BRUCE BLACKSTONE. HAZEN

Bruce Hazen's career, training, and experiences represent a managed process that has:* built on previous lessons and experiences * diversified skills and perceptions* stayed professionally and geographically flexible This represents a contemporary example of development and the shift from "jobs" to an emphasis on doing the "work" that is needed by organizational clients, communities, and individuals. It enables him to speak of and demonstrate principles important to the field of career management, organizational leadership, and the process of change and transition in leadership coaching. He has real and extensive professional experiences guiding his observations and recommendations about this important topic.CURRENT WORK: As a career and management consultant, Bruce combines business systems experience with his clinical understanding to address the needs of individuals, in a range of different professions, who are managing other people, organizations, and their own career development. He is the President of Three Questions Consulting in Portland, OR. He is the coauthor of the Chapter on Career Coaching in The Complete Handbook of Coaching ( Second Edition 2014) and is a contributor to Business Model You: A One-Page Method for Reinventing Your Career (2012).Bruce has a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, with emphasis in organizational behavior and psychology. In addition, he holds a Masters Degree of Science in Clinical Psychology from California State University, San Jose, and is active within the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and the Oregon Career Development Association. PERSONAL STATEMENT: Here are a couple of things that really matter to me.Speaking to large audiences and teaching are my favorite indoor sports and it's fun - for me and the audience.Focusing and accelerating organizations and other coaches in their capacity to understand and manage talent is crucial. I do it for the benefit of all involved; including the employees who are moving up, moving out or adapting their style for greater success and who are the ultimate sources of real production.The nobility of work in all its forms is my fascination. Always has been. I've watched it become a passion, a pain, an inspiration, a consolation and an obsession for many. If I can help you get it right for you or your organization at this time, I'm pleased and rewarded.