Why Some Teams Succeed and Others Fail

Welcome to

• Played for Barry Switzer at OU… back in the day!• High School Teacher For 15 Years• 1998 Teacher of the Year• 1999, 2000, 2001 Missouri State Coach of the Year• Executive Director for 10 years at Shepherd’s Fold

Ranch• Thrive15 Mentor and #1 Rated Motivational Speaker in

Oklahoma• Entertainer, Educator and Trainer of Choice for

Americas leading companies including, McDonalds, Chick-fil-a, Farmers Insurance, Holiday Inn Hotels, Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma State University, Gateway Mortgage,

WHO IS THIS GUY?

Skill and Knowledge without Character and Mindset…

WHAT DOES THIS GUY DO FOR A LIVING?

WE HELP PEOPLE LIVE BETTER LIVES

BY EXPANDING THEIR CAPACITY TO

PROCESS COMPLEXITY

WE HELP TEAMS INCREASE

PRODUCTION THROUGH

EMBRACING UNITY

WE HELP BUSINESSES SUCCEED THROUGH INCREASED FOCUS

AND ORGANIZATION

AND I GET TO TALK…A LOT!

93% of employees who reported feeling valued said they are inspired at work to do their best.HBR and the American Psychological Association

78% of employees are disengaged at work.Gallup, 2013

31% of office workers say they can’t stand team building activities. Citrix.com, 2012

Team Building can have measurable, positive effects on team performance.Small Group Research Journal

“It’s hard to be aggressive when you’re confused.”

Vince Lombardi

1. “I enjoy embracing new ways of thinking.”

2. “I consistently read books and seek out new learning .”

3. “I am inspired by the way we work as a team.”

FUN WITH SELF-EVALUATION FORMS*Note-taking devices

How much do you agree with these statements? Rate yourself on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

What topic would you like to know more about?• Leadership• Team Building• Business Development• Personal Development

The $100,000 Hour of Power?According to research conducted by the Harvard

Business School (documented in the book, The Service Profit Chain) a 5% increase in customer loyalty could produce profit increase from 25% to 85%.

SMALL CHANGES MAKE HUGE

DIFFERENCES!!

TODAY’S “3” GOALS

1. Show You One Reason Why Teams Fail.

2. Invite You To Be Open For New Thinking

3. Equip You With 1 Specific Action Step And One New Mindset To Improve Your Performance As A Team.

I’m A Leader Talking To Leaders And I Don’t Have Much Time!

“Our Leadership Is Failing! From Business to Government to Education to Media to Church to Family… Leaders MUST Show Up and Step up.” Clay Staires, a guy that knows about failure as a leader

Your Commitment

To YOURSELF…

“Knowledge without Application is Meaningless.” Thomas Edison

A.Take notesB.Look for ONE

Action Step!C.Guard Against

The Four Words of Doom!

Let The HUNT Begin!TEXT ME!

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T E BA R

“There’s no substitute for Hard Work.”

Thomas Edison

“I thought I was a strong leader. After spending just a month with Clay, I realize I was a strong WORKER that struggled with LEADERSHIP.”

Ann, An Overwhelmed Business Owner

THOUGHTSEMOTIONSBELIEFSACTIONSRESULTS

WORKPLACE MINDSETSEFFECTIVE

LEADER

“Only 10% of people have a LEARNING

MINDSET. The other 90% will only learn if

they are forced.” HARVARD BUSINESS

REVIEW

“The two main problems we have are too much to do and not enough time.”

Ann, overworked business owner

EFFICIENT MANAGERCONFIDENT TEAM BUILDERCONTRIBUTING WORKERCONSUMER

The Enemies of Great

Leadership

“Before we started with Clay, I was a business owner spending over 40 hours each week doing minimum wage work. Clay has helped me cut that down to 15! I have found an extra 25 hours a week to focus ON my business!”

Ann, The Overcoming Business Owner

“Nothing Grows Until YOU do.”

Lee Cockerell, Disney Resorts

Mindset & Misalignment

IT’S TIME TO MAKE A MOVE! 1. Take Acton To Grow In My Team

Builder Mindset.2. Identify The Mindsets On My

Team.3. Share These Mindsets With My

Team.4. Do The Thumb War In Our Next

Team Meeting!5. Get The Book! Share With Your

Team!

SIGN THE HOOP!!

The ACTION STEP:• Small Changes Make A

Huge Difference!• Be The 10%!!

One Action

One Resource

One Survey

Definition of “Excuse”

STEP 1LEAVE SPEAKER

EVALUATION FORM AT YOUR SEAT

STEP 2TAKE YOUR NOTES WITH YOU = TOP SHEET – “Fold

it and tuck it in your pocket”

STEP 3SCHEDULE A TIME TO

IMPLEMENT YOUR ACTION STEP

“ACTION IS THE REAL MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE.”– NAPOLEON HILL (Famed success writer and fan of taking action)

“Your life gets better when you do!”

So Go…Live A Better Life

& Make A Bigger

Paycheck!

THANKS FOR BEING AWESOME!

Clay StairesCoach, Speaker, Author918-798-0852www.claystaires.com