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The
Short Bio
James Henry McIntosh is the
CNO (Chief Nonsense Officer) for Nonsense at Work.
This title allows him to
advise and coach senior executives in the hope that this will make them,
their management teams and their organizations more effective.
He tries to achieve this by
creating the shifts in perception and in behavior necessary to make the
nonsense at work – work for them. When this nonsense gets the better of
him, he retreats to writing and public speaking until his confidence
returns.
He has been repeating this cycle for more than 20
years without seriously hurting himself, his clients, his audience or his
family.
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'After 6 months of working
with him, I'm still trying to figure him out.
Jeff Jones
Chairman and CEO
WFofR Media
www.wfofr.com
Nonsense is a serious business
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The
Full Bio
James Henry McIntosh is an independent executive
consultant working out of Richmond, VA.
He has more than 25 years experience in multiple
industries, business and organizational environments.
Since 1990, he has focused on making management teams
more effective, mainly by creating shifts in strategy-perception and
execution-behavior. He has done this for CEOs, leaders and teams in
different business environments, including the public sector and
non-profits.
During his career he has been directly involved in
diversification strategies, the integration of acquisitions, start-ups,
the sale of business units and corporate turnarounds from bankruptcy.
Business Consulting Highlights:
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Achieved within 18 months the successful
turnaround of a bankrupt retail clothing chain of 185 stores in 5
countries by functioning as consultant and confidant/coach to the CEO and
directing strategic planning and executive team development.
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As a business consultant specializing in
strategic planning and organizational development, he has either worked in
or served clients in the following industries: advertising and branding;
dairy; digital imaging; information technology (systems development);
internet-based (payroll administration); manufacturing (paper packaging);
medical (blood transfusion; hospital privatization); municipal and county
services; merchant shipping; oil; professional services (accounting, tax
and financial services); and retail (clothing; furniture; sports goods).
General Management Highlights:
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Transformed an outdated paper packaging
business into a diversified industrial company with interests in
information technology, financial services, and paper packaging (initially
as interim CEO and then as board member with responsibility for strategic
planning and the integration of acquisitions.)
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Directly involved in 10 acquisitions, two
start-ups and the sale of a major business unit for a profit in excess of
market expectation.
Strategy and Execution Highlights:
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With a colleague, developed a perceptual
analysis tool (the SHIFTSM Trigger) and a planning process
which links the implementation of focused action plans directly to
strategy. This tool has been used by more than 300 individuals in senior
management.
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Developed a formal strategic planning
framework for a retail company with a chain of furniture stores and a
chain of fashion sports goods and clothing. The same framework, with minor
revisions, was still in use a decade later.
Education:
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MBA, Stellenbosch University Business School,
Cape Town, South Africa
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Hons B (B&A), Stellenbosch University
Business School, Cape Town, South Africa
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B.S. in Agricultural Economics from
University of Pretoria, South Africa
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