About The Change Agent

Our Philosophy

THE COMPANY

The Change Agent was founded in 2010 as an organizational consulting and coaching company dedicated to providing cross-cultural consulting services to the European market place. Together with our network partners, we cover a broad range of topics, industries and languages.

Our Approach

We adhere to a systemic approach, which seeks to take into account how changes or events in one part of an organization affect the other parts. Just like in an eco-system, everything within an organization is connected. Changes made in one area will likely affect other areas either directly or indirectly.

While we bring far-reaching expertise in organizational and cultural change issues, our basic approach is to support our clients in developing their own solutions to the extent their resources allow.

The benefits of this approach are:

Organizational members of all levels are involved in defining the challenges and the solutions. The case for change is well-understood across the organization.
Since the solutions are developed by managers and employees themselves, people gain insight both into their own issues, challenges and priorities, as well as those of their colleagues. This helps develop both cross-company and cross-cultural understanding. There is greater acceptance among employees towards the changes than with consultant-delivered solutions.
When solutions are home-grown, there tends to be a closer connection between the concepts and applicability, as team members have a keen understanding of their environment. This helps pave the way towards successful implementation

Ron Gorlick, Managing Partner

Studies and Additional Training

BA Connecticut College, New London CT USA

MBA Washington University, St. Louis MO USA

Certificate in Organization Development, Trigon Entwicklungsberatung, Salzburg Austria

Certificate in Conflict Management, Trigon Entwicklungsberatung, Salzburg Austria

Certificate in Coaching, Coaching Development, London UK

Certified in DISC (Personality Inventory) and PD (Personal Directions)

Certified in LINK (Big 5 personality model)

Ron has nearly 30 years’ experience helping international companies and managers bridge cultures, bring about organizational change and achieve their goals. In the last few years, he has specialized on organization development projects for multi-national companies, with a special focus on leadership issues and developing corporate culture.

In addition, Ron has many years’ experience working with teams and individual managers, supporting them through challenging situations and helping them define and focus on their future visions and goals. He is expert in small and large group interventions, and works often with international teams to help them achieve higher performance. He also coaches managers in coping with sensitive / political issues, transitioning to new positions and managing change processes.

With a background in communications strategy, marketing and advertising strategic planning, he brings years of experience both in line management and consulting.

Clients over the past few years have included Voest, Nürnberg Messe, KPMG, Stadtwerk Jena, Beiersdorf, Porsche, Schott, Thyssen Krupp, E.DIS Netz, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cosnova, as well as the private universities IMD and ESMT.

Ron is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is an ICF-certified coach.

Biography

Ron Gorlick was born in 1961 in New York City, and grew up in New Jersey. Traveling extensively with his family and participating in inter-cultural exchanges from an early age, he learned to appreciate and respect cultural diversity. He underwent inter-cultural training with the Experiment in International Living in Brattleboro, Vermont, and led groups of teenagers to Mexico and Spain over several summers.

After completing his studies, Ron enjoyed a ten-year career in New York City in marketing, strategic communications and crisis management consulting. He moved to Germany in 1996 and soon began working in organizational consulting. In the years since, he has worked with many of Germany’s DAX 20 companies, developing organizations and their cultures, improving teamwork and cooperation across departments and functions, and designing and implementing strategic change initiatives.

Ron holds a B.A. in English Literature from Connecticut College and an MBA from Washington University / St. Louis. He has a certification in Organization Development (Master’s equivalent), as well as in conflict management through Trigon Organization Development in Salzburg, where he studied under Friedrich Glasl. He completed his training as a coach with Coaching Development in London.

Our Values

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