What does it take to build a championship team? In this dynamic keynote, “The Making of a Champion,” Dan Clark uncovers the secret: while there’s no ‘I’ in team, there are two ‘I’s in winning—Independent Individual Preparation and Interdependent Collective Collaboration.
The teams that win have the most ‘I’ players on them!
Through his Ten Commitments Framework, Dan empowers teams to harness both personal excellence and collaborative strength to achieve extraordinary success.
Why Your Team Needs Dan Clark
1. Unleash Individual Initiative
Dan reminds everyone that we win and lose as a team—but we win and lose because of individuals. He inspires teams to embrace personal accountability as the driving force behind collective success. By fostering a culture of resilient self-motivation and self-discipline, Dan shows why and how individual brilliance leads to winning outcomes.
2. Strengthen Interdependence
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The only way to build a consistently winning team is to first strengthen each individual team member. A peak-performing “We” can only exist when every “Me” is trustworthy, reliable, and fully committed.
3. Turn Your Team into a Family
Dan redefines the common acronym T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More) into F.A.M.I.L.Y. (Forget About Me—I Love You), fostering a culture of deep connection, trust, and commitment.
Mindset Take-A-Ways: It is not enough to say, ‘I will do my best.’ We must succeed in doing that which is necessary!
Key Takeaways
The Two ‘I’s in Winning
Learn how Independent Individual Preparation and Interdependent Collective Collaboration drive both personal and team success. Dan challenges teams to do one thing every day to improve themselves and one thing every day to elevate their teammates—boosting everyone’s chances to win.
The Ten Commitments Framework
Dan walks teams through his Ten Commitments to building a winning organization. The first six develop the individual:
● Clarity. Character. Competence. Consistency. Competitiveness. Contribution.
The final four transform “Me” into “We,” strengthening trust, loyalty, and the team’s sense of family:
● Cause. Chemistry. Cohesion. Conclusion.
Dan Clark’s keynote is more than inspiration—it’s a proven playbook for turning your team into industry-leading, dynasty champions.
Give your team the edge they need to win. Book Dan today!
“Dan’s powerful and revolutionary message on Building A Winning Team offered the mental and behavioral edge needed to increase performance at the New York Ski Educational Foundation event here in Lake Placid. He was a true inspirational hero captivating the audience of U.S. Ski Team Members, Professional Athletes and Olympians.”
