About John Baldoni

John believes that leaders must use their communications as a means of demonstrating authenticity, authority, and commitment. John’s communications coaching work focuses on helping managers come to an understanding of themselves as leaders and how they can use their communications to build trust and drive results.

John works with executives who want to improve their presentation skills, interpersonal communications, leadership presence, and leadership messages. John helps them learn to establish presence, stick to the message, handle objections, and plan key messages for key stakeholders (employees, customers, shareholders, and the public).

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.

In 2007 John Baldoni was named one of the "30 Most Influential Leadership Gurus” by Leaders Gurus International. Voters, which included business professionals, consultants, and academics, selected "practitioners who develop and instill leadership in others.”

John is the author of seven books on leadership: Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results (Amacom 2009), How Great Leaders Get Great Results (McGraw-Hill 2006), Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders (McGraw-Hill 2005), 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). Two of his essays appear in two volumes of the Results Driven Manager series published by Harvard Business School Press. In addition, he co-authored an article with Marshall Goldsmith, "Selling Up is Leading Up: Coaching Your Manager Can Be as Important as Coaching Your Direct Report" that is contained in Coaching for Leadership (Second Edition) (Pfeiffer 2006).

John writes the "Leadership at Work" blog for Harvard Business Publishing. Previous to that he has written extensively for FastCompany.com and CIO.com. John's articles on leadership have appeared in the Harvard Management Update, Harvard Management Communications Letter, Executive Excellence, Leader to Leader, Link & Learn, PR News, 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 New York Times, Arizona Republic, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Harvard Management Update, Presentations, PR News, Sales & Marketing Management, Selling Power, and Tech Republic.

Additionally John is the creator of the highly successful series, "Coach Casting," a series of download audio podcasts for CXO Media. Each 2-3 minute podcast carries tactical and practical advice that managers can use to coach their employees (or themselves) on topics ranging from delivering bad news and dealing with people you can't stand to asking for a raise or showing proper recognition. And just recently John launched and online video coaching series, Ask John, that provides insights into leadership and communication.

John also takes his message on the road. He is a frequent speaker on communications, motivation, and personal leadership to corporate, trade, professional network and university organizations. In August 2004, John had the privilege of speaking to the U.S. Army War College and in October 2006 gave a keynote address to the U.S. Air Force/JAG Corps. In 2008, John spoke to the Washtenaw Economic Club, one of the nation's most prestigious public affairs/business forums.

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

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