Ian Cook

Ian Cook, CSP, MILR helps increase the effectiveness of executives and mid- level managers and the teams they lead.

Through his keynote presentations, highly interactive training workshops, and custom-designed team-building practice, his clients experience greater leverage on the significant ongoing investment they are making in their managers and teams.

He is a particularly good fit for your organization or client to address the following needs:

• Leadership development at the executive and senior management level

• Skill-based leadership development for mid-managers

• Facilitation of retreats to build cohesive leadership teams and departments

• One-on-one performance or development coaching of key managers

Ian's core philosophy comes across in all of his presentations:

_"Superior results occur when individual employees accept personal accountability for their own goals, priorities, performance, attitudes and how they choose to work with others.

And, while it is mostly up to the individual to find job satisfaction, managers can adopt proven leadership approaches to create an environment where people choose to excel."_

Ian formed his management development company in 1988, following seventeen years with Air Canada and Honeywell. Here is a sampling of his over 240 clients:

AGF Funds, AICPA, Alberta Workers Compensation Board, American Health Care Association, Art Gallery of Ontario, Atlific Hotels and Resorts, Bombardier, Caribbean Tourism Organization, Bayer, Bell Canada, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Burger King, CFA Institute, Campbell's Soup, Capital One Financial, Carfax, Casino Niagara, Cedar Pointe Physiotherapy, Continental Airlines, Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Judicial Center, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, Kellogg's, Levi Strauss, Lifestyle Retirement Communities, Maryland Bankers Association, McCarthy-Tetrault (law), Montgomery KONE Elevators, National Association of Convenience Stores, Ontario Government: 8 ministries plus the Centre for Leadership & Learning, Ontario Hydro, Prudential Insurance, Real Networks, Red Cross, Science North, ScotiaBank, Shell Oil, Unilever, Visa Canada Association, Warner Brothers, and 25 Ontario municipalities.

Credentials:

• Bachelor of Commerce, McGill University

• Masters degree in Human Resources Management, Cornell University

• Diploma in Group Leadership and Development, Gestalt Institute of Toronto

• Past part-time lecturer at Ryerson University

• Frequent speaker to CEO groups of Vistage International.

• Certified in The Leadership Circle Profile(TM) (360? feedback) and Myers- Briggs Type Indicator(R)

Ian currently serves on the Board of Leadership Fairfax and was Chair of the Program Committee. He is a Certified Speaking Professional, the highest earned designation from the National Speakers Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers. He is a dual citizen, living in Northern Virginia with an office in Toronto.