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Consulting in learning strategy and technology with leaders of learning organizations.
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As Director of Training & e-Learning Operations (Global HR Shared Services) Tim is responsible for ongoing operations and new implementations of Baxter-wide talent management systems for e-Learning delivery platform, Compliance tracking systems, Performance management, Employee survey, and Succession planning.
Tim leads facility training leads globally: Multi-functions, Multi-businesses, Multi-regions/countries and serves on leadership team of Global HR Shared Services operation that leads 300+ staff in 50 countries and numerous outsourced partners.
Formerly Director of Training and Change Management at RR Donnelley, Tim was responsible for the management of manufacturing apprenticeship training, change management, HR communications and team development worldwide.
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John is an innovator and entrepreneur, who co-founded OutStart and has been a key force in the development and implementation of its strategic vision, as well as serving as a chief architect of Evolution™ LCMS, OutStart’s flagship asset-based LCMS. John was an early adopter and evangelist of a broad range of standards, including learning technologies, metadata, and technical documentation and is an active contributor to a number of these including ADL (SCORM), AICC and MedBig. John is a noted speaker and educator on learning and knowledge-sharing issues as well as standards. All told, John has over 25 years of software development and over 10 years of instructor experience. Prior to OutStart John ran course development for a large software company. Early in his career, John spent over 10 years in the Oil and Gas Sector, providing software solutions to large capital projects.
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Sarah Alvarez is the Assistant Director of Adult Programs in the Department of Museum Education at the Art Institute of Chicago. At the Art Institute, Sarah coordinates the Art and the Workplace programs, which create ties between the corporate and professional world and the visual arts. Sarah also speaks regularly about the Art Institute's collections and various art historical topics. She is particularly interested in the art of the Ancient Mediterranean, including Egypt, Greece and Rome; Islamic art; Asian art; and Italian art of the medieval and Renaissance periods.
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Dianna has over 15 years of experience as a professional coach and management consultant, creating transformational change for individuals and organizations. Dianna is the co-author of Coaching that Counts: Harnessing the Power of Leadership Coaching to Deliver Strategic Value. She has served as an adjunct professor for the School of Education at Drake University where she taught graduate level courses on coaching. Dianna is a Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF).
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Jon B. Anderson is Partner-in-Charge of the Shanghai, China office of Lake Pointe Partners, LLC. Mr. Anderson is a seasoned business executive and consultant with over thirty years of diverse experience working in and consulting to fast growth, industry-leading public and private manufacturing and service companies.
His corporate experience includes international responsibilities in multi-site operations, acquisition due diligence, operations integration, business start-ups, human resource management and recruiting, and governmental relations in both union and non-union settings. In addition, he has country experience in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, England, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Mr. Anderson resides in Shanghai, China.
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Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D. is a business consulting executive, author and educator with over twenty years experience improving the performance of people and organizations. He is currently a principal and chief business architect of Cylient, a professional services firm that offers coaching-based leadership development, culture change and evaluation services.
Merrill has held senior executive positions with Fortune 500 companies including chief learning executive and vice president of organization development. He has consulted with over one hundred companies throughout the world to effectively manage and measure strategic organization change. He has over one hundred professional publications and speeches to his credit including his latest book Coaching That Counts, co-authored with his wife and leadership coach Dianna Anderson, MCC, that broke new ground by presenting an insight-based leadership coaching process proven to deliver strategic value to the organization.
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or nearly 20 years, John has consulted for a number of leading companies in a variety of different businesses, ranging from automotive and banking to computers, high technology, fast food, and packaged goods. His corporate clientele include Fortune 100 companies as well as entrepreneurial start ups and non profits, including the University of Michigan.
John is the author of seven books on leadership: Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results (Amacom 2008), How Great Leaders Get Great Results (McGraw-Hill 2006), Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders (McGraw-Hill 2005), Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders (McGraw-Hill 2003); Personal Leadership, Taking Control of Your Work Life (Elsewhere Press, 2001); 180 Ways to the Walk the Leadership Talk (Performance Systems, 2000); and with Eric Harvey 180 Ways to the Walk the Motivation Talk (Performance Systems, 2002). Two of his essays appear in two volumes of the Results Driven Manager series published by Harvard Business School Press. In addition, he co-authored an article with Marshall Goldsmith, "Selling Up is Leading Up: Coaching Your Manager Can Be as Important as Coaching Your Direct Report" that is contained in Coaching for Leadership (Second Edition) (Pfeiffer 2006).
John is a Discussion Leader for Harvard Business Online for whom he contributes regularly. Previous to that he has written extensively for FastCompany.com and CIO.com. John's articles on leadership have appeared in the Harvard Management Update, Harvard Management Communications Letter, Executive Excellence, Leader to Leader, Link & Learn, PR News, T&D, Wharton Leadership Digest, and Global CEO. John is also widely quoted on radio as well as in mainstream and trade publications including the New York Times, Arizona Republic, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Harvard Management Update, Presentations, PR News, Sales & Marketing Management, Selling Power, and Tech Republic.
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Jennifer Barr is a Supervisor of Learning and Development at CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education.
Barr is responsible for running a first-class Sales Onboarding Program and developing an instructor team that supports CDW’s strategies and business goals. Additionally, Barr manages the onboarding program for all new CDW coworkers.
Barr joined the CDW team in 2000 as a Corporate Account Manager where she maintained account relationships and worked with customers to identify the best technology products and services to meet their needs. She then transitioned to the Learning & Development team in 2001 where she held positions as a Sales New Hire Instructor and Program Specialist until she transitioned into her current Supervisor role.
Barr holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Miami University, Ohio. Barr is a member of ASTD and the Corporate Leadership Council.
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Dr. Barr’s involvement with The Chicago School began with the inception of the master's program in I/O Psychology in 2001. He is responsible for the school’s external consulting services and supervises students and other faculty engaged in consulting across several disciplines. Dr. Barr is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Society of Consulting Psychology—Division 13 of the American Psychology Association. He also serves on the Presidential Task Force for the Standards for Education for Consulting Psychologists. His interests/expertise cover a wide variety of workplace issues including job satisfaction, employee motivation and loyalty, leadership development, stress, trends, team building, 360 feedback, and work/life balance.
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