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The morning Rene Godefroy keynoted the mentor/mentee meeting for Coca-Cola, he
used a great analogy about when he was growing up in a tiny and impoverished village in Haiti. As a child, he struggled to barely stay alive. He was abandoned by his father and left behind by his mother who went to Port-au-Prince to find work. For food, he ate nothing but breadfruit and the occasional rare fish he would catch. But his fondest memory is the sound of roosters waking up the entire village. Rene draws on many such experiences to drive his leadership point home. He challenges managers and executives alike to be the roosters in their villages. "America is the greatest country in the world. I have lived on both sides. I know the difference. This country is the envy of the entire globe. She is the leader. But it's time a for a wake-up call. The workforce in this country is coasting. They need a wake up call." Said Rene. He went on to explain that is the duty of the top execs to wake up the bottom line. Rene believes the new leadership paradigm is called for managers to mentor rather than manage. People tend to fully throw themselves into their work when they feel a sense they are being nurtured. Employees will not care until they know their superiors care. Then Rene connected with the audience while sharing how he was starving and neglected in the village. "Today, I realize that there are many starving and deprived kids in companies across this country just like I was in my village. Yes! They are starving for appreciation and recognition. More and more leaders are becoming self-centered. They are so in love with the golden eggs--profits and share holders. In the process, they tend to forget and neglect the goose that lays the eggs--the employees." To close, Rene told a story about when he returned to his village for the first time after years of being away. The villagers came in droves to welcome him. They call him the "village hero." Then he cited all of the characteristics of a village hero. Rene does not talk with empty rethoric and platitudes. He speaks with conviction and authority on strategies he has used in his life. Those strategies have taken him from being a doorman carrying bags to an author carrying books. His own book, that is. "Kick Your Excuses Goodbye" is the title of his book. The depth, breath and scope of Rene's presention is not possible to explain in this short writing. Call us, and we will schedule an appointment for you to have a conversation with Rene on how he can wake up your team. Atlanta, GA Phone: (770) 438-1373
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