Baber, Waymon, Alphonso, and Wylde are collaborators at Contacts Count LLC, an international training and consulting firm that specializes in business networking.
Their unique approach uses The 8 Competencies for the Network-Oriented WorkplaceTM to help clients profit from the changes facing organizations that are moving from a command-and-control mode to a more participative and engaged way of working. Contacts Count’s training programs, keynotes, workshops, and webinars show organizations how to harness the power of individual employee networks to impact enterprise-wide goals such as strategy execution, innovation, engagement, and competitiveness.
Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, cofounded the firm 24 years ago and are the coauthors of seven earlier books that help people put the tools of networking to work in the service of business goals. Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-How for Business and Career Success, now in its second edition, has been a best seller in the business and career world.
André Alphonso, based in Sydney, manages Contacts Count’s business in Australia, India, and Asia. He has more than 30 years of business and consulting experience and specializes in training and organizational development. André has held executive-level positions with Forum Corporation and Unisys.
Jim Wylde, of Arlington, Virginia, is an organizational development specialist, a leadership coach, an experienced facilitator, and a seasoned Certified Contacts Count Trainer. He works with U.S. and international audiences. Jim speaks Spanish and holds a degree in international affairs with concentrations in Latin American studies and international development.
Contacts Count’s clients include corporations such as Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, and eBay; professional services firms such as KPMG, Sapient, and Keiter CPA; universities such as Georgetown, Uni versity of Arizona, and George Washington; associations such as The Society of Women Engineers and the American Society for Training and Development (now the Association for Talent Development); and numerous government agencies such as NASA, the U.S. Department of State, and the National Institutes of Health.
Contacts Count’s training and consulting services help organizations and individuals build strategic, trust-based relationships that get the job done, boost profits, and expand influence in the Network-Oriented Workplace. The firm licenses organizations to deliver their material internally and leads in-house train-the-trainer certification programs.
Contacts Count welcomes your comments and inquiries through their website at www.ContactsCount.com.
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