Tom Crane
Tom is a consultant, facilitator, author, and coach who specializes in assisting leaders in creating high-performance teams. He works with all levels of leaders and their teams to enhance their individual and team effectiveness in achieving performance objectives. Tom’s first book, The Heart of Coaching is focused on changing a leader's mindset from “the BOSS” to the mindset of "the COACH." The premise of the book is that a performance-based, “feedback-rich” culture will more effectively support an organization's business strategy, and lead to higher and more sustainable levels of performance.

He worked as a consultant and engagement leader for the last 17 years in small and large organizations going through strategic change and culture alignment. Some of the organizations with whom he has worked include: AES Corporation, AEP Corporation, Anadarko Petroleum, A.T. Kearney, Baker & Botts, Bell Atlantic, CBS, Contintental Airlines, Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach, Dixieline, Duty Free International, Dynegy Corporation, ENRON Corporation, Equiva Services, Florida Power & Light, GPU Nuclear, The Helen Woodward Animal Center, Hilton Grand Vacations, Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Home Savings of America, Host Travel Division - Marriott, KFC, Micron Electronics, KPMG Peat Marwick, Los Alamos Laboratory, New York Life, NYNEX, Qualcomm, San Diego State University, Shell Oil Company, Southern California Gas, Sonat, Inc., Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, Times Mirror, Transco Energy, United Airlines, Vastar Resources, Von's Grocery Company, Westrend Electric, Inc.

Prior to founding CRANE CONSULTING in 1995, Tom was vice-president of Senn-Delaney Leadership for nine years and consulted with clients engaged in strategic culture change. Additionally, he worked in financial planning and project management roles with Solar Turbines, a division of Caterpillar.

Mr. Crane has a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Drake University. Mr. Crane is a member of the San Diego chapter of OD Network, The Society for Human Resource Management, and the American Society for Training and Development. His areas of expertise are Coaching Skill Development, Organizational Change, Corporate Culture, 360 Feedback, Leadership, Teambuilding, and Interpersonal Communications.

Areas of Expertise
Leadership
Executive Coaching
Organizational Change & Development


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