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Gerald J. Leonard the author of “Culture Is The Bass: 7 Principles for Developing A Culture That Works,” joins Enterprise Radio. Gerald is currently the President & CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Strategic Project Portfolio Management and Culture Change consulting practice based in the Metro Washington, DC area.
This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with the Author Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Gerald J. Leonard discuss the following:
- How did you get started in this field, and what do you think has made you successful throughout your career?
- What do you think is poorly understood or unresolved within this area? Why is this so?
- What challenges have you helped customers overcome recently?
- You’ve published a new book this summer, What is it about and how did you come up with the idea for the book?
- What trends do you see in your industry?
Gerald J. Leonard is the author of “Culture Is The Bass: 7 Principles for Developing A Culture That Works,” and is currently the President & CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Strategic Project Portfolio Management and Culture Change consulting practice based in the Metro Washington, DC area. He attended Central State University in Ohio where he received his Bachelor in Music degree, and later earned a Masters in Music for classical bass from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. After graduation Gerald moved to New York City where he worked as a professional bassist and studied with the late David Walters, distinguished professor of double bass at both the Juilliard and Manhattan schools of music.
While living in Manhattan Gerald worked as a full-time minister for the New York City Church of Christ and also managed time to fulfill numerous music engagements. After resigning from his ministry position he was able to devote more time to his music career and spend more quality time with his family.
Several years later Gerald began his Information Technology career, focusing initially on network computing and project management. During the last 20+ years he has worked as an IT Project Management consultant and earned his PfMP, PMP, MCSE, MCTS, CQIA, COBIT Foundation, and ITIL foundation certifications. He has also acquired certifications in Project Management and Business Intelligence from the University of California, Berkeley, Theory of Constraints Portfolio Management Technical Expert from the Goldratt Institute, Hoshin Kanri with Karen Roberts, as well as an Executive Leadership Certification from Cornell University.
In his leisure time Gerald loves to play golf and, occasionally, playing his upright bass on special occasions.
Website: www.principlesofexecution.com
Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/Principlesofexecution
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/geraldjleonard
Twitter: @geraldjleonard
