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Ed Oakley
Chief Executive Officer

Founder of ELS and co-author of "Enlightened Leadership; Getting to the Heart of Change", Ed has been a consultant both domestically and internationally. He specializes in project turn-arounds, change efforts and quality initiatives.

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Doug Krug
Senior Consultant

Co-author of "Enlightened Leadership; Getting to the Heart of Change", Doug brings broad experience from having worked with executive teams in many facets of the public and private sectors. The essence of Doug's work is built around the premise that the core of what makes a leader cannot be taught, not in the traditional training sense; it has to be brought out from within.

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Jonette Crowley
Senior Consultant

Co-author of Making Managers Into Leaders audio series, Jonette is particularly effective with top leadership teams and high-tech organizations. Jonette has been called a highly energetic and engaging consultant as she incorporates stories from her extensive adventures from around the world.

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Jacob McNulty
Director of Learning and Development

Jacob McNulty is the Director of Learning and Development at Enlightened Leadership Solutions where he focuses on the design of innovative learning solutions for clients. A unique perspective has resulted from Jacob's diverse background of consultation, facilitation, leadership and academia.

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Ed Oakley , C.S.P.
Chief Executive Officer

Ed is the Chairman and CEO of Enlightened Leadership Solutions, Inc., a training and consulting company, where he has had the opportunity to put his leadership concepts to work.

Ed received his undergraduate degree in engineering from North Carolina State University and a Masters degree in engineering from Stanford University .

Ed Oakley spent 15 years in the computer industry and has been on a quest for over 25 years to understand how to bring out the very best in people.

Ed founded the firm now called Enlightened Leadership Solutions, Inc. in 1987. He is co-author of the best selling business book "Enlightened Leadership: Getting To The Heart Of Change" (Simon & Schuster), now in its 30th printing. Ed has authored numerous articles on "Adventures in Enlightened Leadership", published in the book Leadership in a New Era, and an article titled "The Role of Enlightened Leadership in Cultural Change", published in the Journal of Innovative Management. He is co-author of the audio and video training series, "Making Managers Into Leaders".

Ed has consulted in Europe , Australia and Asia for organizations challenged with major change, including those involved with quality initiatives, re-engineering, "right-sizing", etc. He specializes in turning around challenging project and change efforts.
 
 

Doug Krug
Senior Consultant

Doug is co-author of the best-selling book, Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change (Simon & Schuster). In its 30th printing, the book is used as a textbook in numerous colleges and universities, as well as corporate and government leadership development and change management programs. Doug is on the faculty of the MBA Program at Johns Hopkins University , the FBI Academy , OPM's Office of Executive Resources Management, the Clinical Leadership Institute at the Veteran's Administration, Center for Disease Control's Leadership Management Institute and the IRS Executive Development Program (SES). Doug is also part of the SES Candidate Development Program at the Department of Labor.

Doug brings broad experience from having worked with executive teams in many facets of the public and private sectors.

Doug's primary role and greatest strength is working with top executive teams in helping them prepare for the challenges. The essence of Doug's work is built around the premise that the core of what makes a leader cannot be taught, not in the traditional training sense; it has to be brought out from within.

Doug provides inspiration and information, giving participants tools that are immediately applicable in every walk of life. Groups actively participate in their own discovery through simple yet powerful exercises. Change is successfully being implemented by scores of organizations and thousands of people who have experienced this profound process.

People relate to the personal conviction Doug brings to the process of self-discovery. His career as an entrepreneur and international management consultant provide him with proven skills for effectively creating life changing shifts in the perspective of others in a short amount of time.
 
 

Jonette Crowley
Senior Consultant

Jonette Crowley is Senior Vice President. She is co-author of the "Making Managers Into Leaders" audio and video training courses.

Jonette's corporate experience has been in management in high-tech consulting and software firms. She has worked for Andersen Consulting and Oracle in the U.S. and for Logica in Australia . She has been a national sales and marketing executive as well as the overall manager for large-scale software development projects. Jonette brings a big-picture, results oriented focus to our clients.She is particularly effective with top leadership teams and high-tech organizations.

A highly energetic and engaging facilitator and consultant, Jonette brings stories from her extensive adventures around the world. She works with leadership groups in developing shared vision, personal responsibility, goal orientation, and developing a culture of openness and trust. Jonette's international experience has brought her successful training in places such as Japan , Europe , China , and Indonesia.
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

Jacob McNulty
Director of Learning and Development

Jacob McNulty is the Director of Learning and Development at Enlightened Leadership Solutions where he focuses on the design of innovative learning solutions for clients.

Jacob received his Masters degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Colorado and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Florida . Corporate positions include director and internal consultant for a nationwide facilities management company, leadership development consultant/facilitator for a consulting firm and an organizational development consultant to a state government agency of Colorado.

A unique perspective has resulted from Jacob's diverse background of consultation, facilitation, leadership and academia. This blend of real world experience with academic theory has allowed the learning and development team to create approaches to learning that are effective in real work situations - not just classrooms.

Jacob focuses the Learning and Development department at Enlightened Leadership Solutions on continuously creating newer and more effective ways to transfer knowledge. We are faced with opportunities to learn something everyday and Jacob's team is constantly striving to uncover the ways in which people retain and use this information.

 
 
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