Speaker
Unique and compelling. Over the past ten years Don has given more than four hundred speeches, seminars, and other presentations to groups ranging from small executive forums to large conference keynotes. His topics have ranged from Quality Management and Leadership to Change, Motivation and Process Improvement. His most recent topic, "Go For the Green—Leadership Secrets from the Golf Course" combines many of these previous topics (e.g. Leadership, Change, Character, and Motivation) in a powerful and unique presentation that appeals to golfers and non-golfers alike.

Don is an exciting and dynamic speaker who reaches the audience with warmth, wit and a refreshingly new perspective. Each major point in every presentation is supported by a combined textual/graphic illustration that engages the audience and "drives home" the message.

Author
Creative and practical. The author of three books on quality management (one of which was the largest selling work ever produced by the American Management Association), one book on creativity and his most recent book to be published in the Spring of 2000 (Go for the Green—Leadership Secrets from the Golf Course), Don's presentations are based on experience and years of research, writing and working with leaders throughout the world.

Consultant
Experienced and results oriented. After a fulfilling career in the academic world, Don left the University of Houston in 1986 to begin working with clients to improve company leadership, customer service and bottom line results. Since that time Don has worked with more than 150 companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies (e.g. Ford, Shell, Chevron). Today his primary client base is made up of mid range companies (annual sales of 250 million to 1 billion). In 1990 he helped a small Houston based distributor win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and was later featured in Peters and Waterman's video, "In Search of Quality."

Manager and Leader
Knowledgeable and credible. In addition to leadership positions in the private sector and the University (managing a ten million dollar project), Don formed his own company in 1986 and grew the company from two employees to thirty in five years. These experiences allow Don to relate directly to the issues of managing and leading and to provide concrete, practical solutions to the problems faced by those in his audiences.

Presentation Topics...

• Vision: Choosing and Hitting the Right Target
• Alignment: Ensuring the Vision is Achieved
• Character: Being the Leader Your People Want
• Motivation: Maximizing Employee Drive
• Change: Committing to Play the Course, Courage to Try and Succeed
• Improving Processes: Seeing the Opportunities
• Communication: Ensuring the message Is Heard
• Keeping an Accurate Score: Using a "Balanced Scorecard" in Golf and Business
• Playing from the Rough: Judgement, EQ and Wisdom

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