"In our experience it is rare for a speaker to be able to not only hold the
attention of the audience but also keep everybody engaged for a full day but you accomplished just that. It was quite apparent that you had gone the extra mile in terms of preparation in order to customize your message to our group."

Bill Burt, Paramount Pools and Spas



Crisis & change are the circumstances in which leadership is most needed—and most difficult. Crisis & change are also the crucibles in which dynamic leaders are forged.

During these times of economic uncertainty, many organizations are just hoping to survive. Others are looking for ways to win. A key difference between these two organizational approaches to adversity is the quality of their leadership.

In this powerful, interactive leadership seminar, Jim Bearden, CSP, will offer practical insights on how leaders facilitate the process of winning, regardless of the hands they’re dealt.

As a result of their participation in Jim’s seminar and his follow-up
process, participants will:

  • Identify specific situations in which employee behavior is especially important to organizational success
  • Define the specific behavior they expect in those situations
  • Ensure that employees understand their expectations
  • Model the behavior they expect
  • Measure performance using expected behavior as the standard
  • Confront unwillingness to meet expectations

With his warm sense of humor and engaging style, Jim will capture and hold
participants’ attention. Using stories and personal anecdotes, he will expand
participants’ understanding of the topics he covers. And with his aggressive, post event follow-up process, Jim will help participants recognize and capitalize on opportunities to adapt and implement the material covered in his workshop.

 


Happily Ever Afters Don’t Just Happen

Jim Bearden, CSP, delivers keynote presentations, Leadership Development Seminars and Sales Training Programs that elicit audience participation, provoke introspection and leave lasting impressions.  One of the topics that audience members have found most memorable is Jim’s treatment of “Happily Ever After(s)”.  When used in his Leadership Development Seminars, Sales Training Programs or as one of his keynote presentations, “Happily Ever After(s) Don’t Just Happen” sets the stage for laughter—and learning.

The Search for Better Ways—Two Paths

A defining characteristic of successful individuals is their willingness to consider and try alternatives to the status quo. When these people function in organizational leadership positions—formal or informal—they influence others to follow them down one of two paths in their pursuit of success. One of those paths, The Relentless Search for Better Ways, will lead to progressive improvements in processes and results, the better ways they were seeking.  The other path, The Frantic but Futile Search for “Happily Ever After(s)”, will lead to … nowhere.

Wrong Path

As the name implies, the “Happily Ever After” Path is based on the premise that legitimate quick fixes or shortcuts to success actually exist.  In reality, there are no such “abbreviated routes” that work.  Success requires effort and takes time; people expecting overnight results need not apply.

Getting Back on Track

Acknowledging and abandoning illusions about “Happily Ever After(s)” is a prerequisite to winning. The hope (delusion) that they actually exist will cause us to squander time and energy on these frantic but futile searches for “Happily Ever After” alternatives to the hard work and perseverance we know is required.  By enlisting audience participation in working through his “Happily Ever After” Cycle, Jim offers practical, real-world suggestions and helps audience members get comfortable with the truth…Happily Ever After(s) Don’t Just Happen.