General Denson spent his entire working career in the service of the United States.  His assignments include two combat tours in Viet Nam as a pilot, an instructor pilot at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, GA, Battalion Commander of the 1-147^th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Director of Aviation for the Wisconsin Army National Guard and commander of the 7700 soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.  As the commander he was responsible for the largest mobilization of the Wisconsin National Guard for combat since WWII.  He is a highly decorated combat pilot that has lead every size organization from his own aircraft crew to over 7700 soldiers.  During his career he set goals and objectives for units training for combat and selected, trained and mentored the leaders who lead these units into combat.  Gen. Denson has flown over 10,000 hours, 1,277 of them in combat.  His military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, 35 Air Medals and various other awards.  He is a graduate of the US Army Command and Staff College, the US Air Force Air War College and numerous military training courses.  He holds a degree in Business Administration.  General Denson has spent a career selecting leaders and then Teaching, Coaching and Mentoring them to success. 

His presentation is a humorous, dynamic, pay attention method that has earned him the respect of his former military leaders and today’s business and industry leaders.

Areas of Expertise:

Communication
Leadership
Management
Motivation

Target Audience:

Leaders at all levels, from first line supervisors to senior executives. I work with all types of individual organizations. My presentation is great to open company or association conferences as the keynote speaker. Let me set the tone, inspire, and give examples of down to earth leadership skills you can use, TOMORROW.

Top 3 reasons to have General Denson as your next speaker:

Forty years experience as a military leader, including the Commanding General of 7700 Soldiers.

My presentation is a Common Sense, Practical and Applied use of Leadership Skills. Not theory, skills you can take home and use, they are “Battle Tested”!

After this experience leaders will do things differently beginning tomorrow. Nothing in my presentation will cost an organization a nickel to implement; it is all done with existing resources. It will cause an increase in morale, decrease in turnover and may make a positive impact on the bottom line.

Fee:

$2000

General Denson's Most Requested Program:

Applied Leadership:

This presentation teaches the leaders about evaluating themselves as leaders, how they are perceived by their subordinates, peers and leaders senior to them. Gen. Denson then explores what are employee needs, what motivates and inspires them to excel in your organization. He explains the importance of timely, accurate information and communication and how to implement an effective system. His presentation includes the importance of a personal vision as well as an organizational vision and why.

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