ATTENTION: Corporate Executives and Managers, Entrepreneurs, Young Professionals, Coaches, and Anyone Interested in Becoming a Better Leader
Is it possible to transcend from a 22-year-old College Graduate, who nobody would hire, to the CEO of Billion-Dollar Companies while achieving Financial Security two decades later?
Is it possible to move up the Corporate Ladder and become a successful CEO, business “Turnaround" Expert, Private Equity Partner, Financial Commentator, and Respected Mentor, using “Lessons Learned” from unlikely sources from the Sports Arena?
Most importantly, is it possible to use these “Lessons Learned” to improve YOUR daily life, to succeed both in Business and Personally, so that you can achieve Goals you never thought Possible?
Yes, It Is! If You Become the Leader You Always Wanted To Be
Hello, I’m Fred Dunlap, known to many as “Tiger,” author of The Dunlap Rules as well as writer/publisher of the Dunlap Investment Newsletter, a twice-monthly commentary on world financial markets (see description below).
My success in life and in business is directly connected to my father, a highly successful and award-winning small-college football coach (Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy says dad was “an inspiration in the spirit of Vince Lombardi”), and my inexhaustible mother, who inspired us every step of the way. They mentored me from a young age, teaching me that “Lessons Learned” from the sports world can transfer effectively into other avenues of life. I realized that their leadership approaches worked for me, both in the business world and in life. These leadership qualities have universal application and can help all of us become great in every facet of our lives.
The Dunlap Rules
A Powerful Guide to Building HEALTHY, WINNING TEAMS
in BUSINESS, at HOME, on the SPORTS FIELD, and in LIFE
This Book is a Playbook for Success, both Professionally and Personally.
You’ll learn Secrets to Great Leadership and Approaches you can implement in your Private Life and Professional Career.
Take it from me, people thrive when they are in great environments (“cultures”) which are conducive for success...where the atmosphere is Energetic, Open and Healthy...where there is a strong Sense of Unity. And the best organizations are the ones which have that Winning Culture.
Who drives the Culture? The Leader does!
But Winning Cultures don't just Happen. Leaders have a choice:
They can be passive and allow their Culture to become Unhealthy OR they can Work Hard to make it Phenomenal...where the Culture becomes Exceptional for their people...where it becomes Memorable.
Using
The Dunlap Rules
You Will:
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Become an Inspiring Leader Who Motivates Others Toward Success
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Build Winning Cultures that are Healthy and Fun
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Develop High Performing Teams, who are Devoted to the Mission
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Foster closer Teamwork by Connecting more effectively with your Colleagues, Employees, Family and Friends
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Bring the Best out of Yourself and Others
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Become a Better Mentor
Check Out DunlapRules.com
and
Read an Excerpt
At the Same Time, Subscribe to my
Dunlap Investment Newsletter
“Playfully Controversial”
This Newsletter features:
Financial Marketplace Commentary twice monthly,
presented in a straightforward manner spiced
with a sense of humor.
As a macro-investor, I study the directional tendencies of the markets. I know they are impacted by economic data—things like unemployment figures, inflation, GDP growth rates and public company earnings reports. But financial markets are also responsive to Geo-Political events, changes in Currency exchange rates, Commodity Prices and Central Bank decisions. I respect how each of these factors can impact the direction of markets, which then dictate how I choose to invest. Said plainly, if I’m going to enter a race, I’d rather be running with the wind behind me.
And, YES, the markets even move in response to US election news and the weekly/daily decisions made by our politicians. Whether these decisions are intelligent or not, they all impact the direction of the markets. And since I’m politically agnostic, I don’t hesitate to call out “ridiculous decisions” when I see them, regardless of their party affiliation.
In the Dunlap Investment Newsletter, there’s all of this and more—it's a common sense, easy-to-understand view of the financial marketplace. So take a ride with me and along the way, you’ll learn up-to-date news and views that will guide you toward understanding the investment world better.
Subscriber James G. Carlson, Former CEO of Amerigroup Corporation, wrote:
“Fred offers a fresh voice and perspective on ‘the rhetoric vs. the reality’ of financial news of our times. He is a very astute observer of the intersection of global financial topics, how markets work, and how the human element affects them. The topics he discusses would help most people who are trying to figure out things ranging from where to allocate their 401(k) contributions to understanding why markets fluctuate globally and how these factors may impact their own financial interests.”
A Wall Street Subscriber wrote:
“The newsletter is thoughtful, candid and entertaining . . . unlike any industry newsletter out there.”
Check out a Sample Newsletter
Meet Fred
When I was CEO of XLHealth Corporation and "turned around" the billion dollar company so it became an attractive acquisitions target, Wall Street bankers called the achievement "spectacular" and "an overnight success."
This applause might have made some people shake their heads, since many knew that when I graduated from Colgate, no one would even hire me!
Two decades later, however, I had reached prominence in the corporate world, leading companies with thousands of employees under my command—thanks to the Leadership lessons I learned from my parents.
As the son of a award-winning small college football coach and a fantastic mother who supported us every step of the way, they probably hoped I would follow their lead and pursue a coaching career.
Instead, I took the leadership skills they instilled and imparted them in the business world. The lessons they taught helped me understand how to build winning teams in business—helping me to advance my career, from sales to management, then to CEO positions of multi-billion dollar companies.
The key to my success was using my parent’s wisdom to improve corporate culture so employees felt they were TRULY part of a team, just as Dad and Mom had strived to improve the culture at Lehigh and Colgate, so football players had a true sense of believing in themselves. This was a critical ingredient for turning their teams from losers to winners, from also-rans to championship contenders. And I had a front-row seat to watch how this worked!
The Dunlap Rules encapsulates my parents’ story AND my story, two generations who applied the same rules in different arenas, sports and business. Looking back, the blueprint for success was due to one important thing—Building Winning Cultures. It was about creating an environment where there was trust and people cared, and at its core, this only happens with solid Leadership.
Through positions as a sales representative for Equitable Life and an executive at CIGNA, UnitedHealthcare, BWM Ventures, and XLHealth, I integrated the lessons learned while ascending to management and leadership positions. And in 2012, XLHealth was sold to UnitedHealth Group for more than $2 billion.
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Speaking Opportunities
To educate and motivate others through leadership techniques that have worked for me in the past, I am available for speaking engagements. You can Contact Me Here.
Topics include:
- Leadership and Motivation
- Approaches to building a Winning Culture
- Making work FUN
- Inspiring greater Work Ethic in your people
- Improving Manager-Employee communication
- Handling Organizational “Turnaround” challenges
- Dealing effectively with Conflict and Confrontation and
- Providing insight into today’s fast-changing Wall Street environment based on the Dunlap Investment Newsletter.
An example of my speaking style and acumen is this Sample Speech, which is an excerpt from The Dunlap Rules (book pages 427-435). I gave this speech three months after taking the CEO position at XLHealth. The company was in peril at the time and nearing bankruptcy, and I was faced with the very difficult decision to lay-off a significant number of employees.
The layoffs weren’t easy on anyone, including those who remained with the company. I needed to communicate with them to explain why the layoff was necessary and where we were headed. The speech was delivered to the entire organization—a difficult speech, but looking back on it, it was the beginning of a new culture and new direction. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Contact Fred
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