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Presentations that create risk-taking & failure-embracing cultures

Presentations about risk-taking, failure tolerance and innovationTomorrow's competitive battles will not be won by out-spending your competition—but by out-thinking them!

 

That means out-learning them . . . out-innovating them . . . out-FAILING them!

 

In a world where it frequently takes 2,000 to 3,000 ideas to generate ONE solid new product or innovation, it is not enough to become risk-tolerant! We must embrace failure and understand that without failure we will never have success.

 

Nothing Succeeds like Failure!™

 

During this 'immediately-implementable' presentation, Neil Dempster will challenge many assumptions we currently hold about risk-taking that keep us from achieving the levels of success necessary to attain/maintain competitive advantage. You will discover why organizations like NASA use Neil's course correction and nothing succeeds like failure methods to help them innovate faster than the speed of change.

 

 


This keynote presentation focuses on creating the mindset necessary to embrace risk-taking. The target audience is:

 

  • Senior leadership
  • Middle/upper management
  • Innovation/research/project teams

Although each keynote presentation has foundational material that is always utilized, Neil takes great pride in customizing each presentation to ensure that it's timely, relevant and exactly what the audience needs to hear. Please select the topics that are most critical to your target audience, and Neil will blend them seamlessly into his speech.

 

  • Understanding how failure is a necessary component of success
  • Eliminating risk-averse thinking
  • Effective risk/failure reinforcement strategies
  • Continuous learning systems that support a risk-embracing culture

This speech is available in the following formats:

 

  • Keynote/General Session: 45-90 minutes
  • Workshop/Seminar: 2-4 hours
  • Small-group training: Half- and Full-day programs

 

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