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| 1985 – CURRENT Bill Jensen is President/CEO of The Jensen Group, a consultancy whose mission is to make it easier to get stuff done. He has spent more than two decades researching how work gets done. His basic conclusion, "Woah. We’ve got a long way to go! How about some discipline around some commonsensical basics?": • We must reinvent communication skills; Wincluding how people present ideas, and see patterns • We must reinvent our tools and infrastructure to meet Wthe needs of the people doing the work Bill is an information architect with 30 years of experience in communication and change consulting. His first book, Simplicity, has been hailed as a "breakthrough in the design of understanding." It is in print in over 15 different languages, and was Amazon’s Number 5 Leadership/ Management book in 2000. While sitting among the best-seller lists was nice, the acclaim that made him most proud was being called a knowledge worker’s Studs Terkel. "I focus on how real people get real work done," he says. His next book, Work 2.0, is about changing the rules in the war for talent — putting more control in the hands of the workforce. "It’s time for productivity to get personal," he says. Then, Simplicity Survival Handbook arrives telling people to "DO LESS! Do less of the corporate silliness. Ignore more of the noise and senseless stuff that comes your way. You deserve better." His latest, What is Your Life’s Work?, captures the intimate exchanges between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and caring teammates, all talking about what matters at work, and in life. Jensen Group staffers currently number only 2-3 and all team- work and large projects are done through alliances. Bill works from his home-base in Morristown, NJ. Among current and recent Jensen Group clients:
EDUCATION BFA (1977) Communication Design, MS (1995)* Organizational Development (Career and Human Resource Development), Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY BOARDS Human Issues in Management/Silver Bay Association, Silver Bay, NY, Volunteer work for such not-for-profit organizations as YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, Methodist Church AUTHOR, SPEAKER, RESEARCHER Beginning in 1992, Bill supervised the design, research, and reporting of an ongoing study, Changing How We Work: The Search for a Simpler Way. The Jensen Group began with academic partner, Northern Illinois University, initially surveying and interviewing over 2500 people in more than 460 companies. The study has now grown to over 500,000 people, in several thousand companies around the world. Preliminary findings were posted on the Web in 1998. In February 2000, Perseus Books published Bill's book based upon the research and follow-up interviews, Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster. Work 2.0 was first published February 2002. In August, 2002, as a thought leader he contributed to Business: The Ultimate Resource. Simplicity Survival Handbook was first published in November 2003. What Is Your Life’s Work? was first published in May 2005 Bill has written for such journals as Harvard Business Review, Strategy and Leadership, Knowledge Management Journal, Focus on Change Management, Human Resource Planning Society Journal, Employee Relations Today, National Productivity, Internal Communications, Communication World and Strategic Communication Management. He has presented at such organizations as Fast Company, The Conference Board, Human Resources Planning Society, HR CEO Roundtable, Center for Creative Learning, Linkage Inc., Institute for Management Studies, International Association of Business Communicators, American Institute of CPAs, Quality & Productivity Management Association, International Quality & Productivity Center, Workforce Issues Network, Human Issues in Management and many academic institutions such as University of Michigan Business School and Syracuse University. He is an internationally acclaimed speaker; from Ireland to Sweden to Italy to Venezuela to Montreal to Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and China. He also frequently conducts 1-2 day workshops on Simplicity, Change, Communication, and Leadership. The Conference Board recently produced a conference based on his books. PERSONAL • Grew up on Long Island. Went to college in upstate NY • Home is currently Morristown, NJ • Most important life's work and joy: Son, Ian • Will never forgive himself for, as a teenager, selling an inherited W1930s American Flyer model train set • Started his career, as — what a college roommate called — Wa cutsie-pastie. Studied the Bauhaus School of graphic design • Takes his work and accountabilities seriously, but never himself • Personal Life Fantasy: Bicycling around the globe via breweries * (MS Academic Degree: In spirit of full disclosure: Summer 2001, review board at RIT decided that one-half of one course was completed too late after their statute of limitations. I'm counting it as done: I completed all courses for MS with As and a couple Bs. But review board withheld degree on a technicality. In case I decide to run for public office someday, didn’t want this to come out as an undisclosed secret in my closet.) |
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| Most important life's work and joy: Son, Ian |
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| Bill Jensen President/CEO The Jensen Group 1 Franklin Place Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 539-5070 bill@simplerwork.com |
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