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A description of Jack’s Motivational “People First” Presentation for Your Audience
PEOPLE FIRST® is one of Jack’s most frequently requested presentations. Audiences will master the five keys that transform mere “employees” into powerful Purpose Partners™, who work aggressively and pro-actively to create an environment that turns ordinary people into extraordinary performers. Each participant is challenged to develop a revitalized confidence in themselves and a renewed commitment to personal and professional growth and development. They leave the session motivated and equipped to work together to co-create a new passion for excellence in their organizations.
PEOPLE FIRST® is grounded on this understanding: Belief is the basis for behavior; attitude is the antecedent of action; philosophy is the precursor of performance. Before business leaders will elicit extraordinary performance from a staff, those leaders must first possess this extraordinary philosophy about people: Every human being has exalted dignity, exalted worth, and exalted potential. Every human being is a walking miracle, a marvel of creation, and a fascinating mystery.
Jack challenges participants to focus their energy and attention on people first—not profits first; that is, whatever you want your customers to feel, your staff must feel first! Stated another way, a staff cannot impart what it does not possess. Too many organizations have sacrificed long-term relationships on the altar of short-term profits. However, when leaders learn to see their Purpose Partners™ (a term Jack prefers over “employees” or “staffers”) as the most valuable physical asset that their companies possess, they will create a culture in which every member of the team, from the newest member of the cleanup crew to the CEO, is honored and respected. Such a culture crackles with discretionary effort—staffers willingly put forth whatever effort is needed in order to perform at the highest possible degree of excellence. The organization that creates this culture enjoys two highly desirable outcomes; staffers are motivated and unified, and customers are satisfied. This transformational culture produces the “Wow” factor in the workplace, where both customers and staff leave the building saying, “Wow! I like being here!” This is the culture that will yield the long-term profitability that every responsible business leader seeks.
Jack Lannom is a Kung Fu Grand Master who has inspired audiences throughout the nation with the use of martial arts themes. With black belts in six different styles of Kung Fu, Jack uses bricks and boards as metaphors for the restraining forces that stand in the way of positive change initiatives. Smashing the bricks with a one-handed palm strike energizes audiences and provides a wonderful visual symbol for breaking through those barriers and moving on to new heights of success.
Jack provides the easily learned strategies for building a winning environment, including The Pyramid of People Power and the BEST Strategy,both of which are invaluable action steps every leader can take to bring out the best in people. PEOPLE FIRST® will teach all attendees the “hands-on” skills that will allow them to raise the bar of excellence together as a team, with record-breaking results!