Richard V Oulahan

Professional background
Richard is an international management consultant, trainer and seminar leader. He has consulted with corporate and private/public organizations in the United States, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa dealing with management development, organizational improvement and communication effectiveness. He brings over 40 years of experience in the education field and makes it relevant to today’s situation. Richard received a BA/History from Haverford College and and Masters/Industrial Relations  from Univ. Of District of Columbia,he was a Fulbright Scholar, and completed a Harvard Business School program on negotiation and communication methods.

 

Training expertise

•Train the Trainer
•Training material creation in organizational leadership development and high performance workplaces
• Cross cultural education adult education

Education

•Masters in Industrial Relations – University of District of Columbia (1993). BA/History – Haverford College  (1967), Fulbright Ecuador(1967-68).Correspondence courses (1980s)
•Harvard Business School Program (1979).Training with UN’s International Labor Org, Federal Mediation Conciliation Service, industrial relations experts & international development organizations.
•Silva Method training in stress management and using the mind more effectively since 1986

Various, Independent Training Consultant, 1997–Present:

•Learning Coach for one of the largest International Consulting Companies (2013-Present).Working with UK & European countries
•Independent trainer for global NGO (World Learning) working to empower people and strengthen institutions through education, exchange, and development programs. Created and conducted training programs in developing countries to train future leaders on business practices, effective communication, negotiation and mediation and organizational building
•Silva Method Instructor since 1997 – stress management & using the mind at more effective levels.
•Set up a business exchange program between the National University of Equatorial Guinea and foreign companies expanding to Equatorial Guinea to build the foundations of business program that could start creating young local management talent pool for growing international companies in West Africa
•Developed workshops for companies on goal attainment, self-esteem, and how to achieve a more balanced work-life
•Conducted train the trainer program for global petro-chemical company, responsible for training the trainers who were rolling out the course and overseeing their effectiveness across the business
•American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD), Country & Regional Training & Leadership Director, 1972–1997:
•As the country and regional training director Richard was dedicated to creating educational strategies to prepare businesses, local communities, and the agricultural sector to address issues of negotiation, mediation, safety and health and becoming high performance work places. He managed programs in the Latin American and Asian regions, with projects ranging from $100K to $5M in value
•Peace Corps, Education Director – Honduras, 1969-1972:
•As the Education Director for Honduras Richard designed an education strategy for the agricultural sector, teaching many of the programs & overseeing the logistic and financial organization of this effort

 

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