...then
you'll be interested in hearing from our speaker. Dr. Rodger
Dean Duncan doesn't just talk about high performance, and his
presentation is not just some speech script. He has spent the
past 30 years living high performance and coaching others to
do the same.
Rodger was
an award-winning journalist, editor of two daily newspapers, and
author of a nationally syndicated column.
Then
he turned 25.
While still
in his 30s, he ran worldwide communication for Campbell Soup
Company, then was vice president of a Fortune 100 energy firm.
Now a leading
consultant, Rodger is widely known for his no-nonsense approach
to leadership, change management, high performance and organizational
effectiveness. His clients include some of the best companies
in the world as well as cabinet officers in two White House
administrations.
Top-selling
author Stephen Covey called Rodger's work on leadership "brilliantly
insightful, inspiring – profound, yet user friendly –
visionary, yet practical." Rodger's bi-weekly column on
leadership and personal excellence reaches subscribers in more
than 120 countries. Rodger has a Ph.D. in organizational dynamics
(Purdue University), but his orientation is real world business,
not academics. At a time when every organization wants an edge
in performance, he's one speaker and trainer who makes a lasting
difference.
- BOOST
your own "performance quotient"
- EXCITE
your people with the art of the possible
- ENERGIZE
your team around a powerful "core doctrine"
- DEVELOP
excellent leadership "bench strength"
- TRANSFORM
change resistance into change sponsorship
- REJUVENATE
your work environment
- CREATE
a genuine competitive advantage
No pop psychology
or bland platitudes here. Rodger's business and leadership savvy
are the real deal. His content-rich programs stress personal
accountability for results. His down-to-earth style motivates
people to feel better, be better and do better. Tons of take-home
value.
Tailored
to Your Needs
If you're
like most people, you don't want off-the-shelf, one-size-fits-all
treatment from your speaker or trainer. The issues faced by
you and your organization may not be unique, but the particular
mix of issues and the cast of characters are unique.
So you deserve special treatment.
All speeches
and training delivered by Rodger Dean Duncan are carefully tailored
to your needs. Using our
Strategic Alignment Model as a guide, we analyze your situation
so both the content and delivery can help you get the results
you want.
Change-Friendly:
Engaging Your People's Heads, Hearts, and Hopes
Truly
effective change is an elusive goal for most organizations. It
doesn't have to be. Dr. Duncan offers a simple-though-powerful
seven-step approach to completing your implementation on time,
within budget and with all human and technical needs met.
Dr.
Duncan believes the second most expensive thing that can happen
to an organization is for smart, capable people to quit and
leave.
He
believes the single most expensive thing that can happen is for
smart, capable people to quit and stay.
In this
powerful program, Dr. Duncan shows you how being Change-Friendly
enables you to engage your people’s heads, hearts, and hopes.
With
Change-Friendly, you'll discover …
·
how to
create a more compelling "business case for action” AND a more
compelling “psychological case for action”
·
how to
dissipate resistance by giving resistance a voice (and sometimes
even turn naysayers into your strongest advocates)
·
how to
identify the best change approach for your situation – with
special emphasis on the relative advantages of compliance and
commitment – and considering the “neutral zone” challenges
associated with passing from the current state into a new
beginning
·
how to build
a strong coalition with the C.A.S.T. of characters (Champions,
Agents, Sponsors, and Targets) affected by and affecting your
change effort
·
how to
establish higher levels of trust, teamwork and collaboration
·
how to
create the right communication and reinforcement strategies
·
how to
calibrate your change efforts at every stage of the journey.
Collaborating
for Results
–
Dialogue Skills That Make Smart
People Smarter
Your people add value to the organization by virtue of their
skill in interacting with others. When that skill is deficient,
bad things happen: missed deadlines, busted budgets, turf
battles, and all the other stuff you'd expect to see in a
Dilbert cartoon.
In this
highly engaging program, Dr. Duncan reveals the specific
dialogue skills that enable top performers to get consistently
superior results.
You'll learn:
·
how to
identify and avoid the behaviors that get communication "off
track"
·
how to
diffuse negative or "hot" emotion during a conversation
·
how to talk
openly about the "undiscussables" that stifle performance
·
how to
create a shared problem solving environment by practicing the
dialogue skills of Initiating, Discovering, Connecting, and
Building
·
how to use a
simple framework for exploring another person's perception or
story while challenging your own
·
how to
suspend judgment while you discover, advocate a view while
demonstrating respect, and inquire with a genuine interest to
learn.
If you have
ten smart people around a table and three of them are unskilled
in dialogue, you not only forfeit the benefit of their smarts,
you dilute the contribution of the other seven. Let Dr. Duncan
show your people how to collaborate for results.
Wake
Up That Sleeping GIANT!
Within most of us there's gigantic potential waiting to be focused
on a life of productivity, high performance and achievement.
Learn the five keys to waking up the GIANT within you. In this
program, Dr. Duncan underscores the power of SMART goals, the
importance of taking courageous action based on personal vision,
the necessity of saying no to forces that pull you off track,
and the indispensable vitality that comes from mental conditioning.
Not a mere "motivational" pep talk. This message is chock full
of specific how-to advice from a man who has invested a career
in observing and working with some of the most effective leaders
of our time.
Building
a High Performance Culture –
With Real Staying Power
Dr. Duncan has helped scores of organizations breathe new life
into their cultures. With lots of stories from his vast reservoir
of experience, he'll show you how the "unwritten rules" being
followed in your organization may actually contradict your professed
values. Learn the keys to strategic alignment - ensuring that
the behaviors at work in your environment reinforce your mission,
vision, values, and strategic business objectives.
Be
a Gardener, Not a Mechanic
A first tendency of many business people is to fix
things. After all, they’re paid to solve problems, so
the metaphor of the mechanic seems natural. Unfortunately, some
leaders then try to fix people. Not many folks want
to be fixed. They may be open to persuasion or influence,
but they don’t want to be “fixed.” In this
session, Dr. Duncan shows how great leaders adopt the role of
gardener rather than the role of mechanic. With his
characteristic pattern of real life illustrations, he explains
how the gardener/leader creates an environment that encourages
growth, an environment full of light and nourishment, an environment
with sufficient space for stretching and expanding. Great leadership
– and great gardening – are all about creating positive
change. This program is ripe with ideas on getting a great harvest
in your leadership garden. Note: This program
is popular as a keynote address emphasizing leadership in the
work place . . . and it can be tailored for a session
with executives and spouses to emphasize effective relationships
in marriage.
Additional
Client Comments...
"Rodger
Dean Duncan is a gifted speaker and coach, an inspiration to
the hundreds of people in our organization he has helped."
- President & CEO, Helzberg Diamonds
"We
trust Rodger's counsel. He never tells us just what we want
to hear. He tells us what we need to hear. That's priceless."
- President & CEO, Grocery Manufacturers of America
"Rodger's
sound advice probably saved us millions of dollars that would
have been wasted trying to 'prop up' our old culture."
- Chief Operating Officer, Bonneville Power
"Leadership
issues can be uncertain territory for many people, but Rodger
makes it all more clear and more manageable."
- President, Consolidated Edison of New York
"Rodger's
no-nonsense approach made a clearly measurable and important
contribution to our $207 million improvement in profits [in
12 months]. It's now a Harvard case study."
- President & CEO, Farmland Industries
"Rodger
Duncan really knows his stuff. What he taught us about creating
a performance culture provided an exceptional return on investment.
Our people like him very much."
- Vice President, American Century Investments
... and
more client feedback.
To
book Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan as a speaker at your next event,
call The Duncan Company at 816-415-1605.
