Speaker Profile: Jerome Jewell
Recent Speaking Engagements
U.N System Staff College - "Fixing the Rupture in The Rapture"
OPM Western Mgmt Devel Center - "The Leadership Challenge"
U.S Dept of Homeland Security - "Leading Better thru Emotional Intelligence"
Combining a teaspoon of introspection, with a pinch of provocative humor, Jerome Jewell nourishes those with an appetite for self-discovery, a passion for making a difference, and the curiosity to search for a better way when the world says that none exists.
As president and founder of Jewell Consulting Group, Jerome advises organizations regarding strategic challenges in management strategy and organizational development. He has worked with clients in numerous sectors, including airlines, banking, manufacturing, government agencies, information technology, telecommunication and non-profits.
Prior to starting his consulting practice in 1995, Jerome spent more than 20 years in the corporate arena, where he held a variety of management and leadership positions with global industry leaders including the IBM Corporation, Chase Manhattan Bank and the New York Times.
His 12 years at IBM included extensive international accomplishment, having worked in Greece, Switzerland, Mexico, France, Belgium, Hungary and the U.K. His language skills include Spanish and German.
Jerome's speaking goes well beyond "business as usual", as he addresses perseverance, adventure, motivation, work/family balance, relationships and inspiration as well.
KEY TOPICS:
"Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Effectiveness"
"Stand for Something"
"Quitting Is Not An Option"
"Resolving The Dysfunctional Relationship between Technology and Humans"
"Business Lessons from The War on Terrorism"
"Work/Family Balance"
“Why Should Anyone Follow You?”
"Improving The Organization Through Constructive Conflict"
"Productivity Improvement: Myth vs. Reality"
"Reinventing Customer and Employee Loyalty"
"The Thinking Age (and The End of The Information Age)"
He brings to the podium a unique combination of perseverance, dissatisfaction with the obvious and a focus on the stubborn challenges....attributes that he has fine-tuned and relied upon in his non-work endeavors as well. These include climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, running the Marine Corps Marathon and swimming the Alcatraz Challenge from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco. These experiences are inseparable from his business experience.
His audiences find themselves stimulated and provoked by an outlook combining:
- Real-world business decision-making experience
- The never-die stubbornness of an endurance athlete
- The systemic thinking of a coach and educator, and
- The humor of a native New Yorker
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TESTIMONIALS
"Jerome's dynamic and candid presentation style was engaging. He offered practical and relevant advice." -- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
"An inspirational speaker....We were very impressed with his knowledge of business management and his logical approach....talks on "real life" management....energizing presentation style". - Lucent Technologies
"His enthusiasm is immediately transmitted to the audience". -- ITT Industries, Mexico
"...a timely presentation on the impacts of technological changes in the workplace. Jerome was first rate...one of the stars of this years' forum." - Wyoming Business Alliance
"......he has that uncanny ability to cut through the chaff....I have pages of 'ah-has'..... a character and style worth remembering." - Northern Transportation Co., Canada
"His new ideas on old concepts helped me understand how to be a better leader."-- The Bailey Company
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An executive coach and seminar facilitator as well, thousands of managers from across the globe have attended his leadership development seminars. Jerome is a member of the instructional staff of the American Management Association as well as the Management Centre Europe in Brussels, Belgium, and is a former faculty member in the Howard University MBA Program.
He has made numerous appearances on the PBS television talk show "LeaderTalk", and his articles and columns have been published in various publications, including The Denver Business Journal, Delta Airlines Sky magazine, Upscale, The Rocky Mountain News, Women's Business Chronicle, Trade and Culture and Emerging Markets magazine.
Jerome holds an MBA from Columbia University. He is currently studying French and hopes to climb Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. Having moved his company to Colorado from Washington, DC in 1995, he can often be found skiing, biking or flyfishing in Colorado's backcountry.
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