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David Cook, PhD
Keynote Fee : $20,001 - $30,000 plus expenses Fee Note Travels From: TX |
Topics
- Change
- Leadership
- Performance Improvement
- Teambuilding
- Personal Change
Events
- Board Retreat
- Employee Wellness Programs
- Staff Development
- Leadership Events
- Donor Recognition Events
Programs
The Mindset of a Champion: Reaching Your Potential in a World of Constant Change and AdversityTechnology changes with a blur, the stock market continues to fluctuate wildly, major corporations are imploding because of a lack of integrity, consumer confidence continues to erode, and all the while a new strain of terrorism grips the world. In the face of this onslaught of adversity, corporate success will be directly related to interference management. The Mindset of a Champion seminar tackles this issue head on and provides cutting edge strategies for competing at the highest level while facing great odds. It has been said that "performance = potential - interference." The issue in most organizations is not one of potential; the issue is how to have potential emerge on "game day" when the interference is the loudest.
Turning Point Leadership: Strategies and Tools for Moving to the Next LevelEveryone can remember a Turning Point experience; a defining moment in life and business where everything changed on a dime. People, experiences, adversity, and coincidences serve as catalyst for these life changing events. In this session you will discover strategies and tools for moving to the next level and preparing yourself and others for those critical defining moments in business and life. One of the great tragedies in life is to have destiny knock at the door and be unprepared to open it. There may be no greater reward for a leader than that of coaching another through a defining moment, a breakthrough, or helping someone move to the next level of performance.
The Executive Development Golf Outing: A Uniquely-Crafted Golf Adventure Requiring Teamwork, Crisis Management and Creativity to Navigate SuccessfullyThis powerful, life-changing experience is designed to impact an organization with positive change by applying the principles and winning strategies of the sports arena to the business arena. Enhance your bottom line while building strong, mutually supportive relationships in your management team. You and your team will enjoy the challenge and you will bring back to your company insights and tactics to help your business achieve a new and higher level of success.
Speaker Information
Known around the country for the impact of his message and as an agent of change in the most competitive business environments, Dr. David Cook will light a fire in the hearts of your team. Demonstrating the art of adversity and change management, Dr. Cook worked with the San Antonio Spurs for eight seasons and knows what it takes to build a Championship team (NBA World Champions: 1999 & 2003).
Dr. Cook is President of San Antonio-based Mental Advantage, Inc., a performance enhancement firm which bridges the gap between the sports and business arenas. He also serves as Director of The Mindset Academy at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio. He is the former Director of Applied Sport and Performance Psychology at the University of Kansas, where his peers elected him President of the National Sports Psychology Academy in 1992. During his twelve-year tenure at KU, he counseled over 1,500 athletes and coaches.
Along with performance seminars, Dr. Cook has created one of the most innovative executive development programs in the industry. This program brings together his seminars with specifically crafted action/learning experiences on the golf course guaranteed to build individual and team performance in the marketplace. It is unlike any outing in the country and has the potential to transform the way companies do business.
Offering unique experiences and insights from the world of sports, Dr. Cook provides the world of business with fresh perspectives on what it means to be a champion...and how to get there.
Testimonials
"Bristol-Myers Squibb conducted a nationwide healthcare summit. Our national speakers received high marks, however, Dr. Cook's presentation topped the list with the evaluation of 4.9 on a 5.0 scale."
- Bristol-Myers Squibb

