James Brown
PhD, PMP, PE, CSP
FL, USJames T. Brown Ph.D., president of SEBA® Solutions Inc., a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute, has provided training and consulting services for dozens of companies nationally and internationally. He has sixteen years of NASA experience that includes "hands on" experience as a team member, project manager and serving in executive level organizational leadership roles.
James is the author of The Handbook of Program Management published by McGraw-Hill. He has been published in PM Network, PE Magazine, PMI Community Post, Projects@Work, The Systems Thinker and PM World Today. A recognized authority in project management, he is a frequently invited speaker on leadership and project management areas of interest.
James has a patent for a project scheduling methodology, and has received numerous awards including "Engineer of the Year" from the Cape Canaveral Technical Societies and is a recipient of the "NASA Public Service Medal" for exceptional contributions to NASA's mission.
He has a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida, a MS in Engineering Management from Florida Institute of Technology and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).
James Most Requested Topics
- Kill What's Ugly While It's Young®
- Leadership in High Tech Environments
- Team Building: Kindergarten Skills You Can Use
Need a topic customized for a special audience? Simply ask!
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT JAMES...
"Excellent! High energy and good sense of humor." M. Ferrell, Freescale Semiconductor
"FANTASTIC! Dr. Brown is wonderful. -Smart, easy to understand, teaches with humor - Come back to Dallas anytime." B Townsend, Alliance Data
"Excellent! Time and dollar investment return exceeded expectations! Highly recommended as a personal investment in your future." D. Fortney, SAP
"Dr. Brown takes what would ordinarily be a dry, dull subject and breathes life into it, making it fun and interesting and much easier to remember." S. Hood, Dell Inc.
"Fantastic program." G. Beathard, Visa
"On Target! Everybody is saying that Dr. Brown is saying what we all are thinking, with clarity and conviction." G. Moeller, FedEx
"This was an excellent program! Dr. Brown has taken what can be a very dry subject and interjected humor to really make it enjoyable and drive home the intended points." M. Hesler, Pepsico
"This was a great use of time! Dr. Brown is a wonderful speaker who adds life and color to subject matter that could easily be flat and dry. His use of humor makes all the difference." C. Murray, McAfee
"Dr. Brown is funny and has the unique ability to speak at any audience level. Excellent communicator!" R. Cook, Inovis
"Simply Awesome!" K. Brockington, Weyerhaeuser
"Excellent program! Fun and informative." S. Wolters, Carlson Restaurants
"The presentation was great and very useful. I loved the simplicity and great insight. " L. Mironova, International Paper
"Excellent! Dr. Brown teaches with passion and humor." P. Unich, Mary Kay Inc.
"Today's program was a breath of fresh air! Solid, grounded instruction sprinkled liberally with humor and wit." N. Mitenius, Fresh Express, Inc.
"Great Presentation. Very informative and entertaining." – M. Bishop, Publix
"Dr. Brown challenges his participant's level of accountability, business acumen and leadership abilities with his program." – M. Shapiro, Direction Consulting Inc.
"Truly outstanding and gifted speaker." – K. Gilbreath, Vanderbilt University ITS
"The session was packed with lots of nuggets to use at work, home and in my life." – V. Beck, Honeywell
"The speaker was outstanding! Good sense of humor. Very real world. Good content. Good pace." – B. Thomas, Convergys
"Presented in an enjoyable manner; liked the humor and down-to-earth presentation of truths in the real world." – B. Sayers, Sapphire Technology
"Outstanding – Valuable Tips!" – M. Henry, Progress Energy
James T. Brown Ph.D., president of SEBA® Solutions Inc., a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute, has provided training and consulting services for dozens of companies nationally and internationally. He has sixteen years of NASA experience that includes "hands on" experience as a team member, project manager and serving in executive level organizational leadership roles.
James is the author of The Handbook of Program Management published by McGraw-Hill. He has been published in PM Network, PE Magazine, PMI Community Post, Projects@Work, The Systems Thinker and PM World Today. A recognized authority in project management, he is a frequently invited speaker on leadership and project management areas of interest.
James has a patent for a project scheduling methodology, and has received numerous awards including "Engineer of the Year" from the Cape Canaveral Technical Societies and is a recipient of the "NASA Public Service Medal" for exceptional contributions to NASA's mission.
He has a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida, a MS in Engineering Management from Florida Institute of Technology and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).
James Most Requested Topics
- Kill What's Ugly While It's Young®
- Leadership in High Tech Environments
- Team Building: Kindergarten Skills You Can Use
Need a topic customized for a special audience? Simply ask!
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT JAMES...
"Excellent! High energy and good sense of humor." M. Ferrell, Freescale Semiconductor
"FANTASTIC! Dr. Brown is wonderful. -Smart, easy to understand, teaches with humor - Come back to Dallas anytime." B Townsend, Alliance Data
"Excellent! Time and dollar investment return exceeded expectations! Highly recommended as a personal investment in your future." D. Fortney, SAP
"Dr. Brown takes what would ordinarily be a dry, dull subject and breathes life into it, making it fun and interesting and much easier to remember." S. Hood, Dell Inc.
"Fantastic program." G. Beathard, Visa
"On Target! Everybody is saying that Dr. Brown is saying what we all are thinking, with clarity and conviction." G. Moeller, FedEx
"This was an excellent program! Dr. Brown has taken what can be a very dry subject and interjected humor to really make it enjoyable and drive home the intended points." M. Hesler, Pepsico
"This was a great use of time! Dr. Brown is a wonderful speaker who adds life and color to subject matter that could easily be flat and dry. His use of humor makes all the difference." C. Murray, McAfee
"Dr. Brown is funny and has the unique ability to speak at any audience level. Excellent communicator!" R. Cook, Inovis
"Simply Awesome!" K. Brockington, Weyerhaeuser
"Excellent program! Fun and informative." S. Wolters, Carlson Restaurants
"The presentation was great and very useful. I loved the simplicity and great insight. " L. Mironova, International Paper
"Excellent! Dr. Brown teaches with passion and humor." P. Unich, Mary Kay Inc.
"Today's program was a breath of fresh air! Solid, grounded instruction sprinkled liberally with humor and wit." N. Mitenius, Fresh Express, Inc.
"Great Presentation. Very informative and entertaining." – M. Bishop, Publix
"Dr. Brown challenges his participant's level of accountability, business acumen and leadership abilities with his program." – M. Shapiro, Direction Consulting Inc.
"Truly outstanding and gifted speaker." – K. Gilbreath, Vanderbilt University ITS
"The session was packed with lots of nuggets to use at work, home and in my life." – V. Beck, Honeywell
"The speaker was outstanding! Good sense of humor. Very real world. Good content. Good pace." – B. Thomas, Convergys
"Presented in an enjoyable manner; liked the humor and down-to-earth presentation of truths in the real world." – B. Sayers, Sapphire Technology
"Outstanding – Valuable Tips!" – M. Henry, Progress Energy
Kill What's Ugly While it's Young®
A tongue-in-cheek look at five critical leadership truths that result in people accepting accountability for what is truly required for individual and organizational success. The five truths examined are:
- Kill What's Ugly While it's Young®
- Lie to the customer as long as you can
- Fear and pain, the ultimate team motivators
- Plagiarism equals profits
- Borwnnosing, the key to...
Leadership in High Tech Environments
Leadership is about putting individuals, teams and the organization in a position that maximizes overall success. Exceptional leadership is characterized by:
- Embracing risks proactively with accountability
- Creating pride, camaraderie and commitment
- Demonstrating integrity through decisions and actions
TAKEAWAY: The culture (people and process) you create as a leader is equally...
Team Building: Kindergarten Skills You Can Use
A framework for creating better teams. This presentation exploits Dr. Brown's actual Kindergarten Report Card to focus attendees on the key aspects of "Social," "Emotional" and "Skills & Interests" behaviors to foster effective team building. Ironic eye-opening truths are provided that should be very obvious, yet they are always overlooked. Social - Are you high maintenance? Emotional - How mature are you? Skills &...
Change Management
Identifying the right course of action is not the hard part. Getting others to implement the right course of action is the challenge. Change management is a role that is typically underappreciated and frankly not even recognized by some. There is no recipe, but you need to store up knowledge of change management and apply when needed.
Takeaway Messages
- Use the five primary strategies for change acceptance
- How to get the...
Achieve
Individuals and organizations reap the rewards of high levels of professional achievement. Many are looking for "instant achievement" while "tried and true" tactics for incremental professional growth are disregarded. In his relaxed, humorous, pull no punches style, Dr. Brown shares what it takes to provide lasting value to the organization and ensure you and the value are recognized appropriately.
Takeaway Messages
- Embrace the challenge...
Retreat in the Heat of Battle
Conflict is a natural part of any work environment and must be addressed in a positive and effective manner. There is often debate about to handle an emotional conflict situation. in most cases, the easy answer is to retreat, but doing the easy thing in the heat of battle is hard. Additionally, investing in prevention can make for an easy or even unnecessary retreat.
Takeaway Messages
- How to foster goodwill to minimize and...
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