consultants in organization effectiveness
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GIL HERMAN
(708) 386-7766
Gil[at]ManagingHorizons[dot]com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A catalyst for positive culture change via human resource development (HRD) and organization development (OD)

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

bulletInternal and external organization development consultant to all levels of management and individual contributors
bulletManagement of corporate training function including planning, personnel, budget
bulletDesign, development, delivery, evaluation of management, sales, professional, and technical training (multimedia and instructor-led)
bulletPublication and professional speaking experience

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

00 -    Vistage International (formerly TEC, The Executive Committee) - an organization dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of CEOs.

        Vistage Chair

bulletFacilitate monthly meetings of CEOs of companies in the Chicago area
bulletCoach member CEOs in one-on-one sessions 
bulletFacilitate monthly meetings of Key Executives of companies in the Chicago area
bulletFacilitate monthly meetings of Vistage Trusted Advisors who provide professional services to CEOs, presidents, and business owners

91 -      Managing Horizons - a consulting firm specializing in human resource development and organization development

Owner/President

bulletOD interventions including organization assessment and strategic planning, total quality management implementation, executive/professional team building, organization work design and re-engineering
bulletTraining programs in management/leadership development, systems thinking, performance management, continuous improvement process tools, career development, communication skills, motivation

87 - 91 Pansophic Systems, Inc. - a world-wide company developing software for data processing professionals, end users

Manager of Corporate Training/Senior Training Specialist

bulletManaged design/development/delivery/evaluation of training in management, sales, professional skills, career development, technical
bulletFacilitated classes in all the above; average of 15 instruction days/month; trained 400+ managers, 500+ sales professionals, 300+ other professionals
bulletInternal consultant to all levels of management, individual contributors especially re: planning, communication skills, team building; consulted one-on-one with 250+ managers, 30+ staff groups
bulletSecond level budget ($3M), personnel management responsibilities for up to 3 people at a time
bulletManaged scheduling/equipping/maintaining of facilities at headquarters related to training, sales demos, meetings; 7 high-tech-equipped classrooms, 4 product demo rooms, 22 meeting rooms

83 - 87 Deltak Training Corp. - A world-wide company developing multimedia training programs for data processing professionals, end users

Development Manager/Project Leader/Product Developer

bulletManaged up to 22 development and production personnel responsible for product development of 200+ courses
bulletSecond level budget ($2M), strategic planning
bulletPersonally designed/developed 50+ self-paced training courses for computer users; CBT, video, interactive videodisc, audio, instructor led
bulletProvided sales/marketing support including product demonstrations, presentations, and sales calls

80 - 83 Laidlaw Brothers - K - 12 textbook publisher

Staff Editor

bulletAuthored instructional materials including chapters and teacher training in 48 textbooks in science, health, math, social studies, computer literacy

74 - 84 Various school districts and colleges

Teacher

bulletTaught primary through adult education; adult students consistently received substantial credit for GED and CLEP proficiency
bulletInvolved in extensive curriculum development especially in science, math, reading for the middle school
bulletDeveloped/communicated concepts/methods/materials for instruction, classroom management, educational policy

72 - 73 United States Government

VISTA Volunteer

bulletWorked as organizer with inner-city food cooperatives, intercultural programs; helped establish "Shop-in-the-Flats" to market ethnic crafts made by indigenous population and to teach entrepreneurial skills

 

EDUCATION

bulletM.Ed. Instructional Leadership and Curriculum Development, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1979
bulletPost-graduate courses in computers, science, math, reading, social sciences, music, philosophy, supervision
bulletSeminars and certification training in numerous management and sales training programs
bulletB.A. Philosophy/Humanities; minors in Science, Music, Religion Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio 1971

 

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

bullet"HRD Programs for Managers", chapter in The Handbook of Human Resource Development, 2nd Edition, Nadler & Nadler, eds., Wiley, 1990
bullet"We'll Cross That Bridge When We Come To It", Training Today, April, 1991
bullet"Transformational Training", Training Today, October, 1991
bullet"The Role of Training in Human Resources and Organizational Development" presented to The Society for Human Resource Managers and the Organizational Development Institute, January, 1994
bullet"Choosing Total Quality Training Methods and Resources" presented to Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, January 1994
bullet"A Practical Look at the Learning Organization" presented to the Organizational Development Network/Chicago chapter, November, 1998
bullet"Getting the Attention and Speaking the Language of Upper Management" presented to the Human Performance Improvement Professional Development Network of CC/ASTD  March 2, 2000
bullet"Team Effectiveness Practices That Have Stood the Test of Time" presented to HRMAC Planning and Development Interest Group, March 24, 2000
bullet"OD Consulting Spectrum: From Facilitator to Expert" presented to the Organization Development Network/Chicago chapter 
bullet"Mind Traps: Inhibitors of Leadership" presented to the Organization Development Network/Chicago chapter, March 22, 2001
bullet"Minding the Bumps in the Road FROM Abilene: Group Intelligence, Not Groupthink", presented at the Midwest Facilitators' Conference, April 27, 2001.

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

bulletChicagoland Chapter ASTD - Director of General Program Committee 1991; Director of Professional Development 1993; Director of Professional Development Networks, 1994; Director of Networking, 1995-97
bulletChicago Organization Development Network, Director of Networking, 1996 - 1998
bulletNational Organization Development Network
bulletAssociation for Manufacturing Excellence
bulletAssociation for Quality and Participation
bulletLiteracy Volunteers of Western Cook County, Board Member, 1996 - 97
bulletSelected for International Who's Who of Entrepreneurs and Who's Who Among Professionals

 

 

 

Improving Business Results and Quality of Life.

For more information, or for comments and questions, please contact us at info[at]ManagingHorizons[dot]com.

Last modified: July 31, 2009