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He has served as Chairman ILO - international employer delegates - The International
Labor Organisation’s (Geneva) Inland Transport Sub-Committee. And is a former Executive
Member of various Employer Organisations.
John is a negotiator whose grounding negotiating and Industrial Relations (conflict
resolution) experience was as a Trade Union official with leading Australian Unions.
John is DISC accredited and has extensive experience working with clients tailoring
DISC to their specific needs. He continues to offer services in a variety of commercial
negotiating scenarios and as a mediator.
In his current role both as President of ISPI and with the RTO (Logistics Training
International) he likes to bring the spotlight onto what he calls the “people factor”.
John has conducted Negotiating skills workshops since 1991 and is an advocate of
the “win win” (NONZERO) approach – wherever possible.
John has a keen interest in all forms of learning and is particularly interested
in positive approaches such as Positive Deviance, Appreciative Inquiry and “strengths
focussed” development [For more information about Appreciative Inquiry visit:
www.appreciativeinquiry.net.au]. This is because he believes that these approaches are all
part of the “new way of thinking”and learning that will be the formative influence
in the optimal business and personal (leadership) improvement and development strategies
of the 21st century. John believes that leadership development is a function of
values development. These positive approaches necessarily involve consideration
of our values.
A favourite quote: “The wise man organises Society so that, like a plant, all of
its parts cooperate together, for the benefit of the whole.” Confucius understood
the people side of any organisation.
In April 2005 John convened and chaired Australia’s first online Conference on Appreciative
Inquiry See www.ispisydney.org.au/Conference/
see also http://ai.cwru.edu
John consults and conducts workshop style presentations on Appreciative Inquiry
and Strategic Planning using the SOAR approach.
PO Box 217 Bexley South 2207
50 Glenfarne St., Bexley NSW 2207
Map showing Bexley location
Tel 61 2 9588 5228
Fax 61 2 9587 9996
SKYPE ID is: - fairgo
Mobile 0411 809 404
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