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Synopsis
You are DESIGNED to choose and DEFINED by your choices.
In front of
you are seven choices waiting to be made. Whether you
are the leader or those being lead, these choices will
determine the quality of your life and the significance
of your contribution to the world in which you work.
In BOOM the
Freiberg's have distilled 20 years of collective wisdom
into 7 essential choices that cause culture, service,
success, and business to BOOM
Choice
#1: Be a Player
Choice #2: Be Accountable
Choice #3: Choose Service Over Self-Interest
Choice #4: Focus Forward
Choice #5: Play to Your Genius
Choice #6: Get It Done
Choice #7: Risk More - Gain More
These 7
choices are your wake-up call to freedom, and it's your
invitation to create a community of like-minded people
who - together - will create organizations that can blow
the doors off business as usual and cure the Dead People
Working syndrome
Drs. Kevin and Jackie Freiberg are two of the
most influential voices on the professional-speaking
circuit today. Their mission: to create corporate
cultures where impassioned people exercise the freedom
to make a difference and change the world! The Freibergs
have coauthored the international bestseller NUTS!
Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and
Personal Success and GUTS! Companies that Blow
the Doors off Business-As-Usual. They have been
interviewed by CBS's 60 Minutes and appeared on
CNBC and the CBS Morning News for their
insights on the links between gutsy leaders, passionate
employees, cultures of accountability, and loyal
customers.
About Dr. Kevin
Freiberg
Real World Examples
People learn from concrete
examples. When you see an unconventional business
strategy succeed in real-life, you know it can be done
and you have a roadmap for doing it. You’re inspired to
think about implementing your strategy in your own way
with what’s right for your particular culture. Kevin’s
presentations are loaded with fascinating stories, vivid
illustrations and interesting anecdotes. His
energy and
passion make his examples
come alive! His first-hand experience makes them
believable.
Real World Experience
Kevin Freiberg is the
founder and CEO of Freibergs.com, a professional
speaking and consulting firm dedicated to equipping
leaders for a world of change. He has a global practice
working with firms in Europe, Japan, India, Central and
South America, as well as companies throughout the
United States and Canada. Freibergs.com works with over
a hundred different groups a year. Kevin’s constant
interaction with business leaders around the world gives
him the ability to identify future trends, garner best
practices, and help clients discover what works and what
doesn’t work.
Real
World Insight
Kevin is co-author of a compelling new book,
GUTS!
Companies that Blow the Doors Off Business-as-Usual.
GUTS! is an exciting sequel
to the Freibergs’ USA Today
and Business Week
best-seller, NUTS! Southwest
Airlines’ Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success
(over 500,00 copies sold). Kevin holds a doctoral degree
in educational leadership from the University of San
Diego. He reads voraciously, he networks with leaders
around the world, and he listens carefully to what’s
being said at the meetings and conferences where he
speaks. His deep sense of intellectual curiosity and
commitment to lifelong learning make him a premier
resource for capturing, analyzing, and sharing business
intelligence.
Real World Solutions
Kevin Freiberg has worked
with some of the world’s most admired
companies—companies that are on the forefront of a
revolution driving the new economy. These industry
leaders are literally changing the rules of the game
with powerful ideas that work! How are they winning the
war for talent? What unleashes the energy, passion,
commitment, and creativity of their people? What’s their
angle on leveraging the power of technology to create
knowledge and deepen customer relationships? Where and
how do their employees create the most value for the
company and its customers? What are their secrets to
making work fun? No 10-step programs! No superficial
formulas!
With Kevin you get real answers from real people in real
organizations.
About Dr.
Jackie Freiberg
Business Owner
Jackieis an owner and the
managing partner of Freibergs.com. In addition to
speaking, she juggles the multiple priorities of
overseeing the firm’s day-to-day operations, marketing
its services, and managing client relationships and
consulting partnerships.
Business Literate
Jackie makes a priority of staying well informed and
continually looks for learning opportunities. She is
known for sharing first-hand insights, experiences and
strategies. Jackie’s messages and ideas do
NOT come from reading about
GREAT companies. Her
information and knowledge come from having spent time in
GREAT companies learning directly from
gutsy leaders, talented
people, and turned-on customers. Jackie earned her
masters degree in Communication from San Diego State
University and her doctorate in Leadership from the
University of San Diego.
Business Minded
Jackie is known for her
business savvy. She delivers messages that are
power-packed with unconventional
business best practices. You’ll walk away with
sound business solutions and a passion to take action.
Since the publication of GUTS! and NUTS! Jackie has
become a connoisseur of COOL
companies, places where people
WANT to work, customers
WANT to do business and everyone makes a
difference. She is passionate about equipping leaders,
at all levels, with insights, ideas, and tools to
kick-start their journey toward GREAT. Jackie’s messages
encourage you to get Gutsy —
lead by example, hire for attitude,
get purposeful about culture, and
make work more fun.
Business Leader
Jackie works with Gutsy leaders
who are willing to be both committed and involved in
creating GREAT places to work.
Jackie co-founded the Family Business Institute at the
University of San Diego. She also worked with Mass
Mutual Life Insurance Company to design the first-ever
CD-ROM training tool for family owned businesses and
provided expert commentary on the complex and engaging
issues facing family businesses. Jackie served as an
executive coach at the Center for Creative Leadership
where she worked with senior level decision-makers on
how to improve their leadership skills. And as a former
director of the Institute for Quality and Productivity,
Jackie provided companies with training and education to
enhance their product and service
quality.
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