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He has developed a
number
of unique and powerful tools to allow business people to improve their
ability and perform individually and in groups. Bruce has also developed
techniques for small and mid sized companies to conduct business planning
and strategy sessions. This has been developed into a methodology called,
Breakthrough Business Planning. This methodology can also be
useful for departments and corporate divisions.
In 1984, Bruce founded the
firm CMI that is dedicated to creating vision in their clients work place,
planning and commitment dictate actions, where employees are committed to
the desired results rather than to the current circumstances and where out
of the ordinary results can be produced continually and routinely.
CMI has a practice in the areas of Strategic Planning, High
Performance Team Development and Organizational Development. The coaches
and facilitators of
CMI have worked on projects throughout the
United States, as well as,
international projects in
China,
Mexico and Canada. Clients routinely compliment and are impressed at the
service orientation and responsiveness they receive from the CMI staff.
Bruce has worked
extensively with privately held companies from five to forty five million
dollars in size. He is an expert in working with family owned companies and
brings an insightful perspective to coaching and developing these types of
companies. While not being exclusive to one industry, CMI has worked
significantly in the food processing, manufacturing, insurance, health care
administration, technology, staffing and commercial laundry sectors. Bruce
has coached and planned with numerous companies that have experienced real
tangible revenue growth. Recently CMI’s work has been featured in the
Chicago Tribune Newspaper and Industrial Launderer Magazine.
Some of CMI’s clients
include, Böwe Bell & Howell, Motorola, Allstate Insurance, the UIC MBA
Program, Sargento Foods, First Health, International Paper, Krusinski
Construction, Motherboard Express, Champion Uniform, Plymate, Inc., Freedman
Seating and The Roscoe Company.
Bruce is a speaker for The
Executive Committee with
TEC. He has spoken to and worked with their groups of CEO’s
throughout the
United States and Canada. Bruce has given presentations at numerous
international conferences. Some of these include, Dust Control Association,
INC Magazine’s, “Growing the Company Conference” and “Customer Service
Conferences”. Bruce has also coached and worked in the Chicago Public
School System, as well as, other Not For Profit Organizations.
CMI is located in Oak Park,
Illinois, which is where Bruce lives with his wife, Leslie. His
stepdaughter, Lauren, is a special education teacher at Morton High School
and Leslie is the principal of Heritage Middle School both schools are
located in Berwyn, Illinois. Bruce was brought up in Latin America. From
the time he was six until he was eighteen, he lived in
Puerto Rico,
Columbia and Mexico. This upbringing has allowed him to have a deep regard
for the Latino Culture and a fluency in the Spanish Language.
Bruce is a prolific
writer. He has written the following articles: “Coaches Use Empowerment for
Breakthrough Results”, “Coaching as a Mentoring Tool”, “Diary of a Change
Agent”, “A New Foundation in Business Culture: Managerial Coaching” and
“Creating Customer Focused Work Teams”. He has also published The
Coach’s Handbook and put together two booklets inspirational of
quotes.
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