Jack Hammond Speaking Topics

• People are the Center of Gravity for Your Success

  With the right People and Stuff, you can accomplish anything! But this requires you to build great teams and properly resource them for success. The digital workplace transformation, combined with the global impact of the pandemic, has a phenomenon called the Great Resignation, which has resulted in 50 million employees quitting their jobs this past year. The top reasons for “the big quit” are burnout, job dissatisfaction, and poor treatment • which could produce additional losses from the 40% of remaining employees who are now considering leaving.

  For many years now, Brigadier General (Retired) Jack Hammond has known that any success he has attained is based upon the work performed by his incredible teams. In this presentation, Jack will discuss the critical importance of building a values-based and mission-driven team. It begins with clear communication that fosters a culture of challenge, leverages the collective intellect of your team, resources them for success, and empowers them to maximize their potential. He will share inspiring stories where small teams drove big success and accomplished tasks perceived by many as insurmountable. To include successfully performing complex counter-terrorism operations, responding to catastrophic mass casualty attacks, and developing breakthrough new clinical models of care developed for brain injury and mental health trauma.

  Jack will share his insight regarding the need to; recognize the changes in our workplace, place your people at the center of your plan, and develop high-performing teams that feel valued and supported. If you hope to thrive during this tumultuous time, you must provide your team with the proper leadership and resources to succeed, or their next boss will.

  ATTENDEE RESULTS:

  • Build a values-based and mission-driven team: The success of any organization is based on the work performed by its teams. To build a great team, it is essential to establish clear communication that fosters a culture of challenge, leverages the collective intellect of the team, and empowers them to maximize their potential. Leaders need to recognize the changes in the workplace and place their people at the center of their plans.

  • Properly resource your team: The digital workplace transformation and the pandemic's impact have resulted in a phenomenon called the Great Resignation, where many employees are quitting their jobs due to burnout, job dissatisfaction, and poor treatment. Leaders must provide their teams with the proper resources and support to succeed, or their next boss will. By investing in your team, you show that you value and support them, which can help reduce employee turnover and improve morale.

  • Empower your team to drive big success: Leaders need to empower their teams to drive big success and accomplish tasks perceived by many as insurmountable. Leaders must leverage the collective intellect of their team and challenge them to innovate and think outside the box. By doing so, leaders can create a culture of excellence that motivates their team to perform at their best, which can lead to significant achievements and success.

• Challenges to Change and Uncertainty

  Having survived several rocket-propelled grenade and machine gun ambushes in Fallujah, Iraq • while performing daily patrols and raids • Brigadier General (Retired) Jack Hammond learned the critical importance of regaining control of his operational space through innovation and intelligence-fused planning and operations. This allowed him to transition from responding to his enemies' actions and placing them on the defensive.

  If your current operating conditions don’t support your strategic vision, you must flip the dial and change the paradigm, and if there is a void in your business space • you must fill it before your competitors. In this presentation, Hammond will share with you the barriers to making these changes, which trigger fear-based responses in your lizard brain, and discuss the processes required to overcome the fear of uncertainty. This will enable you to flip the dial and begin to plan your operations, rather than be planned upon by circumstances or other entities.

  ATTENDEE RESULTS:

  • Identify the barriers to change: Attendees can learn to identify the barriers that prevent them from making necessary changes in their business. Brigadier General (Retired) Jack Hammond will discuss these barriers and help attendees understand how to overcome them.

  • Learn to flip the dial: Hammond will discuss the importance of flipping the dial and changing the paradigm when your current operating conditions do not support your strategic vision. Attendees can learn how to recognize when it's time to make a change and how to implement it effectively.

  • Embrace uncertainty: Attendees will learn how to overcome the fear of uncertainty and take advantage of the opportunities that come with it. Hammond will share processes to help attendees develop a mindset that is focused on planning their operations rather than simply reacting to circumstances or competitors.

Go Big or Go Home!

True leaders never want to settle for the status quo, which is a previous leader’s solution to a prior problem. Throughout his career in the military and private sector Brigadier General (Retired) Jack Hammond has always opted to move past the “caretaker role” for status quo operations and embrace the innovation required to take on significant challenges. From his work to develop intelligence-fused counter-terrorist operations in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2003, to building the first operations and intelligence fusion center for Kabul Province • which responded to an 18-hour attack on the US Embassy and a mass-casualty suicide bombing attack in 2011, and then in his post-military career building the nation’s first private sector national center of excellence for mental health and brain injury for our warriors.

During periods of significant change and instability, tremendous opportunities will appear. But this will mean nothing unless you can become bold enough to engage these challenges, understand the barriers to change, and develop the processes required to mitigate your risk. Hammond will share his battle-tested insights and strategies on “how to drive “Big Change” through intelligence fused planning and decision making.”

ATTENDEE RESULTS:

• Embrace innovation: True leaders never settle for the status quo, and they are always looking for ways to innovate and improve. Attendees can learn from Brigadier General (Retired) Jack Hammond's example and start thinking outside the box to identify new solutions to complex problems.

• Develop a risk mitigation plan: To drive big change, it's important to understand the barriers to change and develop processes to mitigate your risk. Attendees can learn from Hammond's insights on intelligence-fused planning and decision-making and apply them to their own work.

• Seize opportunities during periods of change and instability: During times of significant change and instability, there will be tremendous opportunities for those who are willing to take risks and be bold. Attendees can learn from Hammond's experiences in the military and private sector and be ready to seize opportunities when they arise.

5 Rules for Bold Leadership During Extraordinary Times

In this rapidly changing and unstable world Brigadier General (Retired) Jack Hammond provides audiences with proven strategies for effective and innovative leadership, based on four decades of experiences that extend from War Zones to Board Rooms. Hammond will share the lessons he learned through a range of complex combat operations in the world’s most dangerous places and how they are applied to his work as a chief executive in the trillion-dollar healthcare industry, growing his organization and responding to the challenges of the pandemic. Hammond will capture the audience's attention with relatable stories and experiences that resonate and share key leadership principles and actionable steps that will enable you to set the conditions for the future success of your business • during this extended period of change and instability. To ensure that this discussion adds value to your organization, Hammond will tailor his messaging to meet your group's specific needs.

ATTENDEE RESULTS:

• Develop effective and innovative leadership strategies: Brigadier General (Retired) Jack Hammond's four decades of experience in combat operations and the healthcare industry provide valuable insights into effective and innovative leadership strategies. Attendees can learn from his experiences and tailor his actionable steps to their specific organizational needs.

• Embrace change and instability: In this rapidly changing and unstable world, it's important to be adaptable and embrace change. Attendees can learn from Hammond's experiences and insights on how to set the conditions for future success during extended periods of change and instability.

• Respond to challenges with resilience: Hammond's experiences in responding to the challenges from the battlefield to the boardroom demonstrate the importance of resilience in leadership. Attendees can learn from his example and develop strategies for responding to unexpected challenges and building resilience in their own organizations.

Driving Change Through Resilient Leadership

In this rapidly changing and unstable world, Brigadier General (retired) Jack Hammond provides audiences with a proven framework to drive the necessary changes that will lead to success for your organization.

These strategies were developed and refined through four decades of experiences which extend from War Zones to Board Rooms. Hammond will share the lessons he learned from implementing complex combat operations in the world’s most dangerous and difficult places and then applying these same strategies to his work as a chief executive in the trillion-dollar healthcare industry.

Hammond will capture the audience's attention with relatable stories and experiences on innovation that resonate, and share key leadership principles and actionable steps that will enable you to set the conditions for the future success of your business • during this period of change and instability. To ensure that this discussion adds value to your organization, Hammond will tailor his messaging to meet your group's specific needs.

ATTENDEE RESULTS: Forged on the battlefield, proven by neuroscience, and validated through this endemic period of instability and change, you will learn to:

• Rewire your brain to overcome the fear of change, risk, and failure to develop a new mindset that moves past the status quo, reimagines what is possible, and attempts what others believe is impossible!

• Develop the individual and organizational resiliency skills, capabilities, and capacity required to anticipate crisis and change, effectively respond to these disruptions, and operate at the speed of relevance.

• Inspire your team with a sense of purpose, empower them to maximize their full potential, and drive the change required to accomplish extraordinary things!