Tony has over 25 years experience in business consulting, organization development, and positive change leadership development. Tony served as faculty on National Training Laboratories (NTL) Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Certificate Program, teaches the Strategic Management Capstone at Providence College’s MBA program, and provides leadership development training with UMass Boston’s Center for Collaborative Leadership.
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Career history
Tony is a corporate and luxury retail facilitator of choice who has led numerous global executive leadership retreats, as well as workshops and executive coaching within the luxury sector. Additionally, Tony is a go-to strategy consultant supporting private and public sector globally. His clients span sectors and continents, to include strategic planning and culture building with non-governmental organizations, universities; innovation summits with global foundations, pharma, banking and luxury sector.
Coach expertise
A student of David Cooperrider, Tony is among the early pioneers and practitioners of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a change methodology that is based on two deceptively simple premises for planning and engagement:
We find more of what we seek—by focusing on what is desired—strengths and opportunities for innovation/improvement, as well as aspirations and desired outcomes/results—more creative ideas are generated, and more possibilities are explored. Positive Image = Positive Action.
People commit to what they help to create—the more participatory the process, engaging those who impact and those who will be impacted, the more committed people will be to the outcome, the work needed to get there, and long-term success.
What people are saying about Tony Silbert at Turningpoint
Tony is an innately curious, charismatic, and approachable “CEO Whisperer” who knows how to engage and light up any room – and Zoom call.
Coach experience
- Global Executive Leadership Retreats
- Manager & Leader Workshops
- Culture Transformation Tool Certified
- Executive & Team Coaching
Career history
- Co-Founder, Innovation Partners Int’l
- Manager, CapGemini Ernst & Young
- Sr. Consultant, Electronic Data Systems
Academic qualifications
- MS Organization Development, American University/National Training Laboratory
- BS Psychology, George Mason University
Other commitments
- Professor, Strategic Management Capstone, Providence College
- Environmental Sustainability Committee, South Kingstown
Media & publications
- Co-author,Healing Conversations Now Enhance Relationships with Enders and Dying Loved Ones
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