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Lea Bittner

Lea Bittner

Self-employed Management Consultant and Trainer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr. Consultant (management and wellbeing)

  • Education

    • CPP - for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

      2007 - 2007
      Certified MBTI Qualified

      Activities and Societies: MN OD Network, HR Connections, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Intnl Public Management Assoc for HR (IPMA-HR), Assoc of Trng & Devlp (ASTD) Certified to distribute MBTI and its results through in-contact workshops. Geared primarily toward leadership and effective team work.

    • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

      -
      BA Hons Interpersonal and Organizational Communications

      Activities and Societies: Honors Society

    • University of London

      1995 - 1997
      MSc Gender, Culture and Society

      Mid-career, interdisciplinary program examining societal issues across cultures and time.

  • Experience

    • Optima Consultancy

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2003
      Self-employed Management Consultant and Trainer

      I offered SMEs training and consultancy in personal and professional development, Train the Trainer, confidence building, assertiveness, systems and procedures development, customer service, business admin, interviewing, career development, and communication skills among others. Worked primarily as part of a professional association of trainers using Government funded projects for Women Returning to the Workforce, Executive Development and Supervisory Management.

    • Warwickshire College

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
      Trainer Community Outreach and Manager, Community Education

      Community outreach and development of community networks involving informal, learner-led education and creating links to higher education. Assessed and supported Community Education educators as Quality Assurance Officer.

    • Adept Community Development

      Mar 2003 - Feb 2007
      Training Manager

      A UK national charity supporting the development of active community groups to effectively engage with local business and government leaders for the achievement of local need. Managed large, complex partnerships to support international programs. Gained national accreditation for training programs including the development and delivery of Train the Trainer modules to support multi-site programs and sustainability.

    • City of Minneapolis

      Mar 2007 - Jul 2011
      Training and Organization Development Manager

      Strategic consultancy for business goal achievement, project management, leadership development, team building, business process improvement, communication and facilitation skills, action-centered learning, peer learning groups, innovative strategies such as using wikis and multi-modal learning. Led a new team of four to be a National ASTD award-winning team in our first year together.

    • Eaton Global Corporation

      Mar 2012 - Nov 2012
      Organization Development Consultant

      Platform development for global sales and product marketing. Supporting leadership development and employee engagement action for the Hydraulics group.

    • Optima Consultancy (Principal)

      Oct 2012 - Feb 2013
      Organization Development Consultant

      Specializing in program and platform development, organizational development, leadership development, employee engagement and process improvement. Working with global and small organizations. Project management at both strategic and tactical levels.

    • University of Minnesota, Leadership and Talent Development

      Feb 2013 - now
      Organization Development Consultant specializing in engagement

      Facilitating engaged, healthy work practices through customized consultancy including leadership development coaching, team effectiveness, change management, assessments (MBTI, EQi), program design and delivery, OD interventions and supportive practice.

    • Open Space Facilitator

      Jan 2015 - now
      Organizational Effectiveness, OD and Wellbeing Consultant

    • Salo LLC

      Jul 2015 - now
      Consultant - OD/OE, HR

      Supporting client needs in organizational effective and development, change management and learning & development.

    • Fredrickson Learning

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

      • Consultant

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

      • Consultant

        Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

    • Alliant Consulting

      Sept 2016 - now
      Management and Wellbeing Consultant

      Specializing in curriculum development, facilitation of public input and project management meetings, assessment and analysis, strategic planning, and organizational effectiveness.

    • The Wellbeing Well

      Jan 2025 - now
      Senior Management and Wellbeing Consultant

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Art of Hosting Practitioner

      Art of Hosting

    • EQi Certified Practitioner

      MHS

    • MBTI Certified

      CPP, Inc.

    • Conflict Resolution Facilitator

      Thera Rising International