Testimonials about Brian Bacon
Brian Bacon's Self Managing Leadership® programme was by far the most powerful and moving course I have ever attended in my entire professional career. Brian's vision and foresight has helped me deal with many difficult situations both personally and professionally
John Mahtani, VP, Warner Bros
Brian Bacon guided us successfully through an acquisition and subsequent merger and integration process. Brian was a great motivator and wise counsellor, able to provide and clarify even the hardest business and organizational issues in an understandable and to-the-point fashion that guided us to a successful outcome. Brian is a truly inspirational person with a truly positive influence
Arne Nabseth, Managing Director, Marquardt and Partners AB
I have taken Brian Bacon's course more than once. It is unlike anything else I have ever done. Bacon's breadth of experience is enormous - from the battlefield to corporate strategy to advising governments at the highest levels. He isn't just an armchair theorist; his unique approach has been proven in the trenches. While often given to people in leadership roles, the programme is not about your organization or your role in it - it is about you the person. Highly recommended for anyone in the midst of personal organizational turbulence.
David Holt, Context Consulting, and Editor Emeritus, Progress magazine, Halifax, NS
Brian Bacon is the most provocative and compelling thought leader I've met. He has coached me through turbulent times in my personal and professional life and showed me that true leadership is found in the "eye of the storm". In his signature Self Managing Leadership® programme, I've witnessed Brian take leaders to the depths of their soul on an inward, downward, upward, outward journey to deepen their awareness of who they really are and tap their potential. Working with Brian evokes new presecriptions of how to succeed in business. He causes leaders to reflect the best of who we really are as human beings and uses the power of reflective inquiry as a way of life in each and every relationship. Bringing together the soul of leaders and the soul of business is Brian's signature strength and calling.
Angela Airall, Chief Learning Officer at Girl Scouts of the USA
Brian Bacon's inspirational approach to leadership takes great vision to the next level
Anders Wigren, CTO at ATC Industrial Group
Brian Bacon has a deep wealth of knowledge and wisdom into the complex transformational challenges facing organisations and their leaders today. His OLDP course is a very effective capsule for communicating this. Brian demonstrates by his own example a higher level of commitment and dedication to his work than what is commonly found. Over the years he has been a tremendous source of inspiration to McDonald's throughout the world.
Mats Lederhausen, President, McDonald's Corporation Ventures, Chicago, USA
Brian Bacon, the Strategic Focusing® process and the OLDP Course provided our leaders with essential tools and techniques for focusing on the right things and the will power necessary to tackle the immense challenges this government faced when assuming office.
Ramón Muñoz, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Government of Mexico
Having worked with hundreds of consultants over the years, I can say unequivocally that Brian Bacon is among the best in the world. Few can facilitate change so effectively at so many levels simultaneously-organizational, personal and societal. The OLDP programme brings all of these together in a pragmatic platform for deep personal change which makes all other change possible.
Lenny Lind, President, Co Vision Technology Systems, USA
Coming from a deep understanding of people and organizations in many lands, Brian has a very natural, unaffected style. He builds trust easily through his personal integrity. His OLDP programme succeeds in getting people to understand and articulate their vision for the future and linking that to the mission of the organization. Doing this across an organization results in an extraordinary competitive edge.
Roy Dingle, Head of Global Strategy, Computer Sciences Corporation, USA
Brian Bacon works with the top guys in big business and government and it shows. He has a rare ability to captivate hard nosed executives whose eyes normally glaze over at the mention of values. He is an entertaining and gifted speaker and offers a refreshingly pragmatic yet enlightened approach to management within government and business.
Group Managing Director, Corporate Services Company, UK
I cannot say thank you enough for giving Al Mansoori such a fantastic and eye opening strategic workshop, every individual with no exception came out of the workshop driven to move our organization forward.
Nabil Al Alawi, Managing Director, Al Mansoori, UAE
