Rick Brandon
Ph.D
CA, USNavigating organizational "POLITICS" is among the most de-motivating parts of company life, but there is hope. A dynamic and humorous “edu-tainer,” Rick Brandon, Ph.D., specializes in motivating leaders and professionals about this often ignored, aggravating area of work life in order to spark job, career, and company success. Audiences appreciate Rick's comedic, trumpet-laced, down-to-earth style of discussing a normally taboo issue. He transforms “politics” from a dirty word to an intriguing, inspiring and practical topic that “hits people where they live.”
Dr. Rick Brandon has a 30 year track record of providing leadership and business communication learning solutions to scores of Fortune 500 and other corporate, educational, organizations. He’s personally taught tens of thousands in scores of companies across a wide range of industries, and his concepts touch far more through his firm’s courses. He is Founder and CEO of Brandon Partners, a global training firm offering behavior change workshops on political savvy and managerial motivation skills for scores of organizations.
Dr. Brandon is a recognized thought leader in the arena of ethical corporate politics and organizational savvy. Rick is a distinguished faculty member for the prestigious Institute for Management Studies (IMS), which has booked him 50 times. Recently he was IMS’ most widely requested speaker, appearing in 19 cities in one year alone.
Dr. Brandon co-authored SURVIVAL OF THE SAVVY: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success (Free Press, 2004). This must-read on navigating organizational politics achieved Wall Street Journal bestseller status, was called “the definitive book on political savvy” by Robert Eichinger of Lominger Limited, and is endorsed by Ken Blanchard, Marshall Goldsmith, Harvey MacKay, and many CEO’s. It was awarded the Forbes.com CEO Book Club Pick, Institute of Management Studies Book of the Month, Fast Company Reader’s Choice Award, and many sterling reviews. Dr. Brandon is the featured expert answering advice-seeking letters on the 250,000 hit per month www.officepolitics.com website.
Dr. Brandon earned his Ph.D. in Counseling and Management at the University of Arizona, his M.A. in Educational Psychology from St. Lawrence University, and his B.A. in Psychology from Case Western Reserve. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses for the University of Bridgeport, College of Saint Rose, the University of Arizona, and University of California at Berkeley. He was named a distinguished fellow by the well-respected firm, Ridge Training.
A member of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and National Speakers Association, Dr. Brandon was also an Executive Board of Directors member of the American Institute of Ethics. He has also been an active member on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization providing emotional support to families experiencing life-threatening illness. Through Bugles Across America, he volunteers to play Taps at the funerals of war veterans. Rick lives with his wife of twenty years and two children in Marin County, California. He is a singer, plays blues trumpet, and regularly pretends to play tennis.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Survival of the Savvy
Navigating Worklife Politics with Integrity
Despite excellent intentions, many employees, managers, and executives are so narrowly focused on the task part of their jobs that they lack broader influence and impact. Assuming that the “results will speak for themselves,” they may become the victims of other “behind-the-scenes” forces operating in their organizations. This high-energy, upbeat presentation adjusts attitudes about power and politics, confronts naiveté’ about behind-the-scenes dynamics often swept under the carpet, and prevents you from being passed over, under-estimated, rendered expendable, or blocked from implementing your ideas. Through humor and “straight talk,” you will receive an Ethical Politics Wake-Up Call, understand how to Leverage Your Political Style, and gain insight into vital non-manipulative Organizational Savvy Skills for gaining strategic influence without sacrificing your ethics. The online 65-item Organizational Savvy Self-Assessment is included at no cost for pre-session or post-program reinforcement. You can also receive Dr. Brandon’s Wall Street Journal bestseller, Survival of the Savvy.
Political and Organizational Savvy for Women
Shattering the Glass Ceiling
This presentation empowers women in business to break through barriers to advancement, influence, and impact due to gender norms. Many women under-estimate the ways that their attitudes and actions about power and politics impact their job success, career management, and team’s influence within their companies. They may dislike traditional power versus collaborative power, or avoid positions involving positional or autocratic power. Men are promoted more based upon their future potential while women receive promotions more based upon their past track record. Yet, little girls are often more likely to be taught not to brag or talk about their accomplishments–– a real double bind. Often, corporate "buzz" or gossip that is harmful to women’s mobility and impact can stem from the tendency to speak in more nurturing ways, wisely ask for directions to avoid inefficiencies, and use language that softens their stance to be less absolutist. Sadly, these habits may result in labels like “needy,” “doesn’t take a stand,” or “pushover,” or even make them targets of sabotage. Rick Brandon’s popular Organizational Savvy presentation now tackles the influence challenges faced by women executives through:
- Business rationale for women entering the ethical corporate politics arena
- Signals to women that politics are impacting influence, impact, and advancement
- Reframing politics in a high-integrity manner
- Two Political Styles with strengths and risks
- Overview to Organizational Savvy Skill Sets.
Self-Talk: The Inner Game of Success
Definition of Self-Talk – We can control our automatic internal dialogue, as shown from the fields of sports psychology, sales training, and brain research.
Dynamics of Self-Talk - The powerful, automatic self-programming nature of Self Talk is illustrated. The Self Talk Cycle is described, showing how thoughts and beliefs influence emotions, leading to changes in actions, and ultimately impacting results.
How to Change Your Self-Talk - Rick gives a simple ABCD formula for altering counterproductive attitudes: Awareness, Belief in Change, Choosing Specific Strategies, and Doing It Through Practice.
Eight Self-Talk Strategies – Dr. Brandon shows how the stressful world of business and selling demands practical techniques “real time in the field.” Rick uses sales, humor, sports, and history to teach in-depth strategies and a Self Talk First Aid Kit" for in-the-moment adjustments to mental "trash talking.” This talk is an excellent partner to The Mind Set of Accountability presentation.
Self-Talk and the Mind Set of Accountability
With an experiential exercise, Rick presents two ways to face obstacles: The Victim or Accountability Mind Set. He shares research and inspiration that links success to taking ownership and helps people move "from whining to winning" by letting go of cop-outs and embracing accountability. The qualities of a performer who has a Victim posture versus a Producer with a healthier posture of Accountability are outlined. Dr. Brandon points the direction for how to overcome the speed bumps that plague today’s work force using examples from the world of humor, literature, sales, sports, and business. This speech is an ideal partner presentation to Self Talk: The Inner Game of Success. It is often followed by brainstorming and action planning to address various company-focused obstacles and challenges. Because the audience’s attitudes about challenges and frustrations have been adjusted, many organizations find that people are able to more constructively create ways to attack, adapt, or accept problems that previously seemed totally out of their sphere of influence.
PRODUCTS:
The Bestseller Book, Survival of the Savvy (Free Press, 2004)
Every day in today’s workplaces, power plays, egos, turf battles, personal and hidden agendas, bad-mouthing, and deception hurt careers and bottom-line results. But politics doesn’t have to be a dirty word. Rick Brandon, Ph.D. and Marty Seldman, Ph.D., in their Wall Street Journal best-seller book, Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success, show that office politics are not something to shun. They are a strategic path to increased influence—not a necessary evil—and to surviving and thriving in corporate life. The key is to know how to navigate organizational politics and to hone your own political savvy without losing your ethical compass. Top managers also can use ethical politics as a road map to protect the resources and reputations of their organizations through building savvy teams and cultivating a high-integrity workplace. This entertaining must-read has received honors like the Forbes.com CEO Book Club Pick, Institute of Management Studies Book of the Month, Fast Company magazine Reader’s Choice Award, and sterling reviews by many publications.
Organizational Savvy Self-Assessment or 360 Multi-Rater Assessment
The Organizational Savvy Assessment is an online 65-item rating instrument that yields an Overall Organizational Savvy Score and 13 separate Skill Set Scores. The robust Feedback Report provides a profile of your strong points and gaps. For each of the 13 Savvy Skill Sets, you'll receive analysis that includes:
√ Your Skill Set score and rating as Proficient, Capable, or Vulnerable
√ A review of the five assessment items that comprise the Skill Set
√ An explanation of the Skill Set's purpose and impact
√ Specific pointers and recommendations for improvement
√ A list of related chapters in the book, Survival of the Savvy.
Navigating organizational "POLITICS" is among the most de-motivating parts of company life, but there is hope. A dynamic and humorous “edu-tainer,” Rick Brandon, Ph.D., specializes in motivating leaders and professionals about this often ignored, aggravating area of work life in order to spark job, career, and company success. Audiences appreciate Rick's comedic, trumpet-laced, down-to-earth style of discussing a normally taboo issue. He transforms “politics” from a dirty word to an intriguing, inspiring and practical topic that “hits people where they live.”
Dr. Rick Brandon has a 30 year track record of providing leadership and business communication learning solutions to scores of Fortune 500 and other corporate, educational, organizations. He’s personally taught tens of thousands in scores of companies across a wide range of industries, and his concepts touch far more through his firm’s courses. He is Founder and CEO of Brandon Partners, a global training firm offering behavior change workshops on political savvy and managerial motivation skills for scores of organizations.
Dr. Brandon is a recognized thought leader in the arena of ethical corporate politics and organizational savvy. Rick is a distinguished faculty member for the prestigious Institute for Management Studies (IMS), which has booked him 50 times. Recently he was IMS’ most widely requested speaker, appearing in 19 cities in one year alone.
Dr. Brandon co-authored SURVIVAL OF THE SAVVY: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success (Free Press, 2004). This must-read on navigating organizational politics achieved Wall Street Journal bestseller status, was called “the definitive book on political savvy” by Robert Eichinger of Lominger Limited, and is endorsed by Ken Blanchard, Marshall Goldsmith, Harvey MacKay, and many CEO’s. It was awarded the Forbes.com CEO Book Club Pick, Institute of Management Studies Book of the Month, Fast Company Reader’s Choice Award, and many sterling reviews. Dr. Brandon is the featured expert answering advice-seeking letters on the 250,000 hit per month www.officepolitics.com website.
Dr. Brandon earned his Ph.D. in Counseling and Management at the University of Arizona, his M.A. in Educational Psychology from St. Lawrence University, and his B.A. in Psychology from Case Western Reserve. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses for the University of Bridgeport, College of Saint Rose, the University of Arizona, and University of California at Berkeley. He was named a distinguished fellow by the well-respected firm, Ridge Training.
A member of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and National Speakers Association, Dr. Brandon was also an Executive Board of Directors member of the American Institute of Ethics. He has also been an active member on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization providing emotional support to families experiencing life-threatening illness. Through Bugles Across America, he volunteers to play Taps at the funerals of war veterans. Rick lives with his wife of twenty years and two children in Marin County, California. He is a singer, plays blues trumpet, and regularly pretends to play tennis.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Survival of the Savvy
Navigating Worklife Politics with Integrity
Despite excellent intentions, many employees, managers, and executives are so narrowly focused on the task part of their jobs that they lack broader influence and impact. Assuming that the “results will speak for themselves,” they may become the victims of other “behind-the-scenes” forces operating in their organizations. This high-energy, upbeat presentation adjusts attitudes about power and politics, confronts naiveté’ about behind-the-scenes dynamics often swept under the carpet, and prevents you from being passed over, under-estimated, rendered expendable, or blocked from implementing your ideas. Through humor and “straight talk,” you will receive an Ethical Politics Wake-Up Call, understand how to Leverage Your Political Style, and gain insight into vital non-manipulative Organizational Savvy Skills for gaining strategic influence without sacrificing your ethics. The online 65-item Organizational Savvy Self-Assessment is included at no cost for pre-session or post-program reinforcement. You can also receive Dr. Brandon’s Wall Street Journal bestseller, Survival of the Savvy.
Political and Organizational Savvy for Women
Shattering the Glass Ceiling
This presentation empowers women in business to break through barriers to advancement, influence, and impact due to gender norms. Many women under-estimate the ways that their attitudes and actions about power and politics impact their job success, career management, and team’s influence within their companies. They may dislike traditional power versus collaborative power, or avoid positions involving positional or autocratic power. Men are promoted more based upon their future potential while women receive promotions more based upon their past track record. Yet, little girls are often more likely to be taught not to brag or talk about their accomplishments–– a real double bind. Often, corporate "buzz" or gossip that is harmful to women’s mobility and impact can stem from the tendency to speak in more nurturing ways, wisely ask for directions to avoid inefficiencies, and use language that softens their stance to be less absolutist. Sadly, these habits may result in labels like “needy,” “doesn’t take a stand,” or “pushover,” or even make them targets of sabotage. Rick Brandon’s popular Organizational Savvy presentation now tackles the influence challenges faced by women executives through:
- Business rationale for women entering the ethical corporate politics arena
- Signals to women that politics are impacting influence, impact, and advancement
- Reframing politics in a high-integrity manner
- Two Political Styles with strengths and risks
- Overview to Organizational Savvy Skill Sets.
Self-Talk: The Inner Game of Success
Definition of Self-Talk – We can control our automatic internal dialogue, as shown from the fields of sports psychology, sales training, and brain research.
Dynamics of Self-Talk - The powerful, automatic self-programming nature of Self Talk is illustrated. The Self Talk Cycle is described, showing how thoughts and beliefs influence emotions, leading to changes in actions, and ultimately impacting results.
How to Change Your Self-Talk - Rick gives a simple ABCD formula for altering counterproductive attitudes: Awareness, Belief in Change, Choosing Specific Strategies, and Doing It Through Practice.
Eight Self-Talk Strategies – Dr. Brandon shows how the stressful world of business and selling demands practical techniques “real time in the field.” Rick uses sales, humor, sports, and history to teach in-depth strategies and a Self Talk First Aid Kit" for in-the-moment adjustments to mental "trash talking.” This talk is an excellent partner to The Mind Set of Accountability presentation.
Self-Talk and the Mind Set of Accountability
With an experiential exercise, Rick presents two ways to face obstacles: The Victim or Accountability Mind Set. He shares research and inspiration that links success to taking ownership and helps people move "from whining to winning" by letting go of cop-outs and embracing accountability. The qualities of a performer who has a Victim posture versus a Producer with a healthier posture of Accountability are outlined. Dr. Brandon points the direction for how to overcome the speed bumps that plague today’s work force using examples from the world of humor, literature, sales, sports, and business. This speech is an ideal partner presentation to Self Talk: The Inner Game of Success. It is often followed by brainstorming and action planning to address various company-focused obstacles and challenges. Because the audience’s attitudes about challenges and frustrations have been adjusted, many organizations find that people are able to more constructively create ways to attack, adapt, or accept problems that previously seemed totally out of their sphere of influence.
PRODUCTS:
The Bestseller Book, Survival of the Savvy (Free Press, 2004)
Every day in today’s workplaces, power plays, egos, turf battles, personal and hidden agendas, bad-mouthing, and deception hurt careers and bottom-line results. But politics doesn’t have to be a dirty word. Rick Brandon, Ph.D. and Marty Seldman, Ph.D., in their Wall Street Journal best-seller book, Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success, show that office politics are not something to shun. They are a strategic path to increased influence—not a necessary evil—and to surviving and thriving in corporate life. The key is to know how to navigate organizational politics and to hone your own political savvy without losing your ethical compass. Top managers also can use ethical politics as a road map to protect the resources and reputations of their organizations through building savvy teams and cultivating a high-integrity workplace. This entertaining must-read has received honors like the Forbes.com CEO Book Club Pick, Institute of Management Studies Book of the Month, Fast Company magazine Reader’s Choice Award, and sterling reviews by many publications.
Organizational Savvy Self-Assessment or 360 Multi-Rater Assessment
The Organizational Savvy Assessment is an online 65-item rating instrument that yields an Overall Organizational Savvy Score and 13 separate Skill Set Scores. The robust Feedback Report provides a profile of your strong points and gaps. For each of the 13 Savvy Skill Sets, you'll receive analysis that includes:
√ Your Skill Set score and rating as Proficient, Capable, or Vulnerable
√ A review of the five assessment items that comprise the Skill Set
√ An explanation of the Skill Set's purpose and impact
√ Specific pointers and recommendations for improvement
√ A list of related chapters in the book, Survival of the Savvy.
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