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CONFERENCE
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Nick Horney, Principal, Agility Consulting & Training, LLC
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Nick is the Founder and Principal of Agility Consulting and Training (ACT).Since 2001, ACT has provided consulting, leadership development and executive coaching that enable leaders, teams and organizations to build and sustain strategic agility and resilience within a continuously turbulent and uncertain environment.Dr. Horney has been recognized as an expert in strategic agility by publications such as CIO Magazine and organizations such as the American Management Association.
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Dr. Horney served on the Executive Committee of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) as Vice President of Client and Constituency Relations.During his tenure, CCL was recognized by Business Week in 1999 and 2001 for delivering best-in-class leadership development products and services in the executive education marketplace.
Dr Horney's consulting experience (leadership and organizational development, process improvement and six sigma) spans over 20 years - Agility Consulting & Training, Coopers and Lybrand Consulting, Nicholas F. Horney & Associates and ODR, Inc. Representative clients have included Harrah's Entertainment, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Vanguard Car Rental (National & Alamo), Government Printing Office, Aramark,John Deere & Sons, and R.R. Donnelley.He held senior leadership roles in Human Resources Development and Quality in the consumer products industry (Divisions of Nestle and Pepsi) and utility industry (Salt River Project).
Nick coauthored a book in 2000 entitled Project Change Management, published by McGraw-Hill. He has authored or has been interviewed for various magazines and journals (e.g., The National Productivity Review, Training and Development Journal, CIO Magazine, Bank Marketing Magazine, American Way--American Airlines In-flight Magazine, etc.) addressing leadership and organizational agility issues. His academic experience includes adjunct faculty work at Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell University and the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Horney's first-hand knowledge of leadership and organizational agility was developed during his 23 years in the Navy leading diving and explosive ordnance disposal teams.Nick retired from the U.S. Navy reserves at the rank of Captain.
The Secretary of Commerce appointed Dr. Horney to the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.He also helped establish and served as a judge for the USA Today Quality Cup Award for ten years.
Nick serves on the Board of the Human Resources Planning Society (HRPS) and is a committee co-chair for the HRPS affiliate organizations.
He received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida. |
