David Maxfield
Speaker Bio
For more than 2O years, David Maxfield, Vice President of Research at Vital Smarts, has led high-leverage initiatives that uncover causes of and solutions to managerial, cultural and operational inefficiencies that directly affect the bottom line. He is co-author of The New York Times recent best seller Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. David has done doctoral work in psychology at Stanford University. He has taught at Stanford and the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He is the recipient of the Motorola University's Distinguished Teaching Award and Stanford University's Dean's Award for innovative industrial education. Maxfield is noted for his unrivaled ability to connect with his audience through engaging stories and captivating examples.
Dead Projects Walking
Silence Fails: The 5 Crucial Conversations for Flawless Execution
What happens when world-class product-development and project management systems are staffed by people who are worried or fearful about speaking up? David Maxfield, VP for Research at Vital Smarts, discovered, after examining 2,200 projects and interviewing over 1,000 executives and project/product managers, that significant and unnecessary cost overruns, failures, reductions in scope----and career damage occurred when managers and team members failed to “speak up.” Maxfield will reveal the research findings on the 5 Situations where a conspiracy of silence causes the most damage. Terms such as “Skirting” and “Project Chicken” will be added to your vocabulary. A short survey instrument will be offered so that attendees can assess how their project measures up against the 5 Crucial Project Issues. Happily, he will propose 5 Best Practices to objectively and unemotionally raise the issues that are right now endangering you and your project.
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