<p>Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran with multiple tours to Iraq and Africa and other theaters of war. He has become a successful entrepreneur applying lessons learned on the battlefield and his discipline as a former member of SEAL Team 5 to the world of business and writing. </p>
<p>Brent’s presentations center on his bestselling book, <i>TakingPoint: A Navy SEAL’s 10 Fail Safe Principles for Leading Through Change</i>. Using stories of his SEAL Team experiences and his expertise in transforming businesses, he focuses on leadership and building high-performance teams, as well as cultural and organizational transformation. Brent’s 10-principle program is for leaders and managers who want to lead change and achieve winning results in the twenty-first century business landscape.</p>
<p>Brent is the Founder and CEO of TakingPoint Leadership, a progressive leadership and management consulting firm with a focus on business transformation and building high-performance cultures. With degrees in finance and economics from Southern Methodist University, certificates in English and History from Oxford University in England and a graduate business degree from University of San Diego, Gleeson’s extensive experience is academic and real-world in nature. He has won awards for business leadership and was named one of <i>Entrepreneur</i> magazine’s Top 10 CEOs in October 2013.</p>
Navy SEAL Combat Veteran, Best-Selling Author, and Leadership, Culture and Engagement Expert
<ul><li><strong>Leadership Lessons for Elite Teams</strong></li><li>This presentation speaks to leadership at all levels. Brent compares stories from the battlefield, the lessons learned, and how those lessons apply to leadership at any level, across any type of organization or team. He provides insight on building a culture of leadership, servant leadership, adaptive change management, and much more. Brent leaves audience with at least three key takeaways to start applying to their personal and professional lives immediately.</li><li><strong>Leading Change: A Navy SEAL’s Principles for Navigating Organizational Change</strong></li><li>Today, businesses in a volatile, unpredictable and complex business environment find themselves in a constant state of change. As a result, many company-led change initiatives fall short or fail due to poor discipline, a lack of leadership alignment, and a culture founded on accountability and trust. Brent provides actionable principles for managers to use in leading their organization through change.</li><li><strong>Building High-trust Organizations that Achieve Winning Results</strong></li><li>Productivity, income, and profits of any organization can be directly negatively or positively impacted depending on the levels of trust within the team. Trust is one of the most critical elements of a strong team culture and in successfully navigating change. Brent shares the seven principles for building high-trust organizations: Integrity of Leadership, Investing in Respect, Empowering Everyone, Accountability for All, Creating a Winning Vision, Keeping the Team Informed, and Embracing Sacrifice.</li></ul>