Essential Courses in Lagos Nigeria for Professional Service technocrats

You can’t afford to miss these twin courses!
Consultants Academy International (CAI) have hosted this training in Nigeria 3 times since June 2015 with faculties from United States of America and Nigeria, CAI have graduated 115 consultants and trainers from Nigeria, Ghana, Cotonou on the same course.
Vital links
http://guardian.ng/news/weinberger-to-attend-consultants-academy-international-boot-camp-in-lagos-in-june/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg85WYSaYG4

These courses will be facilitated by America renowned Professor and Consultant, Kevin C. Pitts, an adjunt Professor of Drexel University and Harvard Business Publishing Moderator USA. Kevin C. Pitts will be live in Nigeria as the lead faculty.

Faculty profile:
Kevin Pitts is a seasoned leader, consultant, facilitator, adjunct faculty member at Drexel University and moderator for Harvard Business Publishing who has led workshops and coached executives across the country. His experiences in executive coaching and leadership development have allowed him to see the best and worst practices of world-class organizations as he partnered with them to drive organizational and individual effectiveness.

Experience and Expertise
Kevin worked for the Strategic Management Group and PCG, LLC consulting and training organizations working with the Fortune 50 and others to solve business problems related to strategy, executive leadership, coaching, project management, and sales. In his capacities, Kevin has led a team of consultants to solve various business problems. He designed and developed a leadership program for the 3rd largest global banking institution to enhance the financial awareness of the key leaders within the IT department. This initiative entailed baseline assessments through surveys and interviews, executive coaching, product development and the execution of the solution for 1300 key leaders of the organization.
Kevin designed an 8 month development program for a Japanese Manufacturer consisting of action learning sessions, assessments, facilitation and executive coaching. The developmental program challenged the participants to solve problems that were currently residing in the Office of the CEO. The initiative incorporated executive coaching, project management and facilitated workshops targeted to solve specific challenges in the C-Suite. In addition, the high potentials received extensive coaching related to their leadership style identified by 360% surveys and personality assessments (FIRO B and Myers Briggs). The resulting personal and organizational action plans were approved and executed by the leaders of the high potentials and resulted in cost savings and increased sales for the organization.
Kevin also executed a major change program with a leading pharmaceutical and chemical organization. The fundamental purpose of the engagement was to assist in the integration of a major merger. This engagement entailed needs assessments, organizational design and training, coaching and consulting. This engagement has been credited with creating a faster integration process which resulted in a larger ROI for the acquirer.
Kevin’s key areas of expertise include:
•Coaching multiple levels of senior and middle managers in order to facilitate process improvement and change in various personal and operational objectives.
•Facilitating senior management and division managers toward alignment using strategic planning tools and techniques such as; trend analysis, industry structure analysis and the McKinsey 7S framework.
•Designing solutions for high potential leadership initiatives using his expertise in strategy, finance, and project/change management incorporating gap and stakeholder analyses in order to move from the “As Is” to the “To Be” state.

Client Quotes
“I really enjoyed Kevin's style. He provided a comfortable learning atmosphere where all were engaged by choice despite the urge to check emails and respond to the fires. Nice job.” SVP, ELC
“I thought Kevin - my coach was fantastic. He is a coach’s coach. He was enthusiastic, engaging and held my interest throughout each and every session. I believe I walked away with some useful knowledge in the coaching arena.” VP, Panasonic
“Kevin is a very solid presenter. He has energy and if we develop any other financial management courses, he should lead them.” SVP Xerox
“Kevin was incredibly well- respected in the “C suite” throughout the strategic planning sessions and this alone provided the momentum necessary to ensure that our senior team combined with some high potentials will work diligently to implement our new strategic direction at every level of the organization. He coached the “C suite” to model what we painstakingly decided to be our new strategy, values and behaviors going forward.” CEO, AAF McQuay
“This was my favorite course of the 29+ years I've been here. Kevin is the best facilitator yet!” VP, ELC

Professional Certifications and Speeches
Mr. Pitts is trained in the techniques of TQM and Six Sigma and as a result has used those same tools to effectively guide executives through the maze of power and politics that are barriers to career development and strategy execution. Because of the nature of Six Sigma, he has extensive experience in coaching on personal process improvement and waste eradication. Kevin is also certified in the following:
•The Executive Edge®: The Coaching AdvantEdge™
•Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)
•Certified Simulation and Action Learning Facilitator (SMG)
•Certified Effective Facilitator (Leadership Strategies)
•Certified Strategic Planning Facilitator (Leadership Strategies)
•Certified “You the Coach” (ELC)
Kevin has also spoken at the annual conferences of IBM, EMC, Panasonic, Xerox, GE, NBMBAA, NABA, the OD Network, National SHRM conference, Tri-State SHRM and SHRM Diversity and Inclusion.