John Manning is a Executive Business Coach and Author of best selling book, The Disciplined Leader - Keeping the Focus on What Really Matters at Rice Services. He possess expertise in execution, accountability, results, change management, building brand awareness and 37 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Fortunately for me I was given the opportunity to work for and learn from John Manning. He is an expert at building teams and motivates them to achieve their maximum potential. He has shown multiple times that he can turn around the largest business units and create growth. His teams always hit the target because he aligns strategic goals, values accountability, and encourages teamwork. John embodies what a leader should be; intelligent, focused, hard working, plus he genuinely cares.", "John has two great skill sets: 1. His understanding of operations and line management are without parallel. He knows what it takes to be “out in the trenches,” and applies his knowledge, experience, and expertise to making sure the work gets done smoothly and properly. 2. John has the rare ability to be an effective communicator to both operations personnel and to senior management. He is excellent at translating management “big picture” strategic direction into proper real-world programs. It’s a pleasure working with John.", and "John was an incredible asset to our organization. His creative approach to problem solving coupled with his unique ability to connect with people was unsurpassed. John is adept at analyzing an issue, formulating an action plan and then executing the tactics necessary for improvement. His drive for success was complimented with a high degree of ethics and intelligence. His level of skills are indeed a rare commodity."