Scott W. Ventrella is the Practice Leader for Business Excellence Consulting at SAI Global. Prior to joining SAI Global, Scott was a Director at Mercer Delta (formerly known as Delta Consulting Group), a global management consulting firm which provides services related to the management of strategic organizational change to major corporations and other institutions. In his personal consulting work, he worked primarily in the areas of large-scale organizational change, teambuilding and leadership development.
Previous to Mercer Delta, Scott was recruited to assist the president of Peale Center in restructuring following the death of its namesake/founder, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. There, Scott designed a strategy to address structural and cultural issues following the merger with Guideposts Inc.
Scott began his career with Juran Institute, a leading professional services firm in quality management consulting, and training. As senior consultant and small business practice leader, He worked closely with senior management in developing quality management strategy, as well as training at all levels of the work force. Scott also served as the Director of Business Development, where he was responsible for marketing, business development and national account management.
Scott, since 1993, has been an adjunct professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Business where he teaches a full-credit course on applying quality management principles to balancing one's life.
He is a visiting professor at Columbia University, and has been a guest lecturer at a number of schools and universities including the University of Connecticut, Dartmouth, and NYU's Stern School. Most recently, he was a featured speaker and panelist at Harvard Business School's "Dean's Conference on Leadership, Values, and Spirituality."
In May 2001, he published his first book, The Power of Positive Thinking in Business: 10 Traits for Maximum Results (Simon & Schuster/Free Press) which has been translated in over 20 languages. He has completed his second book, The Business of Living - Redefining the Meaning of Success, for expected publication in 2004. Scott recently appeared on CNNfn and ABC News World This Morning to discuss the topics of leadership and integrity in business. Scott was the Technical Editor for the highly acclaimed book, The Idiot's Guide to Team Building, resulting in an invitation to participate as the subject matter expert for a teambuilding "webinar" sponsored by Sales & Marketing Management magazine involving more than 600 attendees. He has an MS in Psychology and a BBA in Marketing, both from Western Connecticut State University. Scott is a dynamic speaker who gives frequent keynotes to professional associations and societies.
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