"I hated to see it end." That was how the late Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's, reacted upon reading his first Dale Dauten book. And that is Dale's goal with every speech and seminar: not only to hold the audience's attention, but to keep minds open and pens writing, start to finish.

"Hear it today and use it tomorrow." That is how Dale describes his program content. He adds, "I write two columns a week. That means that every week - literally, every week - I'm meeting innovators and reporting on new ideas or better ways to implement old ones. Plus, I have the experiences from my consulting work. So when I go to design a program, I have hundreds of examples and case studies to choose from, nearly all of which are available nowhere else."

Dale is the founder of The Innovators' Lab®, an organization devoted to testing new ideas in marketing and management. Member organizations include Caterpillar, Avnet, NASA and General Dynamics.

In addition to his five books, Dale authors two newspaper columns, both syndicated by King Features: "The Corporate Curmudgeon" and "Kate and Dale Talk Jobs." They appear in over 100 newspapers around the country.

Dale's experiences as a manager with two major corporations, an executive with two consulting companies, head of his own nationally-known marketing research firm and founder of a creativity consulting organization have allowed him the opportunity to work with companies of all sizes. Further, his writing has given him the opportunity to meet with and interview top business leaders, innovative management thinkers, as well as coaches and political figures.

Dale's unique background, combined with his lifelong interest in creativity and his love of a good story allow him to bring to life the lessons of great organizations in practical, accessible and memorable fashion.

• ORG CHI© : The Science of the Vibrant Enterprise - ORG CHI© is the study of energy flows in organizations. Along with Dr. Nancy Rizzo-Roberts (who spent over a decade with the Mayo Clinic), Dale explains how these energy flows are the underlying influencers of productivity, creativity and satisfaction.
  
  
• Killing The Status Quo© - Based on his book, The Laughing Warriors, Dale reveals how great companies learn to challenge conventional wisdom. Along the way, Dale challenges the best of current business thinking. For instance, attendees will learn how "being world class" and "hiring good people and getting out of the way" can give way to even more powerful concepts.
  
  
• The Gifted Boss© - For his book, The Gifted Boss, Dale went in search of the country's best bosses and learned how they find and keep their best employees. This program reveals how these great bosses establish a "magnetic workplace" by creating "the best place for the best people" to work. It includes stories of "talent courtship," demonstrating the unusual ways that gifted bosses and employees connect. Learn the "secret skill" of "de-hiring," the most graceful way to remove underperforming employees in a way everyone wins. A great program for leadership teams at any level.
  
  
• Better Than Perfect© - Dale's research for his book of the same name has left him with a catalogue of case studies from leaders at every level - the people who are not only good at what they do, but raise the level of people around them. This program will enlighten the attendees about how star contributors think differently, learn differently and communicate differently. This is a program to inspire any group to master the art of getting better.