Robert Kriegel
One of the most in demand business speakers, Dr. Robert Kriegel teaches bold, innovative, “out of the box” strategies for keeping ahead of the changes, challenges, and competition in today’s dynamic marketplace.
Author of the national bestseller If it ain’t broke...BREAK IT! , Dr. Kriegel has been called by US News & World Report one of this country’s leading authorities in the field of change and human performance. His latest book is How to Succeed in Business Without Working so Damn Hard. His last book, Sacred Cows Make The Best Burgers, made BusinessWeek’s bestseller list in its first month. A commentator on NPR’s Marketplace program, Dr. Kriegel recently made two specials for PBS.
An all American athlete and pioneer in the field of sports psychology, Dr. Kriegel has coached both Olympic and pro athletes. The New York Times said his work “spurred a revolution in performance practices.” He is the co-author of Inner Skiing and has done color commentary for the US Professional Ski Tour on ESPN.
A former advertising executive for Young and Rubicam in New York, Dr. Kriegel taught at Stanford University’s Executive Management Program and was a member of the California Governor’s Council.
Dr. Kriegel’s customized speeches and programs will entertain you, inform you, and inspire you. He will teach you how to develop and lead Change-Ready© people and organizations. You will learn how to round up sacred cows that cost money and inhibit change and new opportunities. He also outlines strategies for gaining the competitive edge by not competing but by changing the game, by leading customers not following them, and by rethinking rules, redefining roles, and reinventing the game.
Topics
Thriving in Times of Turbulence and Uncertainty
Kriegel discusses how to develop and lead Change-Ready people and organizations that are proactive not reactive, leaders not followers, and out in front of the wave rather than struggling to keep up.
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
In this keynote speech, Krigel discusses eliminating outdated thinking and practices
How to:
- Round up Sacred Cows that cost money and prevent change and innovation
- Have a Sacred Cow hunt
- Streamline processes and operations
- Control email epidemics, paper piles and meeting mania
If It Ain't Broke...BREAK IT!
- Riding the wave of change without wiping out
- Flipping rules, looking outside & thinking like a beginner
- Bold, innovative ‘out of the box’ thinking strategies for:
- Keeping ahead of change
- Solving old problems in new ways
- Creating new opportunities and possibilities
Leading Change-Ready People and Organizations
- Three strategies for motivating people to change
- Creating an environment where innovation flourishes
- Steps for turning ideas into action
- How to overcome ‘firehosing’ and resistance to change"
The Hi Tech - Hi Touch Formula
- Out of the Back Room and onto the Front Line
- High Tech needs high touch to be highly successful
- How to think strategically and add value to business units
- How to sell to internal customers
Developing a Change Ready Mindset
- Creating change not just responding to it
- Becoming proactive not reactive, leading not following
- Playing to win rather than not to lose
- Increasing motivation and excitement about change
Sales, Marketing, & Customer Service
- Selling solutions not products to keep out of ‘commodity hell
- Innovative strategies for:
- Surprising not just satisfying customers
- Differentiating from the competition
- Outthinking not outworking the competition
Motivation & Recognition Events
- Using success as a springboard to greater heights
- Why some people keep winning and others don’t
- The most overlooked strategy for keeping on top
- How to conquer the sabotage thinking that traps winners
- Why you should always mess with success
Winning Under Pressure
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