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Don Barkman, President
The Business Center Silver and Bronze Best Practices Award Recipient
Don and Scanlon Plans "Scanlon Plans" have been successfully used by a variety of public and private companies for many decades. My combination of experience in organization design and business literacy makes my approach to Scanlon Systems unique. A Scanlon System developed with The Business Center is more than just a gainsharing formula. I work through all levels of your company to help you design a system that integrates your leadership vision with employee education and involvement. The result is improved business performance. Incorporated into your Scanlon System will be a reward sharing element designed to meet the needs of your company. I don''t impose a standard solution on your organization.
I strongly suggest that you link with The Scanlon Leadership Network, a group of firms sharing their experiences with the Scanlon principles. (SLN has selected our ® Universal business education program for use by their member firms.) General Information
The Business Center was established in 1988 by Don Barkman to provide consulting and training services in the areas of human resources and organization development. Don helps clients achieve higher levels of organization performance through strategic leadership thinking and workforce education and participation. Don personally consults on: | >Scanlon Plan design | >Organization change strategies | | >Business education | >Management development | | >Open-book management | >Team design | | >Skill-based pay | >Team building/training | Don has created uniquely practical programs in these areas including: "BIZ WIZ®," "Journey to Excellence," "Building Better Meetings," "Training Others," and "Effective Team Discipline." Don has also written four books: , , , and. Domestic and international users of these materials include: AlliedSignal, Champion International, Coca-Cola Company, General Foods, Hershey Foods, James River, Parker Hannifin, Union Carbide, TRW, and the 3M Company. Don's international work experience includes: | + | Scanlon Plan design and pioneering work in Open-Book Management and business education for all employees. | | + | Creation of self-directed work team organization and supporting HR systems. | | + | Development of skill-based pay systems for both new and existing plants. | | + | Design and delivery of training for employee work teams and team leaders. | | + | Guidance of Continuous Quality Improvement effort for major division of a hospital. | | + | Design of performance appraisal processes and training of managers and supervisors. | | + | Survey/feedback on leadership practices for an award winning manufacturing plant. | | + | Employee survey design, administration, and feedback. | | + | Consultation on the creation of a multi-plant manufacturing network. | | + | Redesign of the management system for an old unionized plant. | | + | Coaching of managers and employees for presentations on business results. | Clients personally served by Don include: | + | A. E. Staley Mfg. Company | Corn syrup refining | | + | AlliedSignal | Polymers manufacturing | | + | Amylum Group (Europe) | Grain processing | | + | Champion International | Paper and Forest Products | | + | Hill's Pet Nutrition (Colgate-Palmolive) | Science Diet pet nutrition | | + | Parker Hannifin Corporation | Diversified manufacturing | | + | Pohlman Inc. | Aluminum machining | | + | St. Mary's Medical Center | Healthcare | | + | TRW Fuji Valve Inc. | Engine valves | Prior to establishing The Business Center, 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 participative 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: Scanlon Leadership Network, American Society for Training & Development, Association for Quality & Participation, and the Ecology of Work.
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