KEYGroup® is a management consulting and training firm in Pittsburgh, PA. It’s group of professionals include Fortune 500 executives, health care administrators, manufacturing managers, government/military supervisors, and community leaders who consult and train in the areas of performance management, employee development, and leadership. Jan has been designing and delivering customized management training programs for the firm since 1984 and serves as KEYGroup’s President.
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John Amatt has made presentations to over 1800 corporate and professional audiences representing well in excess of 750,000 people in 49 countries around the world. Building on his lifetime of adventure and entrepreneurship, including as a leader and climber on Canada’s first successful Mt. Everest expedition, John Amatt uses the adventure metaphor to inspire and motivate audiences. His most popular presentation topics include No Mountain Too High: Challenging Change with the Adventure AttitudeTM, and Climbing Your Own Everest: What It Takes to Get to the Top.  John has been described by International Celebrity Management (Australia) as “The World’s best adventure speaker.”
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Kate Driesen, President of Driesen & Associates, specializes in helping employees sharpen their critical leadership skills to achieve performance excellence. These include training and speech topics that address management and leadership development, coaching, communication, and managing stress. The content of each of her program topics is enhanced by her superb presence and an almost magnetic rapport which she establishes with every group. Kate who has worked with companies throughout the U.S. and in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Great Britain, includes among her clients, Bristol-Myers Squibb, McGraw Hill, Toyota Motor Company, Verizon, Chevron, DKNY, Salvation Army, and numerous federal, state and local government agencies.
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Jill D. Kanter, principal of Jill Kanter Associates, is a management consultant and executive coach with expertise in leadership development, team effectiveness and organizational change. Jill’s clients include both large dynamic and small entrepreneurial organizations in financial services, healthcare and higher education. All are unanimously impressed by her skill and the positive impact she has made in their organizations. Jill is certified to administer the Center for Creative Leadership’s 360 assessments, Korn Ferry Lominger International’s Voices 360, DiSC Personal Profile System, EQi and FIRO-B instruments. She earned her B.A. in Education from the University of Massachusetts where she focused on counseling and career development. At Harvard University, Jill was awarded her Ed.M. specializing in organization development and corporate education.
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Michael Kipp formed his management consulting firm in 1989 and has helped more than 100 companies design and facilitate high impact work sessions that support corporate strategy, business innovation, organization design, new marketing initiatives, and the cultivation of more effective executive teams. As a former Chief Executive Officer, Mike has coached executives and their teams through market repositioning, corporate transformation, and personal growth. He regularly consults in a variety of operating environments, frequently in emergent or turnaround situations and plans and manages large group interventions. Mike presents regularly for business, trade and professional gatherings. His provocative leadership development keynotes include The Accidental Leader, Seven Lessons in Strategy, Self Inflicted Change and From Transaction to Consultation.
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Kenneth J. Kukla is president of Performance Systems & Development, Inc. Dr. Kukla helps clients in the midst of major organizational change to develop an overall work design that optimizes their employees’ productivity. His client list includes The Coca-Cola Company, IBM, Wachovia Bank, GE, Burger King, and Georgia Power. He has facilitated a change management solution for employees of a newly merged bank, helped a major insurance company implement large-scale organizational changes relating to structure and philosophy, and developed training programs for scores of companies on change, teams, and resolving differences. Ken possesses critical attributes that have resulted in his establishing so many successful client relationships: Professionalism, practical experience, and an ability to relate to a variety of organizations and people.
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David Silver conducts customized training programs covering management and supervisory training, leadership development, and mentoring. The expertise David imparts is a direct result of more than 20 years experience in a variety of senior human resources management positions with such organizations as Gentiva Health Services, Aventis, Amerada Hess Corporation, The Bank of Tokyo and the Federal Government. Since 1987, David has provided consulting and training services to over 200 client organizations representing both the public and private sectors.
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Valerie Sokolosky is a Dallas-based management consultant who assists executives in reaching their full potential through coaching, strategic career planning, and the development of interpersonal skills including corporate protocol and image enhancement. Valerie has helped thousands worldwide reach their professional goals. She is a widely published author of five books, including Corporate Protocol and Seasons of Success. Corporate Protocol has been translated into Spanish and Indonesian and is marketed worldwide.
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William Stieber, PH.D. CSP owner of InterPro Development, Inc., is a trainer, organization development consultant, and speaker. Dr. Stieber has over 20 years of experience working in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and consulting fields. His workshops include: leadership practices, quality measurements, customer service, problem solving tools, team building, project management, matrix management, time management, coaching skills, and Myers Briggs®. Bill’s most recent book is Teaming for Improvement – Getting Results in the Millennium. Other books include, Thriving on Change in Organizations, and The Anatomy of a Leader: 21 Tips for 21st Century Success.
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Byron Stock guides organizations throughout the world toward excellence through his Emotional Intelligence Series of presentations and workshops. Using stories and humor, his high-energy presentations and workshops target today’s issues: Emotional Intelligence – Keys to Managing Change Effectively, Restoring Balance in a Chaotic Environment, Getting to the Heart of Performance. Byron’s clients are from manufacturing, financial services, information systems and technology, agriculture and food products, and healthcare.
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