Tony Welsh
Published by erin on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 21:24
Tony Welsh, Vice-President, Design & Consulting, brings over 25 years of a wide variety of training, design and organizational development experience to Forrest & Company Limited. As Forrest specializes in customized solutions, Tony is invaluable to our organization with his genius of precisely matching the requirements of a client to the specifics of a program.
Tony led the design of Forrest’s Leadership Suite™ and Effective Thinking Suite™ program offerings. He is currently writing ViewFinder2™, a newer version of a multi-rater tool that assesses strengths and opportunities for development. Tony is an expert process facilitator and has delivered many of the Forrest programs. He is certified in Effective Intelligence™.
Recent projects include:
- For a national organization that provides medical laboratory services: Designed and implemented a complete Requisite Organization structure, which included structural consulting, leadership development, project management, and coaching of individuals at the Director and Vice President levels
- For a major energy utility – Developed a bespoke managerial framework and helped apply it from the top levels down
- For a multi-faceted provincial financial institution: Produced a whole-system consolidated consulting process to assist in the transition towards a more robust structure. Developed a common language for all the working principles and practices in order to align all the working levels of the organization
- For a legal insurance organization: Assisted it to articulate its leadership competency model
- For a major manufacturer and distributor of paper goods: Designed an Effective Thinking Suite™ program for its human resource personnel on how to become more effective facilitators
Tony recently retired from the Canadian Army Reserve at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Among other accomplishments during his years of service, he commanded Canada’s oldest airborne infantry regiment, the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada.
Whenever he can find the time, Tony enjoys camping and hiking with his wife and two daughters. He builds the most amazing back yard (but not front yard) fences, and having played football in high school, is an enthusiastic NFL follower. He also makes a wicked gin & tonic.
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