Expertise

Ruth Ann has over 25 years experience as a Management Consultant, Trainer and Executive Coach and has worked for Linkage Western Europe as a consultant during the past 6 years. Ruth Ann has designed and delivered numerous Leadership and Management Development workshops and works in three languages: English, Italian and Spanish. Her particular expertise is in the Management Behaviour area. She often facilitates in workshops which look at Effective Leadership, Change Management, Motivation and Communications in a Team setting. Among her areas of expertise are Cross Cultural Management, Effective Negotiations and Presentations, and Influencing across the Organization. Ruth is qualified in a wide range of tools and techniques including a certification in the MBTI, the FIRO B, the Ie5 (Emotional Intelligence) and several 360° instruments.

Professional Background

Ruth Ann, who is originally from Tucson, Arizona, USA, began her professional life working for a major trade association in the automotive section, the federal government in Washington DC and a major Washington DC –based university developing training programs for key international institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, the IBD, the OAS and several Embassies. After living and working for 3 and a half years in Latin America, Ruth desired to complete her desire for an international life with a European experience and she transferred to northern Italy where she is currently based, in Milan. With over 20 years experience in Europe, Ruth Ann worked for a major Danish Consultancy and two Italian Consultancies specifically in the marketing, design and delivery of international Management Development programs. For her Bologna based company, she worked to create a joint venture with a major University in Moscow in the early years of Perestroika, which resulted in over 650 Russian managers following a series of Management Development Programs in Italy. During the last 15 years, Ruth Ann has worked as an Independent Consultant for major organizations in both the public, private and cooperative sectors. Ruth Ann is a member of the EPWN (European Professional Women’s Network, SIETAR (International Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research), AIF (Associazione Italiana Formatori), and the ASTD (American Society for Training and Development). Ruth Ann, who is of Cuban-Irish origin, holds three citizenships: USA by birth, Italian through naturalization and Lebanese through family.

Ruth Ann has worked as a Faculty member for the Milan campus of the USA based San Xavier University and is currently collaborating for the Executive MBA program for AUB (American University of Beirut).

She has also published two books with the Franco Angeli Editore publisher in Milan, both in Italian. The first book focuses on Effective Business Presentations while the second book examines the art of Cross Cultural Negotiations. She is currently working on a third book which looks at diversity and personality in Effective Teams.

Clients

Some of Ruth’s major clients have included Barilla, Alstom Transport, Luxottica, Canon, Sony, Unilever, Glaxo, Johnson & Johnson, Sun Microsystems, E-Bay, Amadeus, Stora Enso, Merck Seronno, Whirlpool, Pirelli, ENEL, Autodesk, Foster Wheeler, Suez, Reuters, Cargill, Solvay Group, and Schlumberger.