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- Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (since 1976)
- Corporate Trainer to Fortune 100 (50-120 days a year for 25 years)
- Organizational Consultant and Executive Coach
- Professional
Speaker (four time recipient of Mental Health Association's
Outstanding Speaker Award and one of MPI's original Platinum Presenters)
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Resource International co-founder, Dr. Robert Pennington, is an educational psychologist
who specializes in working with leaders and their direct reports to increase productivity by reducing resistance
to change and/or conflict. Trained
through the National Training Laboratory (NTL) in organizational development in the early 70's and a
former faculty member of three universities: the University of Houston,
la Universidad de Guadalajara, and Sam Houston State University,
Dr. Pennington travels extensively consulting with corporations and
government agencies undergoing massive change.
Dr. Pennington received his undergraduate degree in computer science
and psychology (1970) and his Ph.D. in educational psychology (1976) from the University
of Texas at Austin. As a Research Associate with the R&D Center for
Teacher Education he worked with Frances Fuller, Ph.D. and Ollie Bown, Ph.D.
to develop practical applications of the Concerns Based Adoption Model,
a process for facilitating the successful adoption of any innovation within
an organization by addressing employee concerns for Self, Task, and Impact. While at the R&D Center he was instrumental in the development of the Interdisciplinary Faculty Teaming Manual and Workshop.
Trainer
His multiday, highly interactive seminars, Successfully
Managing the Stress of Change and Successful
Work Relationships have become standard "flagship trainings"
in some of our nation's largest organizations. For instance, Dr. Pennington
has offered between 50-120 days a year to Fortune 100 employees for
25 years. His programs are consistently rated, "the best I have ever
attended" & "I wish my spouse and supervisor could attend."
Organizational Consultant and Executive Coach
Dr. Pennington works indepth with organizations by supporting managers who are tasked with leading stressful
and rapid change. Coaching executives to more effectively integrate interpersonal skills into their leadership repertoire he assists organizations from the top down as well as the bottom up. He has consulted with the U.S. Navy during base
closings; supported the Architect of the Capitol to enhance supervisory
skills; coordinated NASA's Johnson Space Center assessment of it's
workforce's effectiveness in dealing with change; and assisted employees
of British Petroleum and Amoco in addressing their merging of different
corporate cultures. His consultation and organizational diagnosis
skills assist management in many large corporations, government agencies
and professional associations in identifying critical issues and relationships
which produce constructive change. In the spring of 2003, he was invited
to teach Managing Change in the Workplace through the College of Technology
at the University of Houston.
Professional Speaker
A presenter for numerous national
associations such as the National Safety Council, Meeting Professionals
International and the American Society of Association Executives,
Dr. Pennington's presentation and speaking style is refreshingly informal
and uniquely engaging. He involves his audience directly as few professional
speakers can, making complex issues understandable in a delightfully
common-sense manner. His entertaining insights and delivery
make him one of today's most powerful and unforgettable speakers.
Four-time recipient of the Mental Health Association's Outstanding
Speaker Award and one of Meeting Professionals International's original Platinum Presenters Dr. Pennington is consistently rated, "one of the best presenters
I've ever heard". You can count on Rob to create a memorable
and transforming program for your organization.
His 'signature story' of having been shot in the center of his chest by
an unknown assailant armed with a 38 caliber gun amazes every audience.
His presentations include practical tools and techniques which he uses himself
in dealing successfully with the everyday challenges of being self-employed
while also caring for a spouse who is challenged with multiple sclerosis.
The insights and wisdom he shares represent a credibility born of extensive
academic research and profound personal experience.
Teambuilding Web Cast - Dr. Pennington was interviewed along side Stephen
Covey in the Sales and Marketing Magazine on their opinions of various
teambuilding activities. As a follow-up to this article SMM sponsored
a Web Cast that was recorded. By clicking on the following title,
you can go to Interwise's web site, register, download a small application
that allows you to hear this one hour panel discussion on
"Team Building: How to Do It Right!"
Leadership
Article Series
by Stephen Haslam and Robert Pennington
Dr. Pennington and his business partner of 25 years, Stephen Halsam, have written a series of articles on Leadership. By clicking on the following title, you can go to a web page where you can download the whole series of five articles or just the one that interests you most,
"Reducing Resistance to Change and Conflict: A Key to Leadership".
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