating how to discover the tools you need to remain competitive and the resources to win your war.
SHOCKINGLY EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE
When is the last time you have actually been shocked by customer service? Think about itit happens all the time. Unfortunately, being shocked by customer service isnt usually a pleasant experience. However, being shocked by excellent customer service, typically creates a long-lasting impression and strong consumer loyalty. Then why is excellent customer service the exception and not the norm? And why do organizations continue to invest heavily in customer service training, without experiencing significant improvement?
LEARNING FROM OUTSTANDING LEADERS
We learn by example. Young or old, our greatest lessons result from what we experience in life. Leadership is no exception. Leadership skills are not learned from a book, nor do they suddenly appear upon the conferring of a degree or titlethey are learned by example. Whether historical and national heroes or successful corporate executives, leaders can inspire and teach us.
As an authority in leadership development and author of Radical Leadership, John Di Frances recognizes the need for practical leadership training and provides organizations and their employees with examples of real people who have contributed to society by their heroism and outstanding leadership. This presentation allows the audience to experience leadership training firsthand, through the lives and actions of great men and women. Prepare to be inspired and motivated as John guides your people through this unique leadership enrichment experience, demonstrating how to implement and apply timeless principles within your organization.
INSTILLING TEAMWORK IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
What are the critical aspects that make the difference between teams succeeding and failing? Is teamwork really a matter of training or leadership values? How can a diverse group of people, especially those within organizations operating in multiple countries and cultures, develop the cohesiveness needed to work together as effective teams?
Having worked with corporate, government and nonprofit organizations internationally for the past thirty years, John Di Frances has the experience and understanding to bridge the ethnic, cultural and religious chasms that separate workgroups, both locally and in global operations. He understands that teamwork is more than a training issue. It is a strategic leadership issue. In this presentation, John will share the experiences and insights he has gained while working with senior executive and management teams in the global workplace and demonstrate how to build organizations where teamwork flourishes and cross-cultural differences, rather than posing barriers, actually enhance the project outcomes.
ETHICS - DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONS OF CHARACTER
What happened to the ethical business leaders of the past? Today we stand at the brink of a full-scale corporate leadership credibility crisis, seemingly unable to regain stability or the publics confidence. Scandal after scandal has dealt corporate America a devastating blow. The question at hand is, How to recover this lost confidence and rebuild stability?
John Di Frances is well-known for his expertise on the subject of corporate ethics. He has lectured and written extensively on this topic, and recently released Reclaiming the Ethical High Ground, a book on business ethics. John understands that legislation alone will not solve the ethics deficit. In this presentation, John gives leaders the information they need to make the difference in their organizations. He demonstrates the importance of a top-down commitment to excellent ethical character. Using three important keys, John outlines how companies can successfully adopt and support effective ethics, thus developing an organization of character.
GENERATING FOCUSED CREATIVITY
When your two year-old creates his masterpiece on the newly painted wall, it may be creative, but it is hardly productive. Often in the corporate world, the distinction between creativity and productive creativity is not made. Focused creativity is extremely valuable, producing effective solutions, innovative results and new opportunities. However, unfocused creativity is not only unproductive, it can become a harmful distraction, wasting precious resources.
John Di Frances is an expert on organizational innovation. As a veteran of thirty years in the international corporate arena as well as numerous cutting edge military programs, John has the knowledge to help your organization channel creativity productively. In this insightful presentation, he will demonstrate how to develop an environment that fosters creativity, while providing a framework for channeling creative efforts into useful outcomes.
CHANGE MANAGEMENT THAT REALLY WORKS
Change has become a popular word in todays corporate environmentthe trend. And, like other trends, it has become overused and misunderstood. Many organizations attempt change simply for changes sake, and often end up creating an expensive and destructive monster.
John Di Frances believes real change is a positive result, not just another new program. With a background spanning thirty years of global corporate experience, he understands this fine line. He also comprehends the complex process behind organizational change, and how to apply this process effectively in serving customers and gaining market share. John uses this presentation to first define and explain the process of implementing positive change, and then to provide a working strategy for outcome-based change management that furthers the organizations strategic goals.
EMPOWERMENT THAT PRODUCES BREAKTHROUGHS
No one expects a plumber to fix a sink without tools or a climber to scale a mountain without gear. To require employees to innovate or produce breakthroughs without empowerment is just as absurd. Empowerment is an essential ingredient for innovation. It is imperative if employees are to be creative, successful and fulfilled.
As a recognized authority on organizational innovation, John Di Frances knows what it takes to create an innovative corporate environment that will produce effective breakthroughs. He understands the necessity of empowerment as well as how to develop and foster productive empowerment within a team environment. In this presentation, he will lead your organization through the actions needed to create a successful empowerment strategy, demonstrating how to turn this strategy into genuine innovative breakthroughs.
LAYOFF ALTERNATIVES IN TOUCH TIMES
Weve all heard the saying: Less is more. Unfortunately, this little proverb isnt always true. In times of economic downturn, when revenues drop suddenly, businesses and government agencies tend to respond first by cutting staff. Yet, this knee-jerk reaction is not always the best alternative. Limited layoffs may be necessary, but in the long-run, wide-scale layoffs often end in creating far greater costs than benefits.
Having experienced the effects of economic change in many organizations across the globe, John Di Frances is no newcomer to tough times and economic stress. John has been around long enough to know what works and what doesnt. In this presentation, John will provide your organization with successful layoff alternatives and the answers you need to remain competitive. He will teach you how to creatively employ your underutilized resources, in particular, seemingly excess people, and turn your profit slump into long-term recovery and success.
RECONFIGURING YOUR RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS
Remember the last time you really cleaned houseboldly going where no one should go...through your junk drawer, closet, basement or attic? Were you surprised at what you found? All those useful little items that you thought were lost foreveryour nice driving gloves, favorite pen or that all-purpose tool you received last year for Christmas.
In some ways, your organization isnt much different. Buried deep within are the resources necessary for success and greatness. However, over time, organizations, like individuals, tend to misplace and lose track of their greatest resources and end up wasting time, money and energy chasing new solutions. John Di Frances has learned over his thirty years of international experience, that reawakening existing capabilities is often more effective than acquiring new ones. In this presentation, John demonstrates the value of discovering existing resources and illustrates how to recognize and reconfigure these resources for success.
ACHIEVING DYNAMIC BREAKTHROUGHS
Are dynamic breakthroughs your mission or are they simply a mission impossible? Is your organization achieving its full potential or is it lagging behind the competition, unable to keep up?
John Di Frances will show you how to make dynamic breakthroughs more than a possibilityhe knows how to make them a reality. He understands that dynamic breakthroughs do not occur by chance, but are the precise result of a disciplined innovative process. John outlines how this innovative process works and demonstrates how to use this process effectively within your organization to achieve dynamic breakthroughs
PROSPERING IN AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMY
Recession. Terrorism. Downsizing. News like this gets depressing. People are affectedorganizations are affected. Such events can engender fear and paralysis in employees, and eventually in the organization as a whole. Now is the time to build your people up with a message of hope, and John Di Frances is the man to do it.
Johns thirty years of international business experience have given him keen insights into the current economic crisis. In this presentation, he provides a practical and applicable message, sharing how developing a climate of innovation within your organization will restore hope. John empowers employees, and arms your people with the resources they need to effectively overcome todays unique challenges.
NEGOTIATION- STRATEGIES FOR "MUST WIN" NEGOTIATIONS
Strategythe critical element that can make or break your negotiation. What tactics will you use, and how will you execute your plan? In critical negotiations there are no prizes for second place. Every detail of your strategy must be carefully prepared and precisely carried out. There is no room for error. To put it simply, a successful outcome requires a successful strategy. If you want to improve and develop your negotiation strategies, learn from an experienced negotiator.
John Di Frances is a recognized authority on the topic of negotiation, and his articles on strategic negotiation have been widely published. Moreover, he has firsthand experience in personally negotiating large defense contracts and civil claims as well as commercial construction and union contracts. In this presentation, John shares proven negotiation strategies, and outlines how to structure and implement your negotiation strategy for the optimal win-win outcome. In addition, John will demonstrate a simple and entertaining way to remember what you have learned so that you will always have a first-place finish.
TRAVELS FROM: Wisconsin
FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)
