R. L. (Ron) De Ré

Ron De Ré excels in “Group Dynamics” in any setting from the boardroom to the shop floor.  He offers creative and insightful approaches to the development of solutions based on a wide variety of practical consulting and senior management experience.

Experience

Mr. De Ré has extensive senior management, coaching and consulting experience with organizations large and small, in the public and private sectors, in a variety of functional areas including general management, organizational development, human resources, labour relations, facilitation, training & development and acquisitions & mergers.

Education

Ron has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the Queen's University School of Business in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and a Masters in Management (Sloan Fellowship) degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, California, USA.

Contact Information

905-260-4766  or  ron@silverlining.ca


Consulting Overview

Ron De Ré provides individual coaching and consulting, management consulting and organizational development consulting based upon respect for the individual and the premise that the person who actually does the work has significant "know how'" to play an important role in solution development for compelling organizational challenges.

Some Specific Consulting Services

Ron offers a broad range of services including:

  • Organizational Development, with a passion for making the intents and purposes of the organization percolate through every daily activity;

  • Training & Development, with an eye for the essentials of a Learning Organization and the distinction between Leadership & Management;

  • Human Resources, with senior management experience, an understanding of both sides of the brain and a certification in Emotional Intelligence;

  • Labour Relations, with significant “real life” experience and a penchant for organizing chaos into calm for smooth day-to-day operations;

  • Acquisitions, with a keen eye for the numbers, including the costs of existing and potential people-related issues;

  • Mergers, with a strong interest in the implementation of all matters requiring Interpersonal & Group Dynamics, including Team Building; and

  • Facilitation of all sorts, including seminars and workshops, from dramatic reorganization, to project initiatives, to routine planning at all levels.

Contact Information

905-260-4766  or  ron@silverlining.ca


Work History

Mar-04 to Present

Coach & Business Consultant

Whitby/Oshawa

 

Silver Lining

Toronto/Mississauga

 

President

 

 

 

 

Feb-93 to Feb-04

Management & Org. Development - Consultant

Toronto/Mississauga

 

Renaissance Management Consultants

Ottawa, Ontario

 

2. Principal (9 yrs)

 

 

1. Co-Founder & Director (2 yrs)

 

 

 

 

Jun-88 to Jun-93

Marketing & Product Development - Director

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Canada Post  (Canadian Post Office)

 

 

2. Physical Dist., Product Development (3 yrs)

 

 

1. Courier & Special Products, Marketing (2 yrs)

 

 

 

 

Apr-85 to May-88

Senior Management - Business Administration

Toronto/Mississauga

 

Gelco Express (Courier & Messenger Services)

 

 

Corporate Vice President, Administration (3 yrs)

 

 

 

 

Jul-82 to Mar-85

Senior Management - General

NYC/New Jersey,

 

TNT USA (Thomas Nationwide Transport)

San Francisco,

 

Executive Vice-President  (3 yrs)

Seattle & Nashville

 

 

 

Sep-81 to Jun-82

Graduate Business School - Sloan Fellow

Palo Alto, California

 

Stanford University - Graduate Business School

 

 

Sloan Fellowship, Masters in Management (1 yr)

 

 

 

 

Sep-75 to Aug-81

Senior Management - Labour Relations & H.R.

Toronto/Mississauga

 

TNT Canada (Thomas Nationwide Transport)

 

 

2. Corporate Vice-President, H.R. (3 yrs)

 

1. Corporate Manager, Labour Relations (3 yrs)

 

 

 

May-72 to Aug-75

Association Management - Labour Relations

Toronto, Ontario

 

M.T.I.R.B.  (Motor Transport Industrial Relations

 

 

Bureau - Trucking Employers Labour Relations 

 

 

Association v. Teamsters)

 

 

2. Association Manager (3 yrs)

 

 

1. Assistant Association Manager (6 mths)

 

Sep-68 to May-72

Undergraduate Business School

Kingston, Ontario

 

Queen's University - School of Business

 

 

Bachelors of Commerce (4 yr)

 

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