Mr. Anthony Reed
Anthony Reed is a visionary and highly accomplished global business executive, author, documentary director, and speaker with a solid background in getting the most out of employees and staff members. Implements programs to enable the achievement of goals and realize dramatic cost savings. With strong financial acumen, implements value-added business solutions to support long-term strategic goals.
Reed, an endurance enthusiast, has completed over 200 races including 132 marathons (26.2 miles). He was one of fewer than 225 people in the world to hold membership in the Seven Continents Club. These members are certified to have completed at least one marathon on every continent, including Antarctica. In 2013, he became one of about 40 people to have accomplished the marathon "hat trick." He completed 100 marathons in all 50 States and seven continents. He's also a triathlete.
He combined his passions for history and running to write, direct, and produce the award-winning documentary, "Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners" in 2021.
As an adjunct professor, Reed taught graduate and undergraduate IT, project management, accounting, and business courses. He has over 50 articles in numerous national publications ranging from Computer World to Runner's World. And he has spoken at international business conferences, as well as private events. His breadth of engagements ranges from project management and technology to accounting and supply chain management. His professional and athletic exploits are featured in many magazines, newspapers, and journals, as well as TV and radio programs.
Specialties: Business & Project Management Consulting and Training; Keynote Speaking; ERP, CRM, SCP, and HR business applications
Topic: Running to Leadership: The New Type T Manager
Abstract: Did you know that there’s a direct link between managers and marathoners? They’re both Type T’s. This is a thrill seeker. Managers are “mental” Type T’s. And marathoners are “physical” Type T’s.
Successful endurance athletes and business managers exhibit the same characteristics to thrive. They manage change by taking calculated risks and gradually expanding their comfort zones. They must incorporate change, manage risk, and motivate people to go uphill at a time when they want to quit. All of this must be achieved in a stressful, challenging, and changing business environment. Preparing for and completing a marathon is the perfect backdrop for examining the problems and challenges faced by today’s business leaders. While all certified marathons are the same distance, the dangers, terrain, altitude, and weather offer unique and varying challenges. You quickly learn that hills build character.
- Running up and down 3,600 steps during the Great Wall Marathon is like managing a 3,600-task project schedule.
- Fighting through the Antarctica Marathon’s bitter cold relates to setting realistic project goals and self-motivation.
- Encountering predators on Kenya’s Lewa SafriCom Marathon course is like managing project risks and mitigation.
The manager should weigh the advantages of a short-term sprint with finishing in the long run. You must become a marathoner, who successfully uses their knowledge to mentally and physically push towards new limits.
The presenter implemented a $12 million IT project for only $2.6 million. He shares his experiences as a corporate IT executive, twelve-time award-winning documentary director, and marathon “hat trick” finisher to show you methods to lead teams using marathon techniques and strategies. The hat trick involves finishing at least one-hundred, 26.2-mile marathons and a marathon in all fifty states and seven continents.
Learning Objectives:
- Motivate yourself and your team members without a budget.
- Manage stress and change.
- Manage the negative, victim mentality.
- Embrace fear and risk to move outside your comfort zone.
- Develop leaders and staff members.
PDU: 1 (Power Skills and Business Acumen)
Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyreedcpa/
