Making the shift from technical or functional expert to a broader organizational leader is not often easy. It is a road paved with many pitfalls, stalls, and few guideposts. In today’s changing and competitive business environment, making this shift is more critical than ever; companies and organizations need employees with technical capabilities and individuals need to grow. By looking at what it takes to make the shift and where to focus, we can map out the path and accelerate the process.
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Bob is a senior partner with Camden Consulting Group, overseeing leadership development and management training. A skilled strategist, facilitator, and executive coach, Bob designs and delivers executive coaching and leadership development services for Camden's clients.
Camden Consulting Group is a consulting firm that provides focused, practical, customized, and integrated human capital management, leadership development, executive coaching, and training services to organizations and their employees. www.camdenconsulting.com
Alan Patterson is one of America's best thinkers, teachers, and coaches. Having guided more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies in re-thinking how best to elevate their talent, he is an expert at driving effective organizational change.
Alan has 27 years of international consulting experience in change management, leadership development, and executive coaching. In 2006 he formed Mentoré, a consulting organization that focuses on aligning strategy, organization structure, job responsibilities, and skill sets to major shifts in the business. His expertise has aided many global and national organizations, including Anheuser-Busch, CVS, Entergy, Federal Reserve Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett-Packard, Major League Baseball, Merck, Sea World, United States Navy, and Williams-Sonoma.
A published author, Alan has been a featured speaker and workshop leader for several national associations, including serving as a national expert resource for the American Institute for CPAs (AICPA) and many state CPA associations.