Barbara c Timony, ed.d., sphr
Upper Chichester, PA 19061-2317
E: ******@***.*** ~ P: 610-***-**** ~ C: 215-***-****
Profile
Strategic, results oriented Organization Development and learning
professional with extensive background in leadership development, executive
coaching, competency development, and organizational culture at the global
level. Expertise in leadership consultation, senior leadership team
development, action learning, designing strategies and plans for small and
large-scale change initiatives, and organizational redesign
Team & Leadership Effectiveness - Leadership Development - Career
Development
Change Management - Executive Coaching - Competency Development
MBTI Practitioner - Certified HR Professional
Experience
2008-Present: Organization Development & Learning Consultant
Consultant specializing in coaching, leadership development, team &
leadership effectiveness; Learning strategies, plans, and curricula.
Engagements:
. Individual coaching
. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania: Communication Workshops
. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals: Senior Leadership Team Development
. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals: Senior Leadership consulting
Aug-Nov, 2009: Immaculata University - Curriculum Development
Feb-June, 2010: Beneficial Bank - Talent Management Strategy; Instructional
Design
1997- 2008: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington DE
2006-2008: Learning & Development Manager & LEAN Learning Leader
2004-2006: Competency Development Leader
1997-2004: Internal Organizational Effectiveness Consultant
Summary of Responsibilities: Led global competency development; developed
global learning strategies; Designed & developed mentoring program;
Developed change management strategies, plans, tools and resources; Led
development and implementation of staffing and communications plans;
consulted and coached senior leaders on team management and personal
effectiveness; Learning Leader for LEAN transformation effort; Designed and
implemented global LEAN learning strategies, plans, and curricula
Areas of Focus & Accomplishments
Led US & global teams in design, development, and implementation of
training strategies and programs related to leadership, change management,
group dynamics, and knowledge management
. Architect of training tool that earned Global Innovation Award
. Lead designer/developer, US & Global Leadership Programs
. Designed & developed Decision Making Model - established as leadership
standard
. Developed Change Management strategies, tools, resources, and curricula
(global & US)
. Designed & Developed global program: Leading and Managing Change
. Developed strategy and implementation plans for Capability Framework and
associated Broadskilling Strategy, tools, and resources for restructured /
realigned organization
. Conceptualized, managed, implemented Career Development Program
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1994- 1997: CoreStates Financial Corp, Philadelphia PA
Assistant Vice-President, HR / Operations Training Manager
Member of corporate HR Leadership Team; Managed team of geographically
dispersed training team in banking operations.
. Developed training strategy that included training trainers in adult
learning theory
. Developed change management & training strategy for acquisition
. Re-engineered operator training program resulting in decreased training
time and increased productivity
. Recipient of Key Contributor Award in recognition of productivity gains
related to changes in training approach
Academic Teaching
2007-2010: Cabrini College, Adjunct Professor, MS, Organizational
Leadership
2002-2010: Neumann University, Adjunct Professor, MS, Strategic Leadership
Education
Widener University: Doctor of Education, Adult Education / Leadership
Master of Education, Adult Education
Neumann College: Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts
Majors: Behavioral Science, Human Resource Development
Certifications & Advanced Training
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI); Executive Coaching; Change & Transition (Bridges); Leadership 360
Assessments (Center for Creative Leadership); Team Architect & Leadership
Architect (Lominger); Teams & Leadership (Yale University); Appreciative
Inquiry; Peter Block Consulting; NTL Human Interaction Lab; Interviewing,
Employment Law; Organizational Change (Linkage)
Professional Affiliations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); Organization Development
Network (ODNet); ASTD Philadelphia
Invited Talks & Volunteerism
. Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Co-chair, Leadership Development
Program
. AstraZeneca Women in R&D: Career & Leadership Development
. AstraZeneca Women in R&D: Leading versus Managing
. Del. Co. Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program Yearly Speaker,
Leadership trends
. Del. Co. Chamber of Commerce Keynote Address: Your Leadership Legacy
. Network of Women in Computer Technology: Transformational Leadership
. Neumann College Leadership Institute: Women in Leadership
. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Depression Support Group: Job
Re-entry
. Board of Directors, United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware: Renewing the
Leadership Team
. Widener University Organizational Leadership Program: Leadership Coaching
. Neumann University: Interviewing Techniques; Resume Writing