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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.
John
is the author of seven books on leadership: Lead by Example: 50 Ways
Great Leaders Inspire Results (Amacom 2008), 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
is a Discussion Leader for Harvard Business Online for whom he
contributes regularly. 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.
John
Baldoni was named one of the "30 Most Influential Leadership Gurus”
worldwide for 2007 by www.LeadershipGurus.net. Voters, which included
business professionals, consultants, and academics, selected "practitioners
who develop and instill leadership in others.”
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.
Phone (734) 995-9992
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