Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson is a professional consultant and facilitator to organizations
that want to initiate major cultural change
brought on by changing markets, acquisitions, mergers, rapid growth, or downsizing. He has the expertise and experience to facilitate and guide senior management in the development of a Strategic Plan and a Strategic Management System of implementation.
He conducts organizational diagnostics
on mission, vision, values, strategies, business processes, and measurements to determine their impact on the business' bottom line results. He will then facilitate necessary changes through the alignment of systems which will support improved company profitability and growth. He is a strategic planning and master training consultant and facilitator. His practice is based upon the use of an outcome-oriented, Systems Thinking Approach™ Model.
His ability to facilitate and motivate executive teams
has created a demand for him to conduct executive leadership and planning retreats. He is talented and experienced at coaching and motivating others, and is a popular speaker for conventions and conferences.
As the Director for Organizational and Management Development in Giant Industries Inc., a Southwestern refiner and marketer of petroleum products, Mr. Nelson directed the development and deployment of the Giant University Learning Center to support the systemic implementation of Giant'≠s Strategic Plan.
He is a Master Trainer and Facilitator, accomplished in Ken Blanchard's Training:
- Situational Leadership II for Managers, and
- Legendary Service training programs;
Certified in Franklin Covey's:
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,
- First Things First,
- Principled Centered Leadership,
- 4 Roles of Leadership,
- Leading Organizational Change, and
- Organizational Effectiveness Cycle;
A former Certified Dale
Carnegie Training Instructor in:
- The Dale Carnegie Course,
- The Management Seminar,
- The Customer Relations Course,
- The Employee Development Course, and
- The Professional Development Series Workshops.
He has consulted and facilitated organizational change efforts
with clients that include an international healthcare provider, an international hotel chain, a fast food chain company, a governmental space agency, a home accessories store chain, an entertainment theme park, an entertainment producer and company, an audio-video home theater company, a not-for-profit community development company, and a financial consulting group. He has volunteered his services to churches, a religious community, and has served on the board of directors for a philanthropic foundation. Mr. Nelson is one of the Centre for Strategic Management partners who authored the recently published, "50 One-Minute Tips For Leaders."
Mr. Nelson earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Drake University.
He acquired seventeen years of experience in operations, corporate management, and as a retail industry entrepreneur. Since 1985 he has professionally practiced at guiding companies through major organization change.
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