Rick Tirrell, Ph.D.
5 Book Awards: Independent Press/Eric Hoffer/American Business/Pinnacle/& New York City Book Awards at Navigator Group, Professional Association- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Licensed Psychologist
Kansas
Experience
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Navigator Group, Professional Association
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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5 Book Awards: Independent Press/Eric Hoffer/American Business/Pinnacle/& New York City Book Awards
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Feb 2021 - Present
𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙍𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 "𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴", 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 "𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻". The Pacific Book Review called it an engaging business fable and gave it Star Recipient status.𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙍𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧 is a compelling business fable that follows an "everyman", Joe Miller, from his earliest leadership days through to his retirement speech. Early on, Joe finds a mentor, Sagen Cruz, who is masterful, insightful, and probative as he draws Joe to each leadership challenge. We listen in on sixteen mentoring sessions as readers passively gain the benefits of Sagen's careful guidance and witness Joe's efforts to adapt.Very well organized and easy to read, it allows these leadership development tasks to emerge organically as the two men work together. Sagen calls these predictable leadership challenges "Rites of Passage" and tells Joe each passage will continue calling to him until he masters it. Ignoring a challenge will not make it go away. Readers also benefit from the way Sagen understands the core issues at play and points Joe to a masterwork in the literature which Sagen briefly summarizes, asks Joe to read, and expects Joe to incorporate into his leadership. At the end of each chapter, we find three text boxes. The first shows what Joe's real challenge is. Second, what and how Sagen is mentoring. The third offers discussion questions for a seminar. Show less
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Speaker and Podcast Guest
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Feb 2000 - Present
Do you want a speaker who gives absolute encouragement to every leader and shows them how to master the 16 successive challenges of leadership development?Do you mentor leaders? Do you find that after the mentee has mastered the basics, it becomes difficult to establish a subsequent leadership development agenda?Do you want a complete lesson plan for a leadership seminar?Our new book, Leadership Rites of Passage outlines the steps leaders and mentors can take to master leadership basics and then those "difficult to find" subsequent tasks. Show less
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How to Overcome Leadership Frustrations and Build Strengths Through Leadership Coaching
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Oct 1998 - Present
There is great frustration among good leaders that their next developmental work is hard to detect and harder to master.CEOs complain that underdeveloped leadership is their organization’s greatest challenge.At first, the agenda for basic leadership competency is clear. But after that, it becomes increasingly difficult to identify the work that will escort the leader into the next stage of development.In my long career coaching and mentoring leaders, I have discovered a 16-stage leadership development model. This allows leaders to master ever-more difficult leadership tasks.If you have asked yourself:• How can I build followers? • Is it time for me to become a leader of leaders? • Couldn’t I be a better leader if I had better teammates? • I’m a pretty good leader, but what do I work on next?You can contact us for a consultation or simply read our new book, Leadership Rites of Passage: The Journey of The Aspiring Leader and the Methods of The Mentor, by clicking here: www.navigatorgroupinc.com. Show less
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Concrete Steps Mentors Can Take to Increase their Insight & Influence
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Oct 1998 - Present
Just as aspiring leaders can stall out in their development work, so can mentors. It seems the mentee is a good leader but not a great leader. So, what is the next level of development and how does the mentor get him/her there?This frustration contributed to our theory of the 16-stage leadership development model. It shows mentors how to guide the leader toward and through each challenge.In your mentoring have you asked these questions:• How can I know how much growth potential this leader has? • Should I give them what they want or what I think they need? • How can I overcome my mentee’s subtle but entrenched resistance? • How can I show them their greatest frustration reveals their next developmental work?I would be glad to talk but you can read our new book, Leadership Rites of Passage: The Journey of The Aspiring Leader and the Methods of The Mentor, by clicking here: www.navigatorgroupinc.com. Show less
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Business Author
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Oct 1998 - Present
As a product of my work with leaders and my strategic planning work I have written five books:Leadership Rites of PassageThe Wisdom of Resilience BuildersFormulating ProsperityGRM: Built to LastA Memoir for Our Children's Children
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How to Select the Right Strategy in a Changing Environment: Strategic Planning Consultant
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Oct 1998 - Present
I work with mid-sized and large companies to evaluate market shifts and how to address them while maintaining a sustainable strategic advantage. The effort here is to create a process the firm can use many times over while engaging multiple layers within their firm.This work gave birth to my 2009 book, The Wisdom of Resilience Builders: How our Best Leaders Create the World’s Most Enduring Enterprises.
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Show CEOs Practical Solutions to Business Problems: The President’s Seminar
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Jan 1993 - Present
I am the founder and leader of an ongoing seminar for owners, presidents, and CEOs of mid-sized firms to examine a wide range of business and leadership topics including:· Leadership & Leadership Development· Mentoring· Strategic Planning· Corporate Culture· Developmental Stages of Growth· Leading at a Distance· Mergers and Acquisitions· Uncovering Pockets of Profit
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Education
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Iowa State University
Ph.D., Psychology
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