John M. Greco

R.O.E.M.

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Elgin, Illinois, United States

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Timeline
About me
OD Consultant | Global Citizen
Education
- Loyola University of Chicago
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  MS Organization Development
  Activities and Societies: Founding member of Organization Development Associates, a graduate student owned and operated consulting firm. Earned an MSOD - Master of Science in Organization Development. Discovered systems thinking; began to establish deep expertise through study of Forrester, Senge, Argyris, Oshry, and Ackoff.
- University of Illinois at Chicago
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  BS Business Administration
  Earned BSBA majoring in Economics
Experience
- FedEx Ground (formerly Roadway Package System Inc.)
  Jan 1987 - Jan 1994
  R.O.E.M.
  Applying Industrial Engineering practices and tools to maximize productivity and minimize expense.
- Federal Express
  Mar 1994 - Dec 2003
  Senior Manager, Organization Development
  Organization Development: Design | Culture | Talent | ChangeReported directly to the regional vice president; specialized position initialized based on my business case. Delivered executive coaching, strategic planning, leadership development and change management services. Enhanced engineering analyses by viewing operating challenges through an organization development lens. Identified systemic constraints and opportunities for improved management practices. Conceived and directed region-wide culture survey that identified congruencies and gaps vis-a-vis a breakthrough performance working environment, with follow-up that established intervention strategies designed to build performance capabilities. Designed, developed, and delivered professional development seminars and customized workshops driving strong improvements in management practices and employee engagement. Show less
- Performance by Design Consulting
  Jan 2004 - Nov 2005
  Founder, Practice Director
  Organization Development: Design | Culture | Talent | ChangeDelivered comprehensive organization development services encompassing organization diagnosis and design, culture assessment, executive coaching, management and employee development, teambuilding, and change management. Clients included for profit, not-for-profit, and city government.* Designed and executed an organizational assessment survey of a $4,000,000,000 division of a Fortune 100 company. Project included data analysis to discern business unit strengths, capability gaps, process pain points, and facilitation of feedback and action planning sessions. * Created, planned, and facilitated two future search participative strategic planning conferences involving multiple stakeholders for two non-profit organizations. Show less
- Sears Holdings Corp
  Nov 2005 - Aug 2008
  Organization Development: Design | Culture | Talent | ChangeProvided organization development interventions, tools, and consultations to business unit leaders, including organization design, change management, leadership development, conflict resolution, and performance consulting. Directed the operations of Sears Holdings University, including managing a strategic partnership with Kaplan University. Fortified and enriched the enterprise change management model including the creation of an online change management toolkit for on-demand access and use by all managers. Managed a team of instructional designers, client training specialists, organization development consultants, and interns; peak staffing was 9 ftes. Show less
  - Director, Organizational Effectiveness
    Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
  - Manager, Organizational Effectiveness
    Nov 2005 - Dec 2007
- Best Transportation Services
  Jun 2007 - Dec 2014
  Director Board of Directors
  Established in 1987, Best Messenger Service Inc. has grown to be one of the most flexible delivery service companies in Chicago and suburbs.
- Follett Software Company
  Aug 2008 - Jan 2012
  Director, Human Resources / Organization Development
  Organization Development: Design | Culture | Talent | ChangeGo-to business partner for the executive management team. Advised and coached the president and executive management team regarding strategic organizational restructures, leadership and management development, executive messaging, and employee communications.
- Follett School Solutions
  Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
  Senior Director, Talent Management
  Organization Development: Design | Culture | Talent | ChangeDelivered human capital management and organization development activities in support of four business units, with $700,000,000 in revenue and 1,700 associates.
- Northern Trust Corporation
  May 2014 - Nov 2015
  VP, Senior Consultant, Organization Design & Development
  Organization design consultation supporting functional and strategic restructurings; organization development interventions to enhance performance or address pain points and gaps. Influential strategic projects include:
- CNO Financial Group
  Nov 2015 - May 2021
  Director, Organization Development
  Organization Design; Organizational Change Management (OCM); Organization Development; Leadership and Management Development
- ODEA
  Jan 2019 - now
  Founder, Consultant
Licenses & Certifications
- PDI Profilor
  Personnel Dimensions International
  Jan 2007
- Covey 7 Habits
  FranklinCovey
  Jan 1997
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
  Type Resources
  Jan 1997
Volunteer Experience
- Bereavement Counselor
  Issued by Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice on Mar 1999
  Associated with John M. Greco