Anne P. Harlow

 

 

Consultant, Project Manager, Trainer, Facilitator, Keynote Speaker

EEEE:  Energetic, Enthusiastic, Entertaining, Engaging!

 

Anne has over 20 years of a multi-faceted background in training, management, sales, marketing and technology.  With proven success in managing people, budgets and projects; analyzing and managing business change; assessing, developing and deploying skills improvement programs; a strong background in technology; a passion for working with people; and a solid understanding of business processes, she is able to assist organizations maximize their most important resource:  PEOPLE!

 

Anne provides valuable and thought-provoking information with an entertaining and exuberant style. Her creative, enthusiastic and straight-forward approach to business strategy provides an opportunity to analyze and solve problems in a fun, relaxed environment.

 

  

Key Experience:

  • Senior Management; Technology, Pharmacuetical, Automotive
  • Project Mangement (training and software development)
  • Training Program Design and Development
  • Director of Marketing, Pharmacy Association
  • Sales and Marketing, Regional Sales Manager
  • Director of Performance Solutions for a major training company
  • Process and Performance Improvement Consultant
  • Attended Central Michigan University majoring in Broadcasting, Theatre and Music
  • Associate Degree; Hospitality Management
  • Member of ASTD
  • Inscape Publishing Distributor (certified DiSC® facilitator)
 
 
Comments from clients
 
Manufacturing Client:
 

It is with great pleasure that I write in support of your exemplary skills as a corporate trainer, curriculum developer and executive coach.    When we met, I immediately recognized your creativity and enthusiasm.   I also valued your respect for adult learning principles in a corporate environment.  We have collaborated for five years, and I have come to learn that an Anne Harlow class is an investment that delivers results.

 

I have leveraged your expertise so many times as a strategic partner at our corporation: it is a pleasure to work with you.   You develop curriculum better than anyone I know, hands-down.  We use Anne Harlow’s level of excellence as a benchmark for training documentation, presentation and creating a professional learning environment.  You deliver tool-based training: I know that our learners will be able to apply a new technique tomorrow because they attended your class today.  You are simply the best.

 

Please use me as a reference as your career continues.  Your alliance with our company has been fruitful, and I would gladly share my view on how you have supported our corporate development and culture.

 

Training Vendor:

 

Since she began working with our company in 1993, Anne Harlow has continued to be one of our most highly-valued consultants.

 

Anne is committed to developing and delivering the finest programs possible, and it is this focus that keeps her colleagues and clients returning for her services.  As a developer of instructional materials, she listens to the business problem, tunes in quickly to the learning needs, and designs a solution that is targeted, succinct, engaging, and results-oriented.  Her materials reflect her in-depth understanding of adult learning styles, and her courseware gets high acceptance from program participants and client executives alike.

 

Anne’s facilitation skills are first-rate.  Her personal energy level, coupled with her keen attention to audience responses, keeps her live and her recorded programs moving along at a progressive pace while engaging even the most reluctant participants.  Anne is a master at incorporating a wide variety of both expected and unexpected learning aids, and her audiences openly appreciate her creativity, humor, sincerity, and knowledge.

 

Working with Anne Harlow on large and long-term projects has been especially rewarding for her colleagues and her clients.  Anne’s blend of strategic thinking, attention to detail, leadership, and strong interpersonal communication skills means that the projects she runs are designed and executed with team member and business results in mind.  In my many years of experience with Anne Harlow, every project has been a success.

Training Participant Comments:

Presentation Skills

  • “One of the best training classes of my 18 years of business training
  •   “I got much more out of the 2 day class then a speech class I took for one semester.”
  • “A valuable program for anyone who is required to speak in front of others.”
  • I think the above rating speaks volumes on how I feel about this course.  Ms. Harlow serves her organization well!”
  •  “It’s really an active training class.  It gave us confidence, presentation skills for future work!”
  •  “I loved the instructor!  She was humorous and informative.  I enjoyed the class!”

Leadership

  •  “I felt the program touched on very important aspect of being, becoming, and maintaining effective leadership skills.”
  •  “Great program!  Probably something this entire firm would get value from.  Especially good in understanding personality traits and changing behaviors.”
  • “I enjoyed the interaction – it was definitely more useful information than just listening to a speaker.

Professionalism

  • “I wish the company had put every employee through this class in the past.  People would work much better together having this insight and knowledge.”
  • “Excellent class.  All mangers should take this.”
  •  “I found the program to be very informative and confidence building.”
  •  “I learned how to handle conflict and sticky situations with more professionalism”
  • “Anne was great, as usual.”

 Excel

  • “Anne was great.  I will be taking more classes if she will be teaching them.”
  •  “Excellent program – Anne was great!  Very upbeat and pleasant and fun.  Also very knowledgeable!  Would like to have her back and learn new info from her.”
  •  “I was able to understand this training more than in several previous Excel training I have had.”
  • “Anne is a great instructor.  Very motivating and peppy!”