Printable Biography of Edwin Rigsbee

Ed Rigsbee, president at Rigsbee Research, is a nationally recognized expert on strategic alliance development and implementation. He created the Total Organizational Partnering System (TOPS) as a result of his extensive research in the area of strategic alliances. This idea was first published in his book, The Art of Partnering, in 1994. For both external and internal partnering alliances, this system is a crucial element. His Partnering Pentad model demonstrates the interconnection of both partnering strategy and partnering tactic implementation.

This system of collaborative relationships, integrated within the five important silo areas of an organization is the answer to sustained success. Resulting in the adaptation of the Total Organizational Partnering System, organizations benefit from results in improved organizational harmony, productivity, profitability and reductions in duplications of effort and resource expenditures.

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Ed Rigsbee, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), is North America's celebrated speaker on business relationship solutions, strategic alliances and supply chain improvement. Offering real-world bridge building solutions, Rigsbee excels as a strategic advisor and business speaker on how to profit from the alliance trend. When you need a dynamic, entertaining and high-content speaker to kick off your meeting, it's time to select Ed Rigsbee. When you need a facilitator, it's time to select Ed Rigsbee. And, when you need an alliance consultant, it's time to select Ed Rigsbee.

Rigsbee has authored three successful business books: PartnerShift-How to Profit from the Partnering Trend, Developing Strategic Alliances and The Art of Partnering. Additionally, he has over 1,000 published articles to his credit and is a regular contributor to several American business and trade publications. He has been an adjunct professor for both the Universities of California at Santa Barbara and California Lutheran University. Rigsbee has been an active member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) since 1988. He has received the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation.

Most Requested Topics:

PartnerShift--Double Your Strength Overnight With TOPS: Double your strength overnight by shifting to cooperation and collaboration for success and profits. Learn how to adopt The Total Organizational Partnering System into your organization's culture. Through Rigsbee's Pentad Model (five key areas), discover mutually beneficial Partnering alliances possibilities throughout your business. External alliances become successful only when supported by the foundation of internal alliances. Understand interdepartmental Partnering, a crucial element, for strategic alliance success. Understand the potential Partnering Pitfalls and how to avoid them. Experience the value of Relationship Bank Deposits. Learn how to truly profit from today's Partnering trend.

PartnerShift to Outrageously Successful Relationships: To every successful person, relationships are important! If you are in business, business relationships must be important to you too! Learn how to double the strength of your organization or your personal network by PartnerShifting to outrageously successful business relationships. Learn how to develop alliances that provide high-value for all involved. This keynote/general session presentation serves an eclectic audience, something in it for everybody. All the attendees at your meeting will receive value from this session. Through the alliance and business relationship window, Rigsbee shares the four keys to successful internal and external business (and personal) relationships. Through humor and personal stories, Rigsbee will connect with your meeting attendees, helping them to understand the Relationship Value Equation. This program delivers double value for your meeting attendees: business and personal relationship improvement. Outrageously Successful Relationships is an outstanding program for business alliance partners to attend together. Be your meeting corporate or association, this is a dynamite program, as every person in attendance receives value, spouses included.

Developing Strategic Alliances: Adapted from the book, Developing Strategic Alliances, learn the steps necessary for developing your successful alliances. Identify the value you want from an alliance. Determine the value you have to offer a potential alliance partner. Find & select the right alliance partners. Determine the alliance type & structure. Organize and develop an alliance agreement.

Rock-Solid Relationships for Turbulent Times: When troubles arise, the quality of the relationships (business and personal) you have built become apparent. While uncontrollable factors (global unrest, stock market, e-commerce, etc.) will in part determine your success, if you have rock-solid relationships in place, those relationships will help carry you through difficult times. The quality of your relationships (external and internal) will influence some of the crucial success elements for your business. Ask yourself: Did you build an astounding business foundation in the boom years of the late 90s? Which factors will you allow to influence your decisions in setting your new course?

In Bed With the Enemy--Partnering with Your Competition: Cooperating with your competition can be more profitable than you have ever imagined. Rigsbee will shatter your paradigm and teach you how to make a traditionally adversary relationship work profitably. Explore a number of core areas in which successful businesses develop partnering alliances. Learn the ten critical qualities in selecting alliance partners-a necessary element in building long-term cooperative relationships. In today's era of e-commerce and consolidations, entire industries are finding that industry-wide and mastermind alliances are necessary to compete. You will walk away with the tools for developing your successful strategic alliances.

Market Domination Through Smart Alliances: To dominate your market in today's business environment, you must also develop outrageously successful working relationships with outside organizations--even competitors. To dominate your market, your customers must see you as their vendor of choice. It's the smart alliance relationships you develop that will help you to become the vendor of choice. Learn how to find the right alliance partners and build smart alliances through outrageously successful relationships.

The TEA Master Key to Outrageously Successful Customer Service: This exciting new seminar has been adapted from Ed Rigsbee’s new book, Customer Service Screw-Ups—Learn from the Mistakes of Others. Are you tired of hearing about the legendary service that Nordstrom’s and Ritz Carlton delivers? Need something different that you can actually use? If so, you will enjoy Ed’s new approach—no holds barred—learning from the real-life mistakes of others. All customer service challenges emanate from three key areas, Ed refers to this as the TEA Master Key: Training—Ego—Attitude. In this program, Ed uses real-life customer service screw-ups from a number of industries as the conduit to deliver the TEA Master Key for your organization. He shares from his perspective what went wrong and suggests remedies that you can adapt and use instantly in your business.