Edward M. Gurowitz, Ph.D.


 

Executive Coach
Exemplary Achievements

Consulted with Executive Team to Create Business Model to Meet Competition.
Worked with CEO, COO, and Executive Team of EPRI to create new vision and mission resulting in 80% customer retention in face of competition following deregulation. Provided new thinking models and coaching to meet emerging situations. Team created new organizational design, compensation structure, job changes, and model for working together that kept company from predictable financial decline and generated continued profitability over next four years.

Delivered Executive Excellence Program to Help Division Focus Resources Towards Goals. Trained individuals in leadership, coaching, and systematic change design skills to support WMC Mining goals for reorganizing to maximize resources. Company exploration found three ore deposits in three years, beating industry standard of one every 6-7 years. New information system for largest mine was developed for 53% less than predicated. Company reduced corporate budget by $50 million, while tripling drilling budget, allowing for redesign to matrix-based operation.

Assisted European Franchise in Turning Around Flat Growth and Profits. Turned around flat growth and profits and achieved number one position in worldwide sales for Dale Carnegie organization in Scandinavia and Hungary by designing consulting/coaching programs. After two programs franchise had 12 of the top 25 individual salespeople.

Partnered in Design of Nationally Known Program that Produced Spin-off Company. Working with executive of Fortune 500 Avon Corp., created program, "LifeDesigns," to empower women to create new opportunities for their lives. Led to book featured on "Oprah" and PBS special based on program material. Avon executive spun off program to become CEO of new company.

Partnered with Foreign Minister of Mid-Eastern Country to Create Workshop on Economic and Social Cooperation. Working with Shimon Peres, then Foreign Minister of Israel, and local consultants, designed 4-day workshop to provide hands-on planning for economic cooperation. Led to numerous projects including successful economic development project in Gaza.

Consulted with Development Team to Create Breakthrough Product in Record Time. Supported development team at Polaroid in creating new medical imaging product that increased film sensitivity from market standard of 50 to 1 in four weeks. Beat goal of developing sensitivity of 24 within one year. Worked with team members individually and in workshops to increase communication and create product that owned the market.

Coached European Corporate Executives to Produce Million Dollar Results. Presented Executive Excellence Program and coached individual executives in European Division of Eli Lilly to support achievement in creating new distribution system. Executives found solution to problems by centralizing distribution for all Europe and allowing for JIT distribution direct to pharmacy, with individual end-user labels and 24-hour delivery. Company gained unbeatable edge in market leading to several million annually in revenues.

 

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