User:Holly G. Green

Holly G. Green is a business leader, behavioral scientist, author and keynote speaker. Her book, More Than A Minute: How to be an Effective Leader & Manager in Today’s Changing World is a top seller and has been published in nine languages.

Biography Holly G. Green is CEO and Managing Director of THE HUMAN FACTOR, Inc. She has more than 20 years of executive level and operations experience in FORTUNE 100, entrepreneurial, and management consulting organizations. Holly consults with companies of all sizes in the areas of strategic planning, innovation, managing complexity and leadership development. She also delivers seminars, workshops and keynote presentations on a variety of leadership and management topics. An award-winning blogger, Holly regularly writes on the critical issues facing today’s business leaders and managers.

Holly teaches graduate courses at Webster University. She co-founded the Management Development Institute in conjunction with San Diego State University. She is a board member of Total Training, Inc. and KBM Facility Solutions, and serves on the Speaker Advisory Board for Vistage International. She is a member of the Corporate Director’s Forum and the Chairmen’s Roundtable, a nonprofit organization of senior executives providing pro bono strategic advice to mid-sized businesses, and serves as a mentor in California State University’s Center for Leadership and Mentoring.

Background Holly was previously president of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a global consulting and training organization, as well as LumMed, Inc. a biotech start up. She has a broad background in strategic planning, organization development, process improvement, and leadership assessment and development, and has successfully designed and built the necessary infrastructure in several organizations. Holly has worked as both an internal and external resource for multinational corporations including The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, Dell Computer, Nokia, Bass Hotels & Resorts, QUALCOMM, Expedia, Inc., Celanese, RealNetworks, Inc., Microsoft and Google.

Education Holly graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences and with distinction with her Master of Science degree in organization development from American University in Washington, D.C. She also holds Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR), Change Management and Total Quality Management certifications.

Books

More Than A Minute: How to be an Effective Leader & Manager in Today’s Changing World (2008)

Columnist for: Worldwide Association of Business Coaches, www.WABCcoaches.com

Blog contributor to: numerous leadership and innovation focused blogs.

Contributing author to:

Shift Happens (2009)

A Cup of Cappucino for the Entrepreneur’s Spirit, Vol. II. (2009)

Keynote Presentations

''Overwhelmed by Complexity? Get Rid of Strategic Planning & Get Agile.'' How to master complexity and get agile.

Are You Swift? How to get crystal clear on winning and define what you need to do to get there, and how to pause and focus on the right things.

Reboot & Reload: Thinking Differently, Innovate & Win. How to think differently day to day to innovate while staying focused to get the results you want.

Awards California State University Business Person of the Year 2010 Vistage International Speaker of the Year: 2007, 2008 & 2009 San Diego Women Who Mean Business 2008 San Diego Performing Arts League, Star Award 2007

External Links [www.thehumanfactor.biz] [www.morethanaminute.com] [www.youtube.com/user/MoreThanAMinute]