Outstanding in their fields: Cutting edge research, practical experience
Thomas Jacobs is a long-time leadership consultant who has been critical to the success of 3M for more than a decade.
He is also a practicing family counselor who brings both personal and organization insights to helping clients understand and evolve their cultures. He is an engaging instructor who has been said to “bring fun to every topic he’s taught!”
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Rick Bell has worked with scientists, engineers and business leaders for decades, introducing them to tools that leverage their strengths and taps into their “right brain” skills.
He has been a trusted adviser to business and community leaders and also is well-known for starting the Minneapolis-area’s premier “new-father workshops” with regional hospitals. Bell also has coached numerous aspiring leaders with the 3M corporation.
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Craig 
Nakken is the author of several books, including the perennial bestseller “The Addictive Personality.”
He is a popular public speaker and a highly respected private practice counselor, with years of experience working in the front lines with businesses and leaders in critical situations. His latest book, “The Moral Compass,” was released in late 2011.
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R
uth Skeens worked for 15 years as a recognized operations manager and process improvement leader with DuPont.
As part of the founding RapidChange team, Skeens successfully led the turn-around of many traditional, stalled and stuck business cultures. For the last 15 years, Ruth has been helping organizations, domestically and internationally, in embedding innovative RapidChange tools. For the last year she has worked closely with the restorative efforts of the U.S. Catholic Church.
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Donna Bennett is a former Microsoft executive who has more than a decade of experience helping companies adopt new technologies.
She is known for equipping people for the intellectual, emotional and procedural efficiencies that make high-tech investments worthwhile. Her technical know-how and strong business sense is combined with a clear understanding of how to have technology work for us.
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Jeannine Hall is a noted specialist in leadership assessments, 360-degree reviews and EQ (Emotional Intelligence).
She has more than 25 years of professional experience in education, corporate training and business operations. She has degrees in behavioral science and business and has spent the last 10 years educating future leaders at the university and the professional levels.
