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Verna Ford
Executive Consultant
Verna Ford is an Executive Consultant,
expert at partnering with senior leadership of Fortune 1000
companies in order to increase the capacity of their
workforce and realize a powerful vision for the future. For
the past twenty years, she has used her skills to help
organizations uncover and leverage the hidden strengths of
their employees, building a bridge between business
strategy and human performance.
Ms. Ford puts her training in psychology and sociology to
use through a "collaborative leadership" model.
This approach helps senior executives create powerful,
performance-driven employees by achieving a synthesis of
organizational mission, personal meaning, and bottom line
results.
A graduate of the University of Alabama, Ms. Ford is an
established author and expert in strategic planning,
executive coaching, and mentoring.
Selected Publications
"Diversity Council Yields Manifold Benefits."
International HR Journal, (Winter 2001), v.9,
no.4, pp.31-33.
"Factors That Drive Successful Diversity
Councils." Employment Relations Today,
(Spring 2001), v.28, no.1, pp.67-76.
Novations Mentoring Guide. Boston, MA: Novations
Group, Inc.
Part 1: "Am
I Ready to Mentor?"
Part 2: "
Am I Mentor-Ready?"
"Should the ‘80/20 Rule’ Rule no
More?" The Human Resource (SHRM Atlanta),
October 2004.
Why and How to Mentor: A Guidebook for Retention and
Succession Readiness. Revised edition, Boston, MA:
Novations Group, Inc., 2002.
With Audra
Bohannon:
"Illuminating the Spirit," Heart & Soul
Magazine.
Part 1, "Living in the Light," (February,
2002), p.36-39.
Part 2, "Embracing the Light," (March, 2002),
p.63-65
Part 3, "Radiating the Light," (April, 2002),
p.74-77.
Illuminating the Sprit: A Guided Journal. Jersey
City, NJ: PMG Press, 2003.
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