• Change
• Leadership
• Management
• Stress
• Motivation

Gary Bradt - Professional Achievements
 

"Dr. Bradt is a persuasive communicator who speaks with clarity, passion and sincerity. I heartily recommend him to any group seeking a powerful and moving presentation based on my work Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal With Change."

Spencer Johnson, MD

Dr. Gary Bradt is the one of country's most sought after speakers on the number one best selling business book Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr. Spencer Johnson. As a clinical psychologist, senior business consultant and close associate of Dr. Johnson, Dr. Bradt inspires audiences as the world's leading interpreter of the timeless truths embedded in this profound parable on change.

In today's rapidly changing, technology driven business environment, Dr. Bradt has a passion for helping people face change with confidence and purpose. Arthur Andersen, Walt Disney, General Motors, Ronald McDonald House, Fluor, Unilever and Ernst and Young are just a few of the organizations that have asked Dr. Bradt to deliver his inspirational ideas on how to thrive during changing times.

As President of his own firm, Bradt Leadership Incorporated, Dr. Bradt has spent over 14 years working with the nation's top business leaders, keeping them abreast of the latest business trends and changes in today's work environment and helping them to unleash their leadership potential. He has a unique perspective on the challenges executives face and his insights give leaders the freedom they need to be able to develop their own personal style of leadership.

A partial list of clients served includes Coca-Cola, Dupont, Gateway, Abbott Laboratories, Jefferson-Pilot Financial and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Also, Dr. Bradt has collaborated with Dr. Spencer Johnson and Professor John Kotter of Harvard University, helping to design a seminar that comes these two leading thinkers' ideas on change. All organizations face dizzying change. Dr. Bradt's moving message helps cut through the surrounding clutter and chaos to help turn dealing with change into your organization's competitive advantage.

Additional Information
 

Dr. Bradt's Message...
Change today is rapid and relentless. Success or failure hinges on how you respond. For organizations, staying ahead of the curve requires more than reacting to current trends. Success results from creating products and services for constantly emerging markets. For individuals, staying ahead of the curve means recognizing what you can control, what you can't, and choosing your actions accordingly.

Dr. Bradt's moving message inspires listeners to enter the "maze" in search of "new cheese," metaphors for proactively pursuing what's important-and letting go of what's not. Doing so unleashes the innovation and creativity necessary to maintain thriving, growing people-and the organizations they comprise.

Learn to avoid the change traps. Getting hemmed in by the past or excessive worrying about the future breeds failure. Learn from the past-then let it go. Plan for the future-but live and act today.

Learn to find the gain in change no matter how difficult the circumstance. Experience the timeless principles that keep life in perspective. Master fear by creating a passionate vision that will overcome any barriers in your path.

Learn through memorable stories and inspiring videos. The power lies within.

Starting today, you can choose to change and win. Dr. Bradt will show you how.

Programs
 

SHow to Stay Sane While You Are Going Like Crazy: Turning Change Into Opportunity
(Leadership, Change and Life Balance/Time Management) Change will drive you crazy if you let it. This presentation will show you how to 'stay sane' in the face of the common factors that drive business executives crazy across the globe every day: dealing with government regulations, transforming technologies, industry consolidation, the underlying threat of global terrorism and the resulting economic unrest, as well as the minor, everyday, annoyances such as unexpected traffic jams, cancelled flights, and hastily called and interminable meetings, to name a few. How to cope? By adhering to 'The Sanity Laws,' Dr. Bradt’s timeless principles for successfully dealing with unexpected, unwanted or unrelenting change, and for making change happen when standing still is not an option. The principles spring to life through Dr. Bradt’s inspiring stories and practical examples geared to help your audience immediately apply the teachings to their everyday life, at work and at home. Change is going to happen: it’s how you choose to react that ultimately defines the line between winning and losing. Learn how to win by transforming change into opportunity via this dynamic and moving presentation.

Title: Change: Love it or Lead It!
(Change and Leadership)
Summary: Winning against all odds when things change requires that leaders and organizations practice fundamental principles tied to success. In his entertaining, dynamic and moving presentation, Dr. Bradt shares his Seven Keys, principles that guide leaders to incredible results at work and at home. You will hear inspiring stories of how others have found tremendous opportunity by steadfastly focusing on the gain versus pain when things change; learned to let go of the past to create a remarkable future; and overcome fear to reach for their dreams. You will learn how to make change work for you, not against you. You will experience the power of laughter, especially in times of crisis. You will discover that the best leaders are not afraid to look in the mirror when searching for answers to their biggest problems. Finally, you will learn how to win against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the process, you will become a beacon of success, lighting a path for others to follow.

Title: How to Stay Sane While You Are Going Like Crazy
(Leadership and Life Balance/Time Management)
Summary: In this interactive keynote on leadership, life balance and time management, Dr. Bradt moves beyond the usual bromides offered up for leaders looking to achieve better results through time management and life balance techniques. Dr. Bradt offers rare insight on how these goals can be achieved by not trying to manage time at all. Instead, he encourages leaders to adhere to Dr. Bradt's unique and guiding principle: Don't Manage Time - Invest it in People. Through entertaining and illuminating stories drawn from his years as a leadership consultant working with top senior executives, Dr. Bradt shares leadership principles and practices that lead to results. Leaders learn to identify and invest in their best people before change takes place; to not waste precious energy trying to convince resisters while ignoring the willing who are waiting to be led; and victim or victor - it's your choice - the first requirement for leading others is leading yourself.