Respect for All: how a nice-to-have turned into an absolute business imperative

Respect for All: how a nice-to-have turned into an absolute business imperative

Respect for All is a powerful, informative, interactive, and inspiring talk from the Founder & Executive Director of The Center for Respectful Leadership. Gregg Ward, the bestselling, award-winning author and acknowledged global expert on respect, brings his 2+ decades of experience serving major organizations like ADP, Ford, Kaiser Permanente, Qualcomm, The US Navy, and Warner Bros. to bear in a powerful, new keynote focusing on how respect – long sidelined as unimportant – has now become an invaluable driver of workforce partnership, performance, and profitability.

Participants Will Learn…

• The neuroscience of respect and how it’s linked to primal emotions and not rational, cognitive thought
• The three types of respectful behaviors found in every organization and how they drive productivity, engagement, resilience, and employee/customer satisfaction
• The four stages of developing an Actively Respectful Culture and how it is fundamental to the highest levels of organizational and business success

Bio: Gregg Ward MCEC BCC is the son of the world famous sportswriter Gene Ward and was introduced at a young age to sports superstars like Joe Namath, Arthur Ashe, and Muhammad Ali who taught him about hard work, perseverance and respect. Gregg then started his career as specialist trainer for the New York City Police Department. He also served as a correspondent in Europe for BBC Radio, Scotland on Sunday, and the Times of London. More recently Gregg is the author of three books including the bestselling, award-winning business fable (The Respectful Leader – Wiley 2016) and is the creator of the Coaching for RespectTM mediation process. Gregg is now in his 30th year serving hundreds of global companies as an expert consultant, speaker, trainer, and executive coach. He is based in San Diego, CA.