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December Branch Meeting Main Speaker
Boost Your Leadership IQ: How to Successfully Transition from a "Technical Contributor" to a High Performing Leader
Mr. Mark Hordes, B.S., M.B.A., M.S. - Human Development Managing Director and Senior Leadership Development Consultant and Coach
The war for Leadership top talent still rages across all industry sectors despite falling energy prices, but the question remains: How do “technical contributors” from Engineering companies make a successful transition to become great leaders? Learn the “critical success factors” and “must-know” essential skills to enable you to become “a high performing leader”.
Mark Hordes has over 25 years of experience in training technical contributors and leaders in how to create, build, develop, and sustain high performance leadership skills. His primary areas of expertise include leadership development, management of change, and training and team development. He also has additional expertise in organizational and talent development performance management, employee surveys, and "voice of the customer" assessments.
Mark is an Associate Partner in Change Management at Accenture, Senior Vice President of Organizational Excellence and Practice Leader at Sinclair Group, and the Vice President of International Consulting and Training at the American Productivity and Quality Center. Mark graduated from the University of Houston and holds an MBA and MS in Human Development from Aurora University. He is also a graduate of The American Graduate School of International Management, "Thunderbird."
Mark has co-authored "S-Business: Reinventing the Services Organization" and is featured in the Houston Business Journal and Houton Chronicle. He is a 2014 Honoree from "Who's Who in Energy Training" at HBJ and has been privileged to work with the following clients: Chevron, SADARA, Dow Chemicals, KBR, NewPage, Tasnee, Saudi Airlines, Baker Hughes, Shell Oil, ConocoPhillips, Schlumberger, Intel, 3M, Caterpillar, Renault, HP, EDS, Toro, Z-Safety, Edea, Malaysian Airlines, S&T, ExxonMobil, Qualcomm, First Data Resources, Toro, Datatel, Lucent, Horne Financial Advisors, and Volkswagen.
