PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS

Below you will find brief descriptions of presentations that Richard has done and will modify for your particular event and audience.  If you have questions or would like a presentation on a custom topic, you can contact Richard here.

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Topics (Descriptions for presentations can be found below)

Servant Leadership
    -Servant Leadership From The Front Lines: How You Can Make A Difference
    -Treating People As Objects Or People: How To Get The Best Out Of Your Direct Reports
    -Be Who You Want To Be In XXXX (Year, i.e. 2015)

Job Transition
    -First Things First: Dealing With Yourself
    -What Can I Do To Get You In This Car Today: Strategies To Make Informational Interviews A Good Use Of Everyone's Time
    -Year of the Tiger: Be Who You Want To Be In XXXX (Year, i.e. 2015

Networking / Introductions
    -How Not To Taste Like Chicken: Making And Receiving Memorable Introductions
    -What Can I Do To Get You In This Car Today: Strategies To Make Informational Interviews A Good Use Of Everyone's Time

Miscellaneous
    -Ruts are Graves With The Ends Knocked Out: Tips To Facilitating Meetings and Staying out of the Ruts

First Things First: Dealing With Yourself

Attitude is critical in the job search; we talk about accepting the loss, energy one has in introductions and networking, shame, and forgiveness.

How Not To Taste Like Chicken: Making And Receiving Memorable Introductions

There are 5 levels of introductions; which one is best to use, which ones are to be avoided are discussed.  Additionally, participants learn how to do service recovery when an introduction goes bad.

Servant Leadership From The Front Lines: How You Can Make A Difference

An overview of the 11 characteristics of servant leadership are discussed with audience participation. Participants are given a worksheet, when filled out, provides a customized plan on how to start using behaviors now that correlate with servant leadership.

Treating People As Objects Or People: How To Get The Best Out Of Your Direct Reports

This presentation uses the book, Leadership and Self-Deception as a reference for the basis of how to engage direct reports, as well as others.  Additionally, an overview of the 11 characteristics of servant leadership is provided; audience discussion occurs around five of the characteristics one could practice now to quickly engage direct reports.

What Can I Do To Get You In This Car Today: Strategies To Make Informational Interviews A Good Use Of Everyone's Time

A facilitated presentation regarding the philosophy and psychology of networking/informational interviews. This interactive presentation allows the audience to ask questions to get the information they need; they will learn how to leverage their words and structure their time to make the encounters useful for everyone involved.

Year of the Tiger: Be Who You Want To Be In 2010 (or any other year!)

No, this isn't about Tiger Woods...Can you make a transformational change needed to be the person you want to be? This presentation addresses what has been holding one back and how to participate in making the change they want to make.