TLIR Group - Business Transformation Advisors & Enablers

John Bolden, founder of TLIR Consulting Group, is internationally renowned for strong thought leadership that paves the way for leaders to propel and compel superior performance and results from every effort to improve the business. Short, sharp engagements that set the scene for significant cost savings, quicker delivery, higher quality and better ROI are John’s specialty, his forte… 

Over the course of 1,500+ assignments John has built a stellar reputation for quickly and effectively helping clients maximize ROI, minimize risk, attain objectives and exceed stakeholder expectations. How John and his people help is very much a matter of client preference…

• When clients intend to deal with the issues directly; John supports them with confidential advice and counsel about what needs to be done, how it should be tackled and what to watch for along the road.
• When clients want their own people to take the lead, John and his team help by making sure that what is usually overlooked, ignored or taken for granted has been adequately addressed.
• When clients want to boost the effectiveness of their people; we help them with innovative learning services designed to simply and quickly raise awareness of how and why problems arise and what can be done about them.
• When clients are not going to accept yet another failure and want firm, decisive and immediate action now; we step in, take control, stop the bleeding and deliver results.

About John Bolden

John’s corporate transformation / business improvement portfolio now exceeds 1,500 projects in financial services, technology, telecommunications, retail, distribution, logistics, energy, pharmaceutical and national/federal, state, provincial, municipal government settings worldwide.

His expertise has helped clients address business improvement challenges  spanning merger, acquisition, divestiture, information technology timing & quality concerns, streamlining the business, implementing global single instance systems and processes (ERP, CRM, PRM, HR…); brick to click business migration, business / process reengineering, consolidation, corporate/subsidiary interlock, outsourcing, shared service, new economy (e-commerce, e-business), regulatory imperatives, etc. ranging from small, localized projects up to global initiatives costing $Billions.

John possesses the rare capability of being equally comfortable imparting strategic transformation advice and guidance as a subject matter contributor, working as part of a team or task force or providing direct, decisive leadership to ensure critical objectives are met.

John's managerial background encompasses leadership of teams and departments of up to 1,500 technology and process re-engineering people (internal staff, contractors, vendors - local and international), internal user communities up to 35,000 and external constituent communities in excess of 200 million worldwide. For more detail about John’s accomplishments, credentials and value laden contributions; please browse the Quotes & Accolades and Consulting Services sections.

In addition to direct client engagements, John conducts ongoing research into the prevalent issues that lead to cost overruns, delays, quality issues, organization vs. project conflict, vendor litigation, unacceptable ROI, frustrated stakeholders, tarnished reputations and worse. His identification of the key traits and tendencies that contribute to failure and what can be done about them is recognized as innovative, practical and value laden. John’s articles are widely published and his presentations have engaged business, government and academia leaders at conferences worldwide. For samples of John’s thinking and the value that arises from his contributions, please browse Thought Leadership and News, View & Downloads sections.

John delivers his profound, thought provoking ideas and observations in public and private forums worldwide. Seminar theme outlines, keynote subject areas and a summary of major forums where up to 1,500 business leaders, academics and professionals have gained an appreciation for both organization centric and project centric issues can be viewed in the Training Services section.

John’s Education, Professional Development & Affiliations

Gerson Lehrman (New York) – Distinguished Scholar: Council of Business Advisors

Visiting Instructor – Britannia College, Executive Training Centre

Society for the Leadership of Change – Member, Panel of Experts

Kellogg Graduate School of Management, North Western University (Chicago) – EMS

International Project Management Society – Fellow

University of Massachusetts (Boston) – Advanced Mediation and Negotiation

International Institute of Change Management – Fellow

London School of Technology – MSc Graduate Program – Compiler Logic

International Society of Six Sigma Professionals – Champion, Master Black Belt

London School of Technology (UK) – BSc Mathematics

Imperial War College – International Studies

Allied Kommandatura (West Berlin) – International Studies
Royal Military Academy (UK) - Commissioned Officer

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