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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & PROCESS LEADERS

 

ROBERT R. GRABILL - PRESIDENT & CEO

Bob has over 30 years of management experience, more than two-thirds of which has been in general management. This experience includes President and CEO of a mid-size manufacturing company, Division President for sales and operations of a $250M fiber optics based carrier, and head of global operations for a $100M specialized equipment manufacturer. He also held several positions in middle management with a Fortune 100 company. Bob was a member of the Chief Executive Network prior to becoming its President. He is also the founder of the Senior Executive Network (SEN). Bob speaks each year to hundreds of CEO’s and senior executives regarding the importance of innovation and differentiation.

Bob has an MBA in marketing from the University of Missouri and degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Kansas.

 
 

PROCESS LEADERS & CONSULTANTS

Chief Executive Network and Senior Executive Network process leaders average over 20 years of business expertise and are chosen for their professional facilitation skills. Additionally, each CEN and SEN process leader is certified in the extensive CEN/SEN meeting facilitation process. The net result is that our meeting is led by individuals who know business as well as CEO-level and senior-level group dynamics.

Robin Amadei

Expertise

  • Conflict Management
  • Negotiation Training for Executives

Experience & Education

  • JD, Seattle University
  • Adjunct Professor of Mediation and Negotiation, University of Denver
 

Kristin Arnold

Expertise

  • High Stakes Meetings & Retreats
  • Master Facilitator - "Trains Facilitators"
  • Work Outs

Experience & Education

  • Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF)
  • Faculty at Schulich School of Business, the 11th Ranked Business School in the World
  • BS, US Coast Guard Academy; MBA, St. Mary's College of California
 

Sandy Blaha

Expertise

  • Owner Exit Strategies
  • Executive and Team Coaching
  • Strategic Planning

Experience & Education

  • Author of 3 publications, including the Leadership Succession Learning System
  • Certified Provider - "Facilitation of Change"
  • MA, organizational communication and leadership, University of Northern Colorado, BS Education, Ohio University
 

Heidi Brinkman

Expertise

  • Interpersonal and Organizational Communication
  • Human Resource Management

Experience & Education

  • Professor; Daniels College of Business
  • Ph.D., in Communication from University of Denver
 

David H. Campbell

Expertise

  • Getting the Right People in the Key Seats on the Bus
  • Reducing Unwanted Turnover
  • Cross-Function Communications and Decision Making

Experience & Education

  • Chief of Staff, CPO Management Services
  • 20 years business experience in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Organizational Development
  • Ph.D., Purdue University, Psychology
 

F. Paul Clipp

Expertise

  • Lean Manufacturing, Sigma Six
  • Manufacturing Profitability Improvement
  • Engineering & Operations Excellence

Experience & Education

  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • Supervision Through Plant Management - GM then Colgate
  • Industrial Engineering - Kettering University
 

Todd Cook

Expertise

  • Clarity and Commitment - Critical Issues
  • Strategic Execution
  • Culture and Value Alignment

Experience & Education

  • Line Executive and Consultant - Allied Signal, BP-Amoco, Grainger, etc.
  • Associate Faculty, Columbia University Executive Program
  • MBA, Brigham Young University
 

Joseph C. Ellers

Expertise

  • Sales Management & Sales Results
  • Strategy and Execution
  • Compensation

Experience & Education

  • Author of The Sales Manager's Handbook
  • Experience with Hundreds of Companies on a Worldwide Basis
  • Business Owner, Sales Manager, and Salesperson
 

Mike Grogan

Mike Grogan

Expertise

  • Accelerated Executive Development
  • Coaching Executives Out of Trouble
  • Management Development

Experience & Education

  • Hundreds of Executives Coached/ Top Coach at Sprint
  • MBA, International Management and Marketing, New York University
 

Denise Harrison

Expertise

  • Strategic Planning: Integrated, Robust, Results Oriented
  • Strategic Alignment (Everyone on Same Page)
  • Practical Innovation

Experience & Education

  • President of CCC ($50 Million Company)
  • VP of Operations, VP Marketing, Division President of a Fortune 500 Company
  • MBA, Columbia University; BA, Economics, Wellesley College
  • Vice President, Center for Simplified Strategic Planning, Inc.
 

Bruce McBratney

Expertise

  • Strategy Execution
  • Design and Facilitation of Leadership Meetings

Experience & Education

  • Strategy Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group
  • Adjunct Faculty to Duke Corporate Education
  • MS in Management - MIT Sloan School of Management
 

Lisa Niederman

Lisa Niederman

Expertise

  • Executive Performance Improvement
  • Senior Team Alignment
  • Leadership Development

Experience & Education

  • Executive Development and Program Design for Nightingale Conant Corporation
  • Co-founder of Executive Development Program for Transitioning Executives
  • MS, Psychology, University of Redlands, CA
 

Lynn Pollard

Expertise

  • Leadership Development for Senior Management
  • Certified Executive Coach

Experience & Education

  • Director of the Rocky Mountain Program for Executives
  • Ph.D. Organizational Development, Temple University
 

June E. Ramos

Expertise

  • Leadership Performance
  • Employee Excellence
  • Performance Management

Experience & Education

  • 18 Year Business Owner, Creating Management Success for Clients
  • Manager at Two Fortune 500 Companies
  • Leadership Certifications: Front-Line Leadership; Leadership 2000
 

Jacqueline K. Reid

Expertise

  • Difficult People Solutions and Conflict Relief
  • Developing Results Focused and People Sensitive Senior & Mid Managers
  • Reconditioning and Salvaging Loyal Employees

Experience & Education

  • Business Behaviorist and Expert in Organizational Behavior
  • Faculty at 4 Major Universities
  • MS, Organizational Psychology, Vanderbilt University
 

Stephen Rutan

Expertise

  • Simplified Strategic Planning
  • Competency Development - Learning How to Win

Experience & Education

  • General Manager, $70M Dental Products Distribution Center
  • Business Management instructor, Executive Education, Michigan State University
  • MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
 

Patricia Vernon

Patricia Vernon

Expertise

  • People Process Improvement
  • Cultural and Organizational Change
  • Ownership and Accountability

Experience & Education

  • Consultant and Coach to Companies, such as Allied Signal, Corning, Inc., and PerkinElmer Optoelectronics
  • MBA, Syracuse University
 
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