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.
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