Dan Coughlin

Dan Coughlin Speaking Topics

Focus on the Fundamentals of People Management

Games are won or lost over fundamentals. The same is true in business. Management is the ability to convert resources into improved results. In this highly interactive, practical session, we dig into the fundamentals of managing a group for long-term success. We will concentrate on how to: • Clarify, attract, hire, place, develop, and retain the type of people you want in your organization. • Continually strengthen your culture by reinforcing beliefs that drive consistent behaviors across your organization. • Establish your organization’s strategy by defining the business you are in, the desired outcomes for your customers and your organization, and what you will do to achieve those outcomes while operating within your defined business. • Make decisions that can help build your brand. • Innovate so your customers gain greater value.

Accelerate Your Impact as a Leader

Leadership is the ability to influence how other people think so they make decisions that improve results in a sustainable way. Leadership is not based on title, income, or authority level. It is a skill that can be mastered over time. We will focus on: • Clarifying why you do what you do for a living. • Answering The 4 Critical Leadership Questions. • Learning 8 ways to influence how other people think. • Address the 3 Great Leadership Challenges: you need wisdom, you need to deliver it effectively, and you need people to trust you. • Understanding your Self in order to lead others.

Build Teamwork that Works to Win

A team is a group of individuals who support one another toward fulfilling a meaningful purpose and achieving important outcomes. Teamwork is rare, but oh so worth the journey and the results. It’s a special experience to be a part of a true team. We will discuss: • Establishing your team’s quest. • How collaboration can be the highest form of business acceleration. • How to communicate with empathy by working to understand what the other person is thinking and feeling, and then responding appropriately. • How to maintain a sense of urgency even in the absence of emergency.

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Dan Coughlin Speaker Testimonials

Dan, thanks again for delivering the keynote to open our recent national Jiffy Lube franchisee meeting. I was impressed with both the friendly casual tone and knowledgeable informed perspective that you demonstrated in your speech. I was also pleased with the practical impact of your key messages. The feedback that I have received from the Jiffy Lube franchisees and our own JLI staff has been unanimously positive. I have heard quite a few "experts" and "leadership guru" types present at franchisee conventions before, but this was the most helpful and motivational content I have seen in that setting. Thanks again for creating such a nice start to the meeting. Your address really set the tone for the entire conference and I look forward to working with you again in the future.

- | Rick Altizer, President, Jiffy Lube International

Dan Coughlin took time to understand our needs and challenges through interviews and discussion prior to the meeting, then tailored his talk on accelerating leadership to us in a very engaging manner and gave us approaches that we could readily put to use to improve our leadership skills. He received the most positive and highest remarks on our feedback survey for relevance and engagement. One attendee said, 'I have already used the information that was provided to us by the keynote speaker to accelerate the leadership of a new issue to help us move the business forward.' Thanks again for your excellent talk at our Global Regulatory Conference.

- | Cecilia Kimberlin, Ph.D., Vice-President, Abbott Laboratories

As an executive I am always trying to improve results, whether it is business results or personal results. I would strongly suggest the use of a personal coach. I began working with Dan Coughlin in early 2000 and have found his guidance and perspective to be invaluable. He is trustworthy, credible, motivating and results oriented. Dan takes an individual approach with me that causes me to behave differently and be more productive.

- | Jan Fields, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice-President, McDonald's USA

"I wanted to say thank you for a wonderful and inspiring discussion on leadership that you gave at our annual meeting. I particularly appreciate the time that you took to understand what we were looking for, and to tailor your remarks to the audience. In fact, looking over our survey responses, almost everyone rated your session with the highest possible score. As we discussed, the team is already performing at a high level, and one of our goals was to keep the ‘pedal to the metal.’ Your comments on continual improvement and staying motivated while motivating others are the ones that I know will resonate longest with the group. Thanks again for a great session."

- Elaine Leavenworth | VP, Government Affairs, Abbott