Speakers : John Baldoni

John Baldoni

Internationally Recognized Speaker/Author

Baldoni Consulting

Leadership involves communications and learning. And these are the two areas in which John specializes. By combining an extensive background in business communications with training and management development, John helps corporate clients develop their communications, learning, and leadership skills.

His leadership works centers on how leaders can use their communications to build trust and achieve results. By focusing on the concept of personal leadership, John shows how leaders can use their communications to guide and inspire their people through every phase of the leadership cycle from character and vision through planning, coaching, motivation, and supervision.

For more than 20 years, John has written and consulted for a number of leading companies in a variety of different businesses, ranging from automotive and banking to computers, high-technology, fast-food, and packaged goods. John's corporate clients include Fortune 100 companies as well as entrepreneurial startups. John also consults and teaches in an internal management development program at the University of Michigan.

John is the author of four books on leadership: Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders (McGraw-Hill 2003); Personal Leadership, Taking Control of Your Work Life (Elsewhere Press, 2001); 180 Ways to the Walk the Leadership Talk (Performance Systems, 2000); and with Eric Harvey 180 Ways to the Walk the Motivation Talk (Performance Systems, 2002).

Additionally, John's articles on leadership have appeared in the Harvard Management Communications Letter, Executive Excellence, Link & Learn, T&D, Wharton Leadership Digest, and Global CEO. John is also widely quoted on radio as well as in mainstream and trade publications including the Arizona Republic, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Presentations, PR News, Sales & Marketing Management, Selling Power (online), and Tech Republic.

John also takes his message on the road and to the airwaves. He is a frequent speaker on leadership topics, specifically the qualities of personal leadership and the importance of leadership communications. In 1998, John did commentary for Michigan Radio with a series he created entitled, Life, Leadership & Laughter.

John graduated with honors from the University of Michigan with a Master's in performance consulting and adult instruction. He also is a graduate of Georgetown University and London International Film School.