FRANK
DICK
Dr. Frank
W. Dick OBE
President,
European Athletics
Coaches Association
Renowned as
one of the
best motivational
speakers today,
Frank Dick’s
presentations
are highly
amusing and
anecdotal,
challenging
and inspirational,
making uncomfortable
listening
for anyone
prepared to
accept second
best.
Coaching
has been Frank’s
raison d’être
for decades,
inspiring
world-beating
performances
from some
of the top
names in sport
- Daley Thompson,
Boris Becker,
Gerhard Berger,
Denise Lewis,
Marat Safin
and Katarina
Witt. He is
currently
involved with
Ronnie Irani,
Graham Gooch,
Justin Rose,
Ipswich Town
Football Club
Academy and
Jean Todt
(Ferrari Formula
One Manager).
In business,
he has helped
develop a
coaching culture
in Barclays,
British Telecom,
Unilever,
Shell, Abbey
National and
Rolls Royce.
His expertise
derives from
years of detailed
research into
individual
success and
achievement.
Frank combines
this wealth
of knowledge
and experience
into an informative
and motivational
approach to
achieving
long-lasting
transformation
of both individual
and team performance.
In 2003 Frank
was recognised
for three
awards. In
recognition
of the work
he has done
to create
a coaching
culture within
the company,
Abbey National
and Frank
jointly received
a major training
award from
the prestigious
American Society
of Training
and Development.
He also received
the Golden
Pin Award
from the European
Athletics
Association
(EAA) for
his outstanding
achievements
in coaching
and development,
while Loughborough
University
awarded him
a doctorate
for his work
in advancing
the theory
and practice
of coaching
in sport and
business.
Currently
he is the
President
of the European
Athletics
Coaches Association
and a board
member of
the UK Sports
Institute,
Scottish Institute
of Sport and
member of
the IAAF Coaches
Commission.
Frank has
also held
the post of
Chairman of
the British
Olympic Coaches
Advisory Programme
(1983 –
1994), and
Director of
Coaching for
the British
Athletics
Federation
(1974 –
1994).
As well as
his presentations;
‘Winning’,
‘The
Winning Team
Advantage’
and ‘Leading
Edge’,
Frank offers
an exciting
new approach
to training
and development
for business
through his
‘coaching’
methods. His
interactive
‘Coaching
Workshops’
build on the
general desire
for improvement
and will inspire
people to
better business
performance.
In 2005 Frank
launched www.WellGoal.com.
An interactive
tool used
as a means
of a personal
systems check
and a framework
for his ‘WellGoal
Workshops’.
His new standalone
presentation
on ‘Managing
Your Three
Lane Motorway’
offers an
insight into
these new
learning tools
and tips on
how to improve
the management
of your health
and wellbeing,
both in and
outside of
work.
Author of
three major
publications,
‘Sports
Training Principles’,
‘Winning’
and ‘Winning
Lines’,
all classics
in their fields.
Franks contribution
to sport and
coaching has
been recognised
in being awarded
an OBE in
1989, induction
to the UK
Coaches Hall
of Fame in
1999 and the
prestigious
title UK Sporting
Hero by Sport
UK in 2001.
Testimonials
‘To
say you understood
our requirements
and your messages
resonated
with the
team would
be a serious
understatement.
In my experience
the impact
of guest
speakers in
your arena
tends to dissipate
very quickly
when the troops
get back to
work, but
I feel very
confident
that your
extraordinary
talented delivery
will make
its mark permanently’
– Conor
O’Kelly,
Chief Executive,
NCB Stockbrokers
Ireland –
Jan 2005
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