John Cone' Email & Phone Number

John consults on organizational learning, with special emphasis on strategy and on organizing and managing complex organizations. He serves as advisor to CLOs and on several learning advisory groups.He was VP of Learning and Development at Dell Computer Corporation. At Dell he implemented a philosophy that leveraged technology, put the learner in control, and made learning an integral part of working. He was credited with designing the first executive education program in the Fortune 500 in which the faculty consisted exclusively of the CEO and members of the executive committee. During his tenure, Dell Learning received the “World Class Innovator” award from Innovation Associates and Fast Company Magazine, was named Corporate University of the Year by the National Alliance of Business, and was one of the first winners of the Excellence Awards presented by Corporate University Exchange and the Financial Times. Training magazine named Dell Learning to their top 50 in corporate education, and John as an e-learning evangelist. John has served as Chair of the Board of ASTD, Interim CEO, and was also Chair of ASTD’s Certification Institute. He has also served on the Editorial Board of Strategic HR Review, and the board of SumTotal Systems. Prior to Dell, John was VP of HR for Sequent Computer Systems Inc. He joined Sequent as President of Sequent University, which he formed. In that role, he also created the company’s first comprehensive quality strategy.Prior to Sequent, John was one of the founders and creators of Motorola University (MU) and served as Director of Corporate Educational Services. In his tenure he managed the development of each major component of the function, including strategic marketing. In his last two years with Motorola he led the company’s Senior Executive Program and the VP Task Force on Change.

Listed skills include Leadership Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Training, Strategy, and 12 others.