John Mattone

John Mattone was recently named by Thinkers50.com as one of the fastest rising stars in the field of leadership development. The Thinkers50, a biennial list of the world's top business thinkers, identifies those people who are making a real difference in the world of business. John was ranked as one of the world's emergent thought leaders and appears on the 2011 Thinkers 50 "Guru Radar" list. John Mattone is recognized globally as an inspiring keynote speaker, prolific author, and highly sought-after executive coach. John is the President of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. John has over 30 years' experience in the fields of executive development and human capital management, as an entrepreneur who has built two successful human capital consulting firms, as the president of a multi-million dollar leadership consulting firm, and as a leading researcher and author known throughout the Fortune 500 for his extraordinary speaking ability. Prior to EDA, John was the Vice President of Global Assessment Services for Linkage, Inc., where he was responsible for the firm's global assessment practice. Prior to Linkage, John was the Senior Vice President of Sales for Drake Beam Morin, the global career and outplacement firm. Before joining DBM, John spent 10 years building his first successful consulting firm, Human Resources International. John has consulted for more than 250 organizations and addressed more than 500,000 people in 2,000 speeches and seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and other countries worldwide. His client roster includes names such as AT&T, Citicorp, DuPont, IBM and United States Air Force. John is a prolific author having written four books as well as over 100 professional articles and book chapters including the award-winning "The Role of Assessment in Driving Operating Results", published in Jac Fitz-enz book "The New HR Analytics" (AMACOM, 2010) and "Predictive HR Leadership". John's newest books, entitled "Stealth Leadership: Using Assessment & Coaching to Propel Your Leaders and Organization to Greatness" and "Unlocking & Unleashing Your Leadership Potential", are being heralded by leading experts, CEO's and HR leaders as "groundbreaking and innovative". In addition, John is the co-author of the 2011/2012 "Trends in Executive Development Research Report" (Pearson & Executive Development Associates, 2011). John is also featured in a variety of audio/video programs, including "Hiring & Performance Management", "Focus on Success", "The Essentials of Delegation" (all published by National Press) and the award winning "Street Smart Leadership". John holds a B.S. Degree in Management and Organizational Behavior from Babson College and an M.S. Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Central Florida. John serves as an Executive MBA faculty member at Florida Atlantic University where he teaches his popular course Global Leadership Assessment & Development. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Additionally, he serves as Senior Faculty Member with the Talent Management Academy, a worldwide leader in leadership conferences and education. John is a member of numerous professional associations including the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches and serves on the editorial advisory board of Recruiting Trends Magazine.

What he presents:

The Role of Assessment in Driving Operating Results
Succession Planning & Management: How to Identify & Develop Your Future Leaders
How to Assess & Coach Leaders
Unlocking & Unleashing Your Executive Potential
Talent Leadership: How to Engage, Inspire, Retain & Achieve Results
How Does Your Succession Management Program Stack-up?
Who Are Your Future Major Leaguers?

Subject Areas:
Leadership
Business
Management
Human resources

John Mattone's books:
"SUCCESS YOURSELF: How To Unlock & Unleash Your Leadership Potential"
"POSITIVE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: A Guide To "Win/Win" Reviews"