Debbe Kennedy

Current

Author, Putting Our Differences to Work at BK Business - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Founder, President and CEO at Global Dialogue Center and Leadership Solutions Companies

Past

Strategic Partner at Hewlett-Packard
Distinguished Leadership Career at IBM Corporation

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Public Relations and Communications

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Debbe Kennedy’s Summary

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Debbe Kennedy’s Experience

Author, Putting Our Differences to Work

BK Business - Berrett-Koehler Publishers

(Publishing industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )

PUTTING OUR DIFFERENCES TO WORK:
The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership and High Performance
by Debbe Kennedy ▪ Berrett-Koehler ▪ 2008 – Hardcover
Foreword: Joel A. Barker, futurist, filmmaker, NY bestselling author,
Paradigms: The Business of Discovering the Future

VIDEO BOOK REVIEW and OVERVIEW by Joel Barker
Joel walks you thru the book visually and share what he sees in to help leaders INNOVATE at the verge.
http://www.innovationattheverge.com/podtw.html

PDF BOOK BROCHURE:
http://tinyurl.com/PODTWOverviewPDF

BOOK/AUTHOR HONORS...

**** Book featured in Joel Barker's 2009 landmark film release, INNOVATION at the VERGE and selected as a guidebook for leaders and innovators. Barker also created a separate VIDEO OVERVIEW of the book.
Learn more:
http://www.innovationattheverge.com
http://www.innovationattheverge.com/podtw.html

**** Selected as one of five BOOKS/AUTHORS for the United States SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE SERIES in Washington, D.C. at the International Trade Center. Learn more:
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/SES_Brochure2009-new.pdf

**** Selected for Microsoft 2010 Thought Leader Series
for recognized leaders, visionaries, and authors from around the world.

http://www.puttingourdifferencestowork.com

AVAILABLE IN OTHER BOOK FORMATS:
Amazon.com Kindle
Paperback LARGE PRINT, Braille, Diasy, mp3

http://www.puttingourdifferencestowork.com
http://www.berrettkoehler.com/podtw
Founder, President and CEO

Global Dialogue Center and Leadership Solutions Companies

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1991 — Present (18 years )

Leadership Solutions Companies is an award-winning, woman-owned enterprise since 1990, specializing in custom leadership and organizational communications solutions. She is a pioneer and innovator in people-focused leadership/employee communications in virtual space, including creative uses of Web 2.0 technologies and other social media.

In 2004, Debbe launched Leadership Solutions Companies' GLOBAL DIALOGUE CENTER (www.globaldialoguecenter.com), a virtual facility fully funded by our consulting business as a gift to the world. This virtual gathering place for people throughout the world has an intentional focus on leadership, professional and personal development. It is built on the belief that if we all think, question, explore new ideas and learn from one another, we will in turn be catalysts for creating a better world than we know today.

Formerly, she had a distinguished leadership career with IBM Corporation for twenty years.
Strategic Partner

Hewlett-Packard

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1996 — 2007 (11 years )
Distinguished Leadership Career

IBM Corporation

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1970 — 1991 (21 years )

Distinguished leadership career with IBM Corporation from 1970 - 1991 for which I remain grateful.

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Debbe Kennedy’s Groups:

Greater IBM Connection - serve as a contributing blog author and Co-Founder, Greater IBM Women's International Network for Leadership, IBM's business and social networking community.
Academy of Management
IABC - International Association of Business Communicators
SHRM

The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
Women 2.0
Innovation People Expert Innovators Creative Network
Leadership Think Tank
ASTD National
IBMers
Global Executive Exchange
AUTHENTIC PERSONAL BRANDING
IBM Alumni
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
Leader to Leader Institute
Berrett-Koehler Authors Community
Virtual Speaker Bureau
BUSINESS NETWORK WORLDWIDE
Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce
The Emerging and Dynamic Information and Communication Technologies (EDICT) Group
How to Get BUY-IN for NEW IDEAS Community
Cisco Inclusion & Diversity