Darren Woodson

Darren Woodson spent 12 seasons as the heart of the Dallas Cowboys defense — retiring as the franchise’s all-time leading tackler with 1,350 career stops, three Super Bowl rings, and five Pro Bowl selections. Sports Illustrated described him as one of the hardest hitters in the NFL. In 2015 he was inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor. After football, Woodson joined ESPN as an NFL analyst and then built a successful commercial real estate practice at the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters at The Star. He speaks on building cultures of excellence, the differences between winning and mediocre teams, and the leadership principles he learned playing for one of the most storied franchises in American professional sports.

Cultures of Excellence
Woodson’s keynote identifies four elements that distinguish winning cultures from mediocre ones: hard change, honest confrontation, healthy competition, and individuals with heartfelt character. His presentations have earned standing ovations from clients including BIOTRONIK, NTT DATA, Argo Data, ExamSoft, and MTX Group.

From the Locker Room to the Boardroom
Woodson’s post-NFL career as an ESPN analyst and commercial real estate partner demonstrates that his understanding of performance and culture is not limited to football. He is also an active board member at C5 Youth Foundation of Texas, which develops high-potential youth into successful leaders.

Darren Woodson delivers keynotes on building winning cultures, championship leadership, embracing change and competition, and the character traits that separate great teams from everyone else.

Creating cultures of excellence

Darren coaches others how to tackle the challenges of leadership, build a winning team, and compete to be the best. He inspires organizations to move beyond the mediocre and to create cultures of excellence by leaving them with the motivation to be a compelled leader. In Real Estate spaces, he brings his current knowledge and investment of the subject and speaks directly to the challenges you may be facing. Especially in the, “New Normal.” What are the cultural differences between mediocre teams and winning teams, whether they are in sports or business? In this speech, Darren Woodson (5 time Pro Bowl safety and 3 time NFL Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys) describes what leaders must embrace in order to build a culture of excellence with their teams. Learn how to embrace change, competition, and confrontation within your organization.

Takeaways:

• Cultures of excellence embrace ·
• (hard) change ·
• (honest) confrontation ·
• (healthy) competition and… individuals with (heartfelt) character

Additional Speech Topics

• Leadership – on the Field and off
• Teamwork
• Community Involvement and giving back
• The game of Football