Rob 'Cujo' Teschner

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So many teams miss out on becoming their best because they don’t understand the fundamentals of teamwork. They get caught up in the “taskwork trap”, their members work hard—but on the wrong things, and at the end of the day the people who make up the team leave tired, but dissatisfied.

Through this uplifting, motivational and multi-media keynote speech, Cujo will teach what it is that allows a group of people to transform into a team. He’ll teach the “Teamwork Operating System” used by front-line high-performance teams to win through disruption. He’ll also teach the tenets of positive, forward-focused accountability practiced by winning teams known as “Debriefing”.

Cujo will do so by combining stories of military teams and personal experiences, including the audience in validating and verifying concepts along the way, and ending with a personal story of transformation, accountability and excellence where it matters most in a way that absolutely resonates with the audience! This keynote is meant for organizations looking instruction and motivation on the path to achieving a new level of performance.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of Team Purpose
Recognize that Teamwork must be learned
Appreciate the value of a Teamwork Operating System
Embrace the theory of Debriefing
Understand and apply these tenets in both business and life

The Debrief to Win workshop is ideal for clients who are eager to develop the behavior change necessary to apply the tenets of the keynote, while working with the US Air Force’s former Debriefing expert, Mr. Rob “Cujo” Teschner.

The half-day workshop is focused on using real-world examples to both generate excitement about and interest in the core concepts that allow groups of people to become teams. Participants will hear stories, view multi-media and engage in interactive exercises to reinforce the 21 principles that help groups of people become teams.

The full-day workshop builds on the half-day session and provides practical experience in the Art of Debriefing. Participants are able to turn theory into practice, develop muscle memory on the skills necessary to debrief effectively, and leave the workshop feeling excited and empowered to go forth and Debrief to Win.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of Team Purpose and begin work on developing it
Recognize that Teamwork must be learned through an engaging exercise
Embrace the tenets of a Teamwork Operating System at the team level
Understand and be able to apply the RAPTOR Debrief methodology

Many teams struggle to remain resilient through adversity, even when adversity is commonplace. For some teams, failure is considered a sign of weakness and inadequacy and it is answered with blame, shame and punishment. Because of these factors, many teams fail to achieve their potential and many teammates dread coming to work.

Cujo will take audiences on a journey back to his experiences learning to become a real teammate during his time at the US Air Force Academy. He’ll share how it was that grit, determination and a “never give up” spirit help us achieve dominance and resilience where others give up. And he’ll talk about the absolute value and importance of failure—how to learn from it, embrace it, and thrive because of it—on the road to achieving excellence.

Cujo will also give insight into the value of rituals in building teams that are envied by others in the organization, teams whose teammates are proud to be members and who strive for excellence because of their membership.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the value of subordinating personal will for the good of the team
Recognize that grit and determination allow us to overcome internal obstacles
Understand that failure propels us to be our very best, if approached correctly
Appreciate the importance of rituals on high-performance teams