Lifeforce: Overcoming Obstacles
The sole survivor of 14 passengers in a plane crash, George Burk overcame life threatening burns and multiple internal injuries. Watch the edited Discovery Health Channel video and listen to George's remarkable story of survival, tenacity and endurance. His recovery has been called miraculous, courageous and an example of the human spirit. Was his discovery and rescue an accident, fate or divine intervention? His two Near-Death Experiences. The innate will to survive. Find a "why" to live, you can endure almost any "how." Nothing worse than an amputated spirit. Role family, friends, faith, humor and a healthy life style plays during and after recovery. Transformation from burn victim to survivor and overcomer.
Organizational Self-Management
Moving outside our comfort zones and take risks. Shoveling while the piles are small. You can't steal second base with your foot on first. The six categories of risk and four types of fear. Managers do things right. Leaders do the right things. The "Omega" leader. Center life on principles, not popularity. Creating a personal vision and mission with BHAGs - Big, Hairy, Audacious, Goals.
Quality In Life and Work
Quality improvement can be applied to business and your personal life. George Burk was critically burned and severely injured, the sole survivor of 14 passengers in a military plane crash. Did several of W. Edward Deming's 14 Points for Quality improvement assist him during his recovery, rehabilitation and transformation from victim to survivor? Can applying several of Deming's points - help you and help you assist others to improve their personal and business processes to achieve success in life and business? Hear George's remarkable story and learn what improvement and quality are all about.
Value Centered Leadership
Seven Characteristics of a Value Centered Leader. Create commitment by articulating a vision. Envision a context for change. Authentic self-expression - who you are and what you do and say. Actions mirror your words. Effective leaders MBWA-O. Do you pull from the front or push from behind? Do you try to 'swim' without getting into the water? Six "do's" and "don'ts" when communicating with employees.
Develop An Attitude...A 'Safety' Attitude
Your attitude equals your altitude. Connecting our personal vision with purpose and goals. Cultivating self-esteem and creating a balanced life. Using faith and a holistic lifestyle to enhance your personal journey. Humor will get you through anything. Includes examples (slides) which reinforce the importance of following proper safety procedures, equipment utilization, and materials handling.
It's Good To Be Alive
PTSD - Acknowledge and understand. Connecting Mind, Body & Spirit. Faith, Hope and Holistic Health. We ARE what we eat. Spirituality. The Meaning of Life - Finding PURPOSE. A Lesson Plan for Living. Three Character Traits. 10 Lifeskills. The internal gyroscope. Forging your own path. Sear fear from your soul. Do you have a "Calling?" Who changed your 'bandages'? Your ATTENTION versus your INTENTION. Going beyond your borders. Humor and healing. Being the best you can be. Aspire to Inspire before your Expire.
Quality Customer Service - A Burn Survivor's Practical Experiences
The three (3) C’s and a P of quality and personal leadership---Competence; Courage, Compassion and Perseverance. Each defined. Learn the specific circumstances in which the “Three C’s” and a P” were used by George’s doctor, nurses and family in the hospital that helped save George’s life. Competence, Courage, Compassion and Perseverance are vital personal core values. Like all core values, they are sequential: personal, then professional. There’s nothing worse than an amputated spirit. Focus on the internals, not the externals.
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