New York Times and Business Week Best-Selling Author Commentator, NPR's Marketplace Olympic and Professional Athlete Coach
A trailblazer in the field of change and human performance, Bob Kriegel is one of the country's most in-demand business speakers. His bold strategies reveal innovative ways for keeping ahead of the changes, challenges, and competition in today's dynamic marketplace. A former all-American swimmer, Kriegel has been a 'mental coach' for many Olympic and professional teams and athletes. The New York Times said his work "spurred a revolution in performance practices," and many of the techniques for maximizing performance and motivation that he helped pioneer are in common usage today. Known for his lively presence and sense of humor, Kriegel is author of the international best seller If it ain't broke...BREAK IT!. His book, Sacred Cows Make The Best Burgers, made BusinessWeek's best seller list. His latest book about innovation and "out of the box" thinking is How to Succeed in Business Without Working so Damn Hard. With his unstoppable energy and enthusiasm, Kriegel's customized speeches and programs will entertain you, inform you, and inspire you.
Media Moment. Kriegel has been a commentator on National Public Radio's Marketplace program, did two specials for PBS, and appeared on Oprah and Donny Deutsch's The Big Idea. He is the co-author of The New York Times best-seller, Inner Skiing which Ski Magazine said; “set skiing ahead 10 years” and has done color commentary for the US Pro Ski Tour on ESPN. U.S. News & World Report called him one of the country’s leading authorities in the field of change and human performance. His new book, based on his 30 years as a mental coach for high performers, is: Performance Under Pressure; how to be at your best when it counts.
He has taught at Stanford University's Executive Management Program and is a former advertising executive for Young and Rubicam in New York where he managed major accounts such as Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and Travelers Insurance. He was also a member of the California Governor's Council on Health Wellness and Physical Fitness.
Change-Ready. Kriegel teaches audiences how to develop and lead Change-Ready© people and organizations, and 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 changing the game, leading customers not following them and rethinking rules, redefining roles and reinventing the game.
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CHANGE
Developing a Change-Ready Mindset. Dr. Robert Kriegel brings his decades of experience as one of America's pioneering sports psychologists to the ever-changing world of business. With energy, enthusiasm, humor, and great personal magnetism, he instructs and informs on the most crucial challenges facing business leaders today. He divulges how to create change rather than merely respond to it; how to be proactive instead of reactive; how to be a leader instead of a follower; how to play to win instead of playing not to lose; how to become excited about change and motivated to create it; and why we must constantly challenge what we think we know, while seeking bold, out-of-the-box strategies.
If It Ain't Broke...Break It!: Riding the Wave of Change Without Wiping Out. Dr. Kriegel details three ways to "break" the status quo of business by re-creating and modernizing those practices that had gone too long without serious consideration. By keeping ahead of change, solving old problems in new ways, and creating new opportunities, Dr. Kriegel shows the value of flipping the rules on their head, combining things that have never been combined and looking at business like a "beginner" with fresh insight and an eye for innovation.
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers: Eliminating Outdated Thinking and Practices. Challenge Everything! Advises Dr. Bob especially those assumptions and practices that held most dearly. Kriegel explains how to round up those "Sacred Cows" that cost money, take time, and prevent change and innovation. He gives his three rules for hunting down these "Sacred Cows," and offers practical, tried-and-true methods to get rid of e-mail epidemics, paper piles, and meeting mania and why you should always spend a part of the day 'out of touch.'
LEADERSHIP
Managers and Leaders Who Develop Change-Ready People and Organizations. Calling on his vast experience as a coach and sports psychologist, Dr. Kriegel begins by imparting his three strategies for motivating people to change. He explains how to create an environment where innovation flourishes, and where people are performing at peak levels and having fun. With a fresh and sometimes shocking prescription for change, he shows leaders and managers how to overcome resistance and firehosing, and gives his four steps for turning ideas into action.
Doing the Impossible for the Customer. According to Dr. Kriegel, you should never give customers what they ask for. You read that right. "Don?t satisfy your customer," he says, "Surprise them!" This, he explains, is the best (and only) way to separate your company from the herd, a strategy which will leave the competition in the dust. By developing innovative strategies and keeping motivated, he shows how any business can be a "winner" with customers and on the bottom line.
MOTIVATION AND RECOGNITION
Using Success as a Springboard to Greater Heights. Have you ever wondered why some people keep winning while others never seem to? Dr. Kriegel answers this question by giving the main characteristics of perennial winners and the innovative strategies they use to stay ahead of the changing work environment. He outlines how winners can conquer the trap of sabotage-thinking, and explains with his unique brand of enthusiasm and revolutionary thinking why "You should always mess with success."
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