Changing an organization is hard. It’s disruptive, makes people uncomfortable and requires trusted leaders who are authentic, tell the right stories – and can back up what they say.
For more than 25 years, Jack Goodman has helped leaders and communicators manage change by creating and enabling conversations within organizations that drive trust. He believes that most “communication” inside companies doesn’t come from people like him, who’ve had it in their job title; rather, it takes place among colleagues and, critically when it comes to change, between leaders and their teams.
That’s why Jack has focused on helping clients build communication skills and develop effective communications strategies – because these underpin the credible narratives that are such a critical part of successful change.
After a recent series of workshops, 95% of leaders trained believed their communications skills had improved.
As a global communications leader for Fortune 500 firms including Thomson Reuters, IBM and McGraw-Hill, and a communications consultant for clients such as MasterCard, Toshiba and Sprint, Jack brings a been-there, seen-that familiarity with change communications of all types; his personable approach makes the difficult business of change easier to navigate. He’s also shared his experience as a Visiting Professor of Practice at the UK’s Newcastle University Business School.
Jack has an MBA from Binghamton University and a BA in Sociology from Boston University. He’s based in New York, where he enjoys perfecting recipes for miso-glazed salmon and chicken shawarma, practicing old stand-up comedy routines and cheering on the careers and personal adventures of his wife and two grown children.
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