About John Bolden
John Bolden is internationally renowned for strong thought leadership that paves the way for leaders to propel and compel significant improvement in corporate transformation project performance and results.
John's corporate transformation / business improvement portfolio now exceeds 1,500 projects in financial services, technology, telecommunications, retail, distribution, logistics, energy, pharmaceutical and national/federal, state, provincial, municipal government settings worldwide.
His expertise has helped clients address business improvement challenges spanning merger, acquisition, divestiture, information technology, streamlining, global single instance systems/ processes/services; business renewal, process reengineering, consolidation, corporate/subsidiary interlock, outsourcing, shared service, new economy (e-commerce, e-business), regulatory imperatives, etc. ranging from small, localized projects up to global initiatives costing $Billions. John is equally comfortable imparting strategic transformation advice and guidance as a subject matter contributor, working as part of a team or task force or providing direct, decisive leadership to ensure critical objectives are met. His managerial background encompasses leadership of teams and departments of up to 1,500 technology and process re-engineering people (internal staff, contractors, vendors - local and international), internal user communities up to 35,000 and external constituent communities in excess of 200 million worldwide.
In addition to direct client engagements, John conducts ongoing research into the prevalent issues that lead to cost overruns, delays, quality issues, organization vs. project conflict, vendor litigation, unacceptable ROI, frustrated stakeholders, tarnished reputations and worse. The baseline for his thinking is now 5,400+ projects spanning every common form of business improvement along with some not so common that are truly bleeding edge. These projects vary from cosmetic through to mission critical and beyond, ranging from $150K to $17Bn+. His identification of the key traits and tendencies that contribute to failure and what can be done about them is recognized as innovative, practical and value laden. John's articles are widely published and his presentations have engaged executives, managers and staff in public and private forums worldwide. John's unique understanding and perspective represents a paradigm shift in the way organizations should approach, plan and execute each and every corporate transformation / business improvement initiative.
Education, Professional Development & Affiliations
Gerson Lehrman (New York) - Distinguished Scholar: Council of Business Advisors (T, T & M)
Visiting Instructor - Britannia College, Executive Training Centre
Society for the Leadership of Change - Member, Panel of Experts
Kellogg Graduate School of Management, North Western University (Chicago) - EMS
International Project Management Society - Fellow
University of Massachusetts (Boston) - Advanced Mediation and Negotiation
International Institute of Change Management - Fellow
London School of Technology - MSc Graduate Program - Compiler Logic
International Society of Six Sigma Professionals - Champion, Master Black Belt
London School of Technology (UK) - BSc Mathematics
Imperial War College - International Studies
Allied Kommandatura (West Berlin) - International Studies
Royal Military Academy (UK) - Commissioned Officer
