The Truth About
Negotiations


The Mind and Heart
of the Negotiator
(3rd edition)


Making the Team:
A Guide for Managers
(3rd edition)


Organizational Behavior
Today


Creativity and Innovation in Organizational Teams


Negotiation Theory and Research


The Social Psychology of Organizational Behavior


Conflict in
Organizational Groups


Shared Cognition in Organizations: The Management of Knowledge


Consulting and Training

I offer consulting and customized training in negotiations, decision-making, creativity, leadership, and teambuilding for companies and their clients. All of the work I do is based on rigorous management theory and research and the objective is to improve the ability of people to maximize their personal effectiveness and achieve their goals. My consulting and training is divided into five major areas: Negotiation, Leadership, Teamwork, Creativity and "Hot Topics".

The training method I use is based upon a 3-part model of change and improvement: Assessment, Feedback & Action Skills. 

Assessment: The training methods are highly interactive: managers and executives are invited to test their abilities. This is the opposite of passive learning. Learning by doing can be extraordinarily effective.

Feedback: Participants are provided with immediate and detailed feedback regarding their behaviors, judgments, decisions, and interpersonal effectiveness. This is a great opportunity for people to evaluate their effectiveness within a safe, learning environment. 

Action Skills: Most important, participants are provided with a toolbox of customized skills that can be put to use to improve their effectiveness. 

My clients include:

Computer Software/Hardware

• Compaq
• CDW
• DataDirect Technologies
• Microsoft
• OpenConnect Systems

Financial/Professional Services

• Fleet Financial
• Heller Financial
• Jefferson Wells
• UBS Asset Management

Foods/Food Production

• Cargill
• Chiquita Brands
• Fresh Express
• Lamb Weston

Government/State/Associations

• American Bar Association
• American Corporate Counsel Association
• American Medical Association
• Attorney general Illinois, Washington
• CIA
• FBI
• Federal Reserve
• Illinois Dept Public Regulation
• International Security Management Association
• Sandia National Laboratories
• Washington State Trial Lawyers

Pharmaceuticals/Medical/Healthcare

• Abbott Pharmaceuticals
• Akzo Nobel
• Baxter Healthcare
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Chamberlain Group
• Eisai Inc.
• Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
• Novartis
• Premier Healthcare

Also:

• ATT
• Case
• ChevronTexaco
• Chubb Insurance
• DMG Maximus
• First Industrial Realty Trust
• Gold Eagle
• MacLean-Fogg
• Sears Holdings
• Schneider Electric
• Sidley & Austin law firm
• Storaenso

 


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