Dwight Frindt
Leadership expert Dwight Frindt is an author, executive consultant and coach and skilled facilitator. He has been a Vistage Chair in Orange County, CA since 1994 and a Best Practice Chair in Orange County since 2009. He has also been a Best Practice Chair for the Pacific Northwest since 2010.
“What keeps individuals motivated? What gets team members focused, collaborating, and acting effectively for a common purpose? What keeps organizations productive and agile?” These questions have driven Dwight’s passion as a business leader, and his philosophy as leadership expert. In 1990, this inquiry proved so compelling it inspired him to launch 2130 Partners. The executive leadership development and education firm continues to make these three questions central to its work. They are also the key questions that drove his new book, “Accelerate: High Leverage Leadership for Today’s World,” which he co-authored with his wife and business partner, Suzanne Frindt. “Accelerate” is not a theoretical book on leadership, but rather a practical resource for leaders to refer to when faced with the daily challenges of managing their teams and their businesses. This book is the result of 20 years “in the trenches” with leaders helping them solve their issues and take their businesses to new levels of success.
Working with clients, Dwight draws on decades of operational management and executive experience. Prior to founding 2130 Partners, he held executive positions in mining, heavy construction, nuclear plant construction management, real estate acquisition and investment management.
Before his business career Dwight earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Geology from Northwestern University.
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- Capistrano Beach, CA
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Recent Posts by Dwight
“Creativity is the residue of time wasted”- Albert Einstein
This morning I found myself preparing to head into a very important strategic meeting and Read More
When big issues arise, it is tempting to immediately jump to “I’ve got to replace our current person with someone better,” or more fashionably, Read More
There are perhaps infinite facets, qualities, layers and levels to successful leadership. While certainly a complex and rich topic, I am going to dive Read More
“Do or don’t do, there is no trying” — Yoda
We had a great discussion in one of our mastermind groups today around “trying” Read More
One of the Operating Principles we developed at my firm 2130 Partners that is fundamental to the functioning of any group we Read More
Collaboration is seemingly the current trendy word among consultants, authors, HR executives, and leaders who are attempting to “stay hip.” Is it really a Read More
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, Read More
Culturally, we are in a hurry, particularly in business. There is a huge driving force for results, for achievements, for action. Often just being Read More
“Reframing is…a technique to provide a different perspective in the mind… The process of reframing constitutes the following:
- assessing if the current mental Read More
“Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people cannot tell the difference.” –David Oxberg
Have you ever done a “listening Read More
Indivisible: “Not divisible; unable to be divided or separated.”
In a time where public conversations all seem to be attempting to capitalize on Read More
“When every resource in your organization is efficiently and collaboratively working toward a desired end state, without leader involvement in daily activity, you have Read More
“Displacement” is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby the mind redirects affects from an object felt to be dangerous or unacceptable to an object felt Read More
I’m starting off this blog with a fairly strong statement: Setting singular, specific, and easily measurable short-term goals can systematically lead to the demise Read More
“You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as Read More
“Leadership cannot be taught, learned, or imitated…” - Balaji Krishnamurthy
According to Balaji, leadership can’t be learned, leadership must be developed. Rick Eigenbrod, another Read More
“He has come to realize that the tyranny of the urgent is a false calling for one’s life.”
-Paul Read More
Do you have the courage and tenacity to completely redesign your life in the middle of it and create a whole new level of Read More
Collaboration is a hot topic these days. When it comes up people tend to nod their heads and affirm “ah yes, collaboration, I know what Read More
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary Read More
I was facilitating an executive retreat recently and couldn’t get the team back from lunch. They were in the other room laughing hysterically at Read More
“Organizations with the highest quality leaders were 13 times more likely to outperform their competition in key bottom-line metrics such as financial performance”.
- Global Read More
What? You don’t have a hoodie? You have one but you don’t wear it to the office, press conferences, and business appointments? We suggest you Read More
There are multiple definitions of “management” out there including: “The process of dealing with or controlling things or people,” “The responsibility for and control Read More
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