About the Haines Centre for Strategic ManagementHaines Centre for Strategic ManagementHCSM_da40945e-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9bWe are a leading-edge, global team of strategic management consultants, facilitators and trainers who are renowned for our universal and practical application of systems thinking principles. We make a meaningful, sustained difference to our clients and society as we:* Enhance the strategic management and leadership capabilities of senior executives and their organizations in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.* Customize The Systems Thinking Approach® with each client to facilitate the development and practical implementation of a tailored Strategic Management System.Senior Executivesin the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.Haines Centre ConsultantsStephen Lin, MOL, SMPRegional Managing Partner (Asia) -- Stephen Lin is the Centre’s Regional Managing Partner in Asia since 2002. He is the Centre’s International Master Facilitator and Trainer, and has conducted the Centre’s Strategic Management Master Class and Gold Mastery Certification programs in Singapore and the USA. He is a key member of the Centre's Board of Examiners. Stephen collaborated closely with our late Founder Steve Haines in the development of the Centre's work, and co-authored together with Steve the book "Enhancing Your Strategic IQ".Lewis AtkinsonGlobal Partner (Australia & New Zealand) -- Dr. Lewis Atkinson has 25 years experience in knowledge production & transfer through both commercialisation and “free-to-air” innovation pathways to market. After starting his career in operations, planning and research with Unifoods Australia, in 1993 he became Research and Information Services Manager for Australian Meat Technology Pty Ltd, a CSIRO technology start-up and management consulting company. In 1998 he was part of a team that started a new industry owned company called Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd, where he has held several positions over the past 12 years.Sophia YehStrategic Alliance Partner (Greater China Region) -- Sophia Yeh: CEO of Whole Brain Leadership Consulting (Shanghai) Inc. Sophia Yeh of Shanghai, China, is one of the Haines Centre’s Strategic Alliance Partners and Certified Affiliates. Sophia has over 21 years professional and pioneering experience in 5 different industries before starting her own business. Her specialties include Finance, Human Resources, Strategic Management, Public Relations, Information Technology, Legal and Administration. She published a popular book ìCharisma of a Leader ìin 1999.Chander Mohan B.Com (Hons), MBA, SMPRegional Managing Partner, Middle East & Africa (Dubai - United Arab Emirates) -- Executive Coach, Key Note Speaker, Certified Strategic Management Professional, Master Consultant & Trainer -- Chander Mohan established his training and management consulting business in Dubai in 1996. In 1999, he joined Haines Centre for Strategic Management in 1999 as a Global Partner. Currently he is Haines Centre's Certified Master Facilitator, Senior Consultant, Key Note Speaker and Regional Managing Partner for Middle East & Africa. Over past 15 years, he had the privilege of working closely with late Stephen Haines, the Centre’s Founder & President and other senior colleagues across the globe.Uju OnwuzulikeAssociate (Nigeria) -- Uju Onwuzulike is a qualified Associate Consultant of the Centre in Nigeria. He is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Mentoring Consult Ltd. His firm works with client organizations to help them with their strategic management needs and to optimize their peak performance. He has achieved the Optimal Thinking Assessment Certification from The World Academy of Personal Development.Gail Aller-Stead, MSOD, CMC, PMP, CSODP, SMPGlobal Partner (Canada - Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario) -- Gail Aller-Stead runs our Toronto, Canada office.Valerie MacLeod, MBA, Pioneer SMPGlobal Partner (Canada - BC, West, North) -- Valerie MacLeod helps everyone "pull in the same direction." She runs the Haines Centre's Calgary, Alberta, office as our Global Partner and Planning Co-Practice Leader. Valerie works to focus the energy and commitment of many people on the same goal. She assists in harnessing the unique talents and skills of team members in a shared direction.Sheri Barker, Ed.D., SMPGlobal Partner (USA - South, Southwest) -- Sheridan (Sheri) Barker, Ed.D. is an expert strategic planner, group facilitator, leadership coach and systems thinker. She is a Haines Centre's practice co-leader for education and a Global Partner located in San Diego. Dr. Barker specializes in strategic planning, leadership development and collaborative cultures that enhance organizational effectiveness and produce superior results for stakeholders. She earned her doctorate in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego and her dissertation examined the role of cross-functional leaders in enterprise-wide change. Dr. Barker, a visionary leader with extensive administrative background in public education, is an acknowledged expert in systems change and leadership. She uses The Systems Thinking Approach® to create stronger coherence between strategic planning, thoughtful action, and achieving desired outcomes for dynamic and forward-thinking organizations.Loren Tarantino, MS, SMPGlobal Partner (USA - Southwest, Northwest) -- Loren Tarantino is a Global Partner of the Centre and is located in South Bay, San Diego as our Co-Practice Leader in Education. She has more than three decades of experience in Education, doing teaching, training, facilitating, consulting, and supervising and project management. She has also consulted in corporate America as well as in school districts, educational unions and community-based organizations. She has assisted executives in business and education with strategic planning, policy development, and personal coaching.Barbara A. Collins, M.S., Pioneer SMPGlobal Partner (USA - Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic) -- As a strategy consultant, Barbara Collins partners with client organizations to envision their desired outcomes, develop strategic plans for change and, most importantly, carry out effective implementation of their plans. Certified by the Haines Centre in Strategic and Systems Thinking and Reinventing Strategic Planning, Barbara has been providing organizational change and management training and consulting since 1982. Her strategic management clients include the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Avon Products, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Chubb Insurance, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the National Institute of Corrections Jails Division, The International Association of Chiefs of Police, and Montgomery College in Maryland. She recently won a competitive contract and worked with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (US Dept. of Defense) to design and facilitate their three-day Executive Leadership Retreat, which focused on strategic planning.Haines Centre Strategic Alliance PartnersSophia YehShanghai, China - Strategic AllianceUniversity of San DiegoCorporate and Professional EducationASP San Diego ChapterAssociation for Strategic Planning (ASP) -- The Association for Strategic Planning is a California-based not-for-profit professional association focused on strategic planning and strategic management. ASP believes strategic planning, now more than ever, is critical to business survival and growth, and that business strategies need to be changed to deal with the relentlessly changing business environment. ASP furnishes the tools and processes for this changeWhetstone GroupWhetstone Group teaches counterintuitive methods to create outstanding sales performers. We teach salespeople, consultants, and professionals to leverage their time and energy, turning prospects into clients by taking subtle control of the sales situation. Take the National Sales Challenge, a complimentary, web-based sales skills assessment, and sign up for their free weekly newsletter, The Monday Morning Salescoach.The Game GroupTransform your vital, but dry, heavy-as-lead lessons into gold-en learning moments by turning the participant into a player and translating your topic into exciting game episodes. The Game Group works with large and small organizations to develop customized activities and learning games. After the activity or game is developed, we help the client implement the game throughout the organization through on-site demonstrations and train-the-trainer workshops.CRG Consulting Resource Group International, IncKen Keis, MBA, CPC: President & CEO of CRG, is an internationally known author, speaker, and consultant. For over 30 years CRG have had the privilege of successfully transforming individuals, families, teams, and organizations all around the globe in 8 languages.CRG provides you and/or your clients a holistic, balanced approach that has provided many organizations with flexible training solutions and programs designed to increase staff performance, improve or change workplace culture, and achieve the key initiatives of teams and organizations.... a meaningful, sustained difference to our clients and society_da4095f8-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9bTo apply systems thinking principles to enhance strategic management and leadership capabilities_da4096c0-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9bIntegrityTransparencyServiceService to othersProfessionalismTeamworkFlexibilityFlexibility and "loose-tight" relationshipsRelationshipsRespectTrustCaringAbundanceSystems ThinkingLearningBalanceHarmonySystems ThinkingOptimize results, outcomes and impact by facilitating Systems Thinking._da40976a-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9b1_da409832-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9bManagement & LeadershipEnhance the strategic management and leadership capabilities of top executives and their organizations._da4098dc-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9b2Top Executives_da409986-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9bStrategic Management SystemsApply The Systems Thinking Approach® with clients to facilitate the development and practical implementation of tailored Strategic Management Systems._da409a44-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9b3_da409af8-b583-11e4-92ad-8785fc454b9b2015-02-15http://hainescentre.com/about-the-centre/#VisionOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net