Don Schneider

About Don Schneider

I coach LEADERS who inspire positive change and deliver dynamic RESULTS! With over 30 years of experience in training and development, my areas of expertise are in Executive Coaching, Business Consulting, Facilitation, Employee Training, Strategic Planning and Organizational Culture Development. I have had the honor and privilege to train and coach top executives of Fortune 500 and multi-billion dollar corporations. In addition, I have consulted with and provided training for a United States Congressional district office, State and City Government Agencies including police and fire departments, US Military branches, and private companies of all sizes. I have coached and developed executives who have gone on to become company presidents, C level executives, and even an IT department head who became the CEO of a worldwide, multi-national company. CORE COMPETENCIES AND PROVEN EXPERTISE: Consulting | Organizational Development | Competitive Strategic Planning and Implementation | Cultural Enhancement | Training and Development | Continuous Improvement & Team Strategies | Management | Designing Training Programs | Facilitation | Leadership | Communication & Presentation Skills | Productivity & Process Improvement | Executive Coaching | Company Branding & Personal Brand Imaging | High Performance Team Building & Talent Development | Quality Assurance | Operational Excellence | Quantitative & Qualitative Performance Research & Analysis | Project Management | Performance Improvement & Turnaround | Knowledge Transfer | Utilizing and Interpreting Assessments | Strategic Advisor | Change Management

Experience

1. Executive Coach Management Consultant

   Leadership Development Institute

   Jan 1988 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Consultant for a training and development firm that identifies business challenges for client companies and designs continuous improvement strategies and employee training initiatives that resolves issues and increases performance of the organization to achieve their true potential. Responsible for internal operations, logistics, marketing, sales, and P&L. • Consult with Company Owners, “C” level management, Presidents, VPs, department heads, and human resources to identify training needs and create employee development strategies to achieve their organizational objectives.• Designed and authored professional training programs. • Consult with clients in developing and implementing organizations strategic planning initiatives which guided companies to increased profitability by millions of dollars. Coach clients in the design of mission, vision and purpose statements, set company, departmental and individual performance goals and develop metrics for measuring achievements. Recognized for increasing profitability and bottom line results for many appreciative clients.• Facilitate productivity improvement, leadership development, goal setting, communications, team building, sales, and management training programs which are all designed to augment revenue for client’s organizations.• Recruit, hire, and train facilitators, consultants, sales representatives which earned the organization the prestigious Leadership Management Incorporated (LMI’s) Franchise of the Year Award, Sales Manager of the Year Award, Facilitator of the Year Award and many other prominent awards and accolades.

Education

• Saint Louis University

  BS

Skills

• Employee Engagement
• Change Management
• Instructional Design
• Coaching
• Supervisory Skills
• Planning
• Business Intelligence
• Team Leadership
• Productivity Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Conflict Resolution
• Fundraising
• Talent Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Succession Planning
• Excel
• Project Planning
• Budgets
• Research
• Customer Service
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing Strategy
• Administration
• Performance Management
• Problem Solving
• Mentoring
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Development
• Negotiation
• Adult Education
• Team Building
• Operations Management
• Microsoft Office
• Customer Relations
• Event Management
• Executive Coaching
• Social Media
• Performance Improvement
• Business Planning
• Start-Ups