Ron Black
is an author, business consultant, and an
award-winning speaker with 25 years of business
leadership
experience. Ron has built a reputation for
delivering results-proven content in all he does. He
works with top managers who want to move their
organizations to new levels of performance. Ron's
consulting experience is diverse...from launching
companies and products, to team building, and
turnarounds. Ron has help hundreds of organizations
achieve more.
Hands-on management experience includes running
several companies, as well as managing literally
scores of projects in the software, electronics,
telecom, construction, and manufacturing industries.
Ron's advice is valued by many. He has served on the
advisory board of numerous business,
not-for-profits, a community college, and for the
Institute of Management Consultants.
Ron captivates his audiences with a friendly
enthusiasm and down-to-earth style. His knowledge
goes beyond the textbooks. Real-life examples,
clever adaptations, and sage advice developed and
tested over two and a half decades of experience,
keep his audiences engaged and entertained. Every
presentation is custom tailored to the needs of the
participants. Ron's broad range experience coupled
with his passion to serve each member of the
audience produces a memorable, educational, and
entertaining event.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Ron's areas of expertise are: Project Management,
Team Building, Turnaround Assignments, and New
Product Sales and Marketing. Most requested topics
include:
Project Management Fundamentals
The Elements of Success
This comprehensive seminar provides the knowledge,
insights, and techniques project teams need to
accomplish even the most challenging project. From
the seasoned veteran to the anxious rookie, the
largest gains in project success come with a focus
on the fundamentals, the process, the vocabulary,
the tools and techniques of achievement. Compliant
with popular standards, tailored to your needs, and
grounded in results-proven experience, this course
delivers project skills that will drive your
organization’s success into the future. (Tailored to
the organization’s project environment and provided
in one to three-day formats)
Acrobatics for Overachievers
The Art and Science of Managing
Multiple Projects and Priorities
Designed for today’s ultra-busy professional, this
seminar provides the essential skills and knowledge
needed to create balance, increase productivity, and
improve our sense of well being at work. It combines
the essential elements of project management, time
management, and organizational skills with the
latest research on multi-tasking, sleep, and other
performance affecting choices, into an interactive
and entertaining experience. (Formats from one-hour
to full-day sessions)
Managing Projects the Easy Way with
Microsoft Project
Integrates your project management process with the
world’s most popular project management software.
Master scheduling, resource control, cost tracking,
and managing multiple projects, to manage the detail
without losing sight of the big picture! And for
geographically dispersed teams, you’ll appreciate
the powerful collaboration and communication
techniques provided. This feature-rich software is
tamed with a step-by-step approach, a comprehensive
Action Guide, and hands-on exercises. Learn directly
from the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to
Project Management with MS Project 2000. (One or
two-day course)
Creating an Environment for Project Success
Executive Briefing
This course provides the essential information
senior managers need to interact with, participate
in, and create more effective project management
environments. Emphasis is placed on the role of
enterprise-wide project management doctrine. It
addresses critical issues for the executive team
responsible for managing the project portfolio.
Includes an overview of the project management
process, how to choose and implement an effective
process model, establish project roles and
responsibilities, apply stage-gate management
techniques, select effective project teams, and
understand the implications of project success and
failure factors. (Formatted for one-hour briefings
to full-day workshops)
Building the Championship Team
A Workshop for Leaders
Building successful, productive teams that embrace
the organization’s goals requires a special set of
skills and a broad range of knowledge. With a focus
on team achievement, and with performance as the
catalyst for team development, participants learn to
see everyone as a contributor, to champion
individual success towards a common goal, and to
clearly communicate roles, responsibilities, and
rules of conduct throughout the team’s stages of
development. Learn how to build consensus, coach for
performance, and apply situational leadership skills
to gain commitment and foster authentic
participation. Learning activities illustrate key
points and provide directly applicable experience
that participants can apply within their own teams.
(One-hour sessions to two-day seminar)
The Unstoppable Sales and Marketing Machine
Building Volume, Velocity, and Value
Send your sales off the chart with this
step-by-step approach to improving the three most
important elements in the organization’s sales
process: volume, velocity, and value. Participants
model their existing sales process, identify its
strengths and weaknesses to take fast and effective
corrective action. Using the Stealth Marketing
methods of micro-markets, multiple segments, and
reinforcing success, participants learn how to
multiply contact volume and sales velocity, adding
value all along the way to the customer, to
themselves, and to the organization. (Formatted in
lengths from one hour to a full day)
Salesmanship for Everyone Who Has Ever Hated
a Salesman
Almost every job in the organization requires
selling, gaining commitment, eliciting action,
advocating a point-of-view, or somehow influencing
others. Now you can learn how to create genuine
respect, rapport, and influence in all your
professional communications. Understand buyer
behavior signals, create rapport and influence,
actively listen, lead decision-making and build
buyer commitment. This communication approach
unleashes the natural, powerful forces of influence
created by interacting with integrity, honesty, and
mutual respect. Your confidence, credibility and
comfort will only be exceeded by your sales
performance! (Formatted for one-hour sessions to
one-day seminars)
The 13 Deadly Marketing Myths and How to
Avoid Them
If you’re mired in misconceptions, outdated
strategies, or a victim to common business "truths,"
learn how to challenge stereotypical thinking,
unleash your own marketing genius, and really boost
your company’s performance. You’ll discover the
powerful success secrets hidden behind popular
business myths and stereotypes. You’ll walk away
with a fresh viewpoint, a clear new vision of what
great marketing really is, and 13 ways to build your
organization’s success. (Formatted for one or
two-hours)
