DON BARKMAN
Certified Scanlon Consultant
The "Go-to Guy" for the Help You Need. |
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Only a few people are certified Scanlon consultants. What makes Don Barkman unique among that group? Don's special background in organization development, human resource management, socio-technical systems design, and business literacy education gives Don a broad-based perspective for applying Scanlon principles and processes. Don sees whole systems and helps leaders plan for fully integrated changes (not piecemeal projects). He is a quick study when it comes to analyzing and understanding companies, their people, technologies, and business dynamics.
Don aids clients by providing consulting and training services in the areas of human resources and organization development. Clients achieve higher levels of organization performance through strategic leadership thinking and workforce education and participation founded on Scanlon principles. Don personally consults on:
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>Open-book management
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>Scanlon plans |
| >Business education |
>Management development |
| >Skill-based pay |
>Team design |
| >New plant start-ups |
>Team building/training |
Don has created uniquely practical programs in those areas including: "BIZ WIZ®," "Journey to Excellence," Building Better Meetings," Training Others," and "Effective Team Discipline."
Don has also distilled his knowledge and experience into five books: Open Book Management -- Your EZ Intro to OBM (principles like Scanlon), Business Basics Bestseller #1 (business literacy for everyone), When Do You Eat the Cherry? (personal financial skills), Designing Skill-Based Pay, and Start-up, A Guide to Getting Off on the Right Foot. So what's that prove? Writing a book requires the author to bring focus, insight, organization, and clarity to the subject. Those same skills are what enable Don to speak in no-nonsense terms about Scanlon principles and practices and to define and address organization issues and needs.
Domestic and international users of Don's materials include: AlliedSignal, Bradford Company, Champion International, Coca-Cola Company, Hills Pet Nutrition, James River, Martin Marietta Materials, Parker Hannifin, Union Carbide, TRW, Weatherford International, and the 3M Company, among many others. Don's clients range from small private firms to public Fortune 100 firms.
Don's international work experience includes:
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Pioneering work in Open-Book Management and business education for all employees. |
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Creation of self-directed work team organization and supporting HR systems. |
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Development of skill-based pay systems for both new and existing plants. |
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Design and delivery of training for employee work teams and team leaders. |
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Guidance of Continuous Quality Improvement effort for major division of a hospital. |
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Design of performance appraisal processes and training of managers and supervisors. |
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Survey/feedback on leadership practices for an award winning manufacturing plant. |
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Employee survey design, administration, and feedback. |
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Consultation on the creation of a multi-plant manufacturing network. |
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Redesign of the management system for an old unionized plant. |
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Coaching of managers and employees for presentations on business results. |
A sample of clients personally served by Don include:
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A. E. Staley Mfg. Company |
Corn syrup refining |
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AlliedSignal |
Polymers manufacturing |
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Amylum Group (Europe) |
Grain processing |
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Champion International |
Paper and Forest Products |
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Hill's Pet Nutrition (Colgate-Palmolive) |
Science Diet pet nutrition |
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Parker Hannifin Corporation |
Diversified manufacturing |
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Pohlman Inc. |
Aluminum machining |
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St. Mary's Medical Center |
Healthcare |
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TRW Fuji Valve Inc. |
Engine valves
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Prior to establishing his consultancy, Don held a variety of human resources positions. At A. E. Staley Mfg. Co., he was manager of human resources and organization development for their new plant start-up in Loudon, TN. Don designed and implemented a self-directed team management system for the plant and later served on the corporate HRD staff. Prior to Staley, Don initiated and managed the corporate HRD function for Brown-Forman Corporation. At B-F he created an integrated system of training and administrative programs for objective setting, performance appraisal, career planning, and management development. He also successfully conducted the first corporate attitude survey and follow-up. Before B-F Don designed and conducted development programs for managerial and professional employees at Borg-Warner Chemicals. He was also the internal job design coordinator working with Roy Walters and Assoc.
Don holds a B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Ohio University. He has been a speaker at numerous national conferences including: American Society for Training & Development, Association for Quality & Participation, and the Ecology of Work.
Talk to Don about your situation and needs to discover how he can help you reach your objectives. He can be reached at
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