"Life does not wait on you. If you are not prepared when the opportunity arrives, you miss the reason it appeared in your life. The tragedy is it will not reappear! Challenge your commitment to moving your life beyond the Circle of Sameness."
- Wade Younger, from the book "Tunnels, Bridges and Ladders". |
Wade Younger, recognized as one of the foremost authorities on organizational development has made organizational wellness his life's work.He has been teaching, lecturing and consulting since the early 90's and is known for his approaches to difficult leadership issues.
Younger founded Fruition Consulting Inc. in 1990 to focus exclusively on organizational issues. Younger's vision of a healthy, high-performance organization is embodied in the company-within-an-organization archetype, where every department, indeed every small group, views itself as an entrepreneurial business. Everyone is clearly focused on producing their products and services, and they view peers as customers and suppliers. The impact of this archetype is profound.
The approach is based on systemic change: adjusting the organizational systems that guide people in their daily decisions and actions. These systems include corporate culture, organizational structure ("org charts" and work flows), and the budgeting and resource-management processes. In Wade’s words, “It’s all about the end result, which is high-performance organizations. |
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Great leaders do more than formulate brilliant strategies, hire and inspire the right people, and make tough decisions. Great leaders build high-performance organizations that tap every bright mind, organizations in which everyone can succeed. In doing so, they leverage their personal insights and efforts, and they leave as their legacy an organization that will prosper with or without them. This complex challenge requires a clear, comprehensive vision that consistently guides a series of individual design decisions at every step of the transformation process.” |
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Wade Younger is also an expert on building and managing personal and work relationships that encourage peak performance, reduce stress, turnover, and support the achievement of personal and organizational goals.
He is an accredited project manager with experience developing solutions and managing implementation, methodologies, execution requirements enterprise deployment plans, project strategies and quality assurance. He has led projects involving web-site design solutions for several Fortune 500 companies. Wade is also the Corporate Chair for BDPA of Charlotte.
This experience is put to good use as a corporate speaker in the public sector and private industry. His audiences range from executives to volunteers, from upper management to front line people. His infectious enthusiasm, big smile, and candor are his trademarks. When combined with his education, experience, and relentless preparation, the result is a truly great presentation.
Wade is also using these capabilities as an adjunct instructor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte and member of the Board of Advisory at Central Piedmont Community College.
He has challenged and taught audiences of over 10,500 individuals to transform potential into peak performance. Customized to address your specific needs, Wade’s workshops, and keynotes are packed with powerful ideas and proven techniques that can be used to increase productivity, improve work environments and achieve your goals. His programs feature wit and wisdom assembled from 18 years "in the trenches" as a consultant and speaker. |
