WORLD-CLASS LEADERSHIP
The Strategies and Tools for Everyone to Be a Champion

Background:

You don’t just decide to be the best; you have to build up every aspect of yourself to get there. You can, however, decide to work to be the best. As the old saying goes “champions aren’t born, they are made”. Olympic Gold Medalists have reached a level of success that very few people in the world have achieved. It starts by setting a culture of performance and excellence. Nikki wrote a bestselling book called When Turtles Fly: Secrets of Successful People Who Know How to Stick Their Necks Out and asked individuals from a variety of fields why they were successful. They were Noble Prize Winners, Fortune 500 CEOs, Movie Stars, National Correspondents, Olympians, Philanthropists, Musicians, Military Heroes and more. The one group that could consistently tell Nikki why they were so successful was the Olympians. They constantly look to understand their strengths and how they can improve their weaknesses. Learn how to be at your best from someone who studied and lived this for decades.

Reason:

To beat the competition or take your company to its full potential, employees need to utilize their strengths and understand their weaknesses. Most people don’t have a full understanding of what it takes to be the best…especially in high pressure moments. It’s hard to grab the reins if you don’t know the tools that will help you take charge.

Target Audience:

Leaders looking for a fresh perspective on how a champion thinks and applies these skills to their workplace performance.

Key Points:

Ultimate work performance, Pushing beyond your comfort zone, Overcoming adversity, Determination, Leadership, Empowerment, Resilience, Dynamic, Confidence, Commitment, Pursuit of excellence, Focus, Support, Adapting to change

Take-Aways:

•     Learn how your business and employees can adapt to modern updates without slowing momentum

•     Discover the alignment of 7 critical success factors of sport analogous to the alignment of business departments & divisions

•     Acquire tools champions use to pick up and reenergize after defeat and setbacks

•     Understanding how and why a strong mission statement can help increase profits

•     Increase customer and employee retention through strong desires

•     Learn skills for gaining empowerment so everyone takes ownership in the company’s success

•     Develop tools for dealing with overwhelming stress so that you don’t fall apart when the company goes through high pressure moments

•     Discover a philosophy that teaches you which competitors you need to fear and how you handle healthy competition to land on top

•     Gaining the ability to chart clear paths and create new opportunities

Outcome:

The participants will recognize and be able to apply the skills it takes to be a champion in the workplace. Increase output, become more productive and learn your true potential.

WORLD-CLASS FOCUS:
The Secrets to Increasing Productivity and the Bottom Line

Background:

The people who have risen to the top and stayed at the top have world-class focus.

Champions need to stay focused amidst changing environments and conditions and must be resilient and solid when things occur that are unplanned and/or have the potential to upset the plan. We need to determine where we are going and why it matters. It’s important to set the attitudes, mindsets, policies, practices and expectations for the culture of discipline.  Olympic champions have mastered world-class focus and you can learn from the best.

Reason:

Without focus, it’s easy to get sucked in or quashed by distractions and adversities. To be able to perform in key moments, it takes the proper tools of concentration. And increased focus will undoubtedly lead to greater productivity.

Target Audience:

Everyone can learn to be even more focused. This presentation is for any individual or company that wants to hone their focus techniques to help put you in the zone in your workplace so you can be more productive.

Key Points:

Laser Focus, Vision, Time management, Beliefs, Passion, Drive, Eliminating distractions, Getting in the zone, Planning,  Productivity, Commitment, Adaptability

Take-Aways:

·     Discover how 20 huge, soft, flexible, flying Frisbees will teach you how to gain the exceptional laser focus of an Olympic Champion and increase your productivity

·     Learn how to interpret your environment. Analyze your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

·     Learn how to create S.M.A.R.T. Goals—Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic & Timely

·     Focus on what it takes to set a vision and build a plan

·     Learn the keys to the persistent pursuit of performance excellence

·     Identify what it takes to achieve your goals and measure outcomes

·     Focus on practices that increase commitment and discipline

·     Using intrinsic visualization to accomplish your objectives

·     Making your “practices” more meaningful with your end results in mind

·     Staying focused while confronted with a high pressure or stressful situation

Outcome:

You will gain the focus and intensity of a world-class competitor so you and your colleagues will increase efficiency and productivity.

WORLD-CLASS INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION:
The Difference Between Showing Up and Winning the Gold Medal

Background:

World-class performers dig deeper, push further, fight harder, and stand taller in their pursuit of the top tier of their professions. Everyone works hard when they feel like it, when they are having a good day and when they get results. The world-class champions work hard when it’s no longer convenient to do so. Discover the assets that champions have working for them and the concepts they can use to beat off the competition. Every winning athlete or team must address the issue of how to stand out from the rest of the competition. Business men and women need to do the same. Champions do creative thinking outside the box, learn lessons from taking chances and learn from their failures.  No one wins doing the same thing. 

Reason:

We need to establish a plan and stick to it, regardless of what comes your way. It’s time to hop off the merry-go-round and step up to the plate by thinking a little differently. Why do a job if you don’t want to work to be the best you can be.                     

Target Audience:  

For companies or individuals that aren’t satisfied with the status-quo and are ready to propel themselves forward to groundbreaking successes.

Key Points:

Commitment, Motivation, Inspiration, Responsibility, Accountability, Purpose, Planning and preparing, Blocking distractions, Balance, Curiosity, Risk-taking, Originality, Consequences, Surmounting stagnation,

Take-Aways:

·     Performing without fear of failure to experiment and build strong beliefs

·     Learn when it’s important to keep going and when to pull back

·     Create strong employee retention

·     Find out how to break through plateaus and stagnation in order to make advancements

·     Helping you develop strategies to manage and cope with adversities

·     Learn about setting standards, responsibilities, accountability and consequences. You get what you measure and what you can tolerate

·     Discover unique ways to block out distractions so you can keep your eye on the prize

·     Develop methods of preparing and planning for setbacks

·     Find balance between your professional and personal life through some thought provoking questions and plans

·     Build individual performance strategies by developing a long-term plan with technical, tactical and mental elements to guide their work

Outcome:

Participants will gain the ability to “go for the gold” when everything is on the line. They’ll have the tools to think, prepare and perform like a champion no matter the surrounding environment or influential parties.

WORLD-CLASS TEAMWORK:
How To Create a Results-Driven Team With Purpose, Focus and Balanced Leadership 

Background:

The U.S. Team has always been a force to be reckoned with at the Olympic Games. There are a number of factors that make them such an incredibly robust powerhouse.  They have learned a clear understanding of developing strong communication, conflict resolution, trusty leaders, mutual compassion, cooperative goals and compelling buy-in. These are the same skills that make a powerful AND proud business entity. It is essential to figure out the ties and communication that will give everyone their greatest support and produce the strongest collective results.

Reason:

To build a stronger group or company through trust, support and understanding in order to produce a team that is both productive and gratified. Learning how to utilize everyone’s greatest assets will help a team collectively move forward towards greater results.

Target Audience:

Groups or companies looking to increase cohesion, trust and communication within the workplace or with clients.

Key Points: Building trust and credibility, Inspiring others to follow, Teamwork, Support, Leadership, Balance, Collaborative visions, Diversity, Managing conflict, Understanding group strengths and weaknesses

Take-Aways:

•     Discover a unique way of leading and following so it becomes a collaborative effort with strong communication between departments

•     Gain the ability to identify with those whom you are responsible

•     Helping others to better understand your vision

•     Finding ways to bring out the best in those your work with

•     Understanding and melding diverse backgrounds and talents to produce a more creative solution

•     Build a great level of trust and understanding with coworkers

•     Create a path forward where everyone has buy-in

•     Learn to respect people’s differences and use them to your advantage

•     Identify other’s strengths and weaknesses to contribute to the group’s overall success

•     Learn how to give and receive constructive criticism

Outcome:

Attendees will gain the tools to inspire and motivate others to accomplish and achieve more than they thought possible. You will achieve an honest level of trust and credibility with colleagues and clients so you can drive your company forward with greater force and cohesion.