Lori Silverman

As a strategist and the owner of Partners for Progress^®, a management firm dedicated to helping organizations think and act differently, Lori Silverman has consulted for organizations across 19 different industries on enterprise-wide change, performance management, and long-term strategies to increase success. Her clients over the last 20+ years have included American Family Insurance, Chevron, Lydig Construction, Valmet, Jones Dairy Farm, American Legion Auxiliary, Midwest Energy Association, Bechtel, LensCrafters, BMW Financial Services, NUMMI, Northern Quest Resort and Casino, YMCA of the Inland Northwest, Duquesne University, and the 302nd Airlift Wing.

Lori's highly energized, enthusiastic speaking approach and magical stories inspire her audiences to take action. A member of the National Speakers Association, Lori has keynoted at more than 75 events on a variety of topics ranging from the humorously edu-taining "Schmoozing: Meet, Greet, and Speak with Ease" to important business topics such as "From Vision to Action: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times."

Lori has authored more than one hundred articles and workbooks on strategic thinking, teamwork, self-managed teams, organizational change, quality, customer satisfaction, value creation, prospecting for new business, and influencing others. She is the coauthor of Critical SHIFT: The Future of Quality in Organizational Performance and Stories Trainers Tell: 55 Ready-to-Use Stories to Make Training Stick. Her latest book, Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2006), debuted in the top 100 books on Amazon.

Lori holds a B.S. degree in psychology and an M.S. degree in counseling and guidance, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also has an MBA degree from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin.