Stephen G. Haines has used systems thinking as his orientation to life since the late 1970s. He is currently president and founder of the Centre for Strategic Management® and an internationally recognized leader in strategic planning and strategic change. He has over 25 years of diverse international executive and consultant experience in virtually every part of both the private and public sectors.
Mr. Haines was formerly president and part owner of University Associates (UA) Consulting and Training Services. Prior to that, he was executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Imperial Corporation of America, a $13 billion nationwide financial services firm. He has been on eight top management teams with organization leadership for operations, planning, human resources, training, organization development, marketing, sales, communications, public relations, and facilities.
A 1968 U.S. Naval Academy (at Annapolis) engineering graduate with a foreign affairs minor, Mr. Haines has an Ed.D. (ABD) in management and educational psychology from Temple University and an M.S. in organization development from George Washington University.
Steve has written six books and eight volumes of the Centre’s took kits, guides, and best practices (over 4000 pages), all based on systems thinking. He has taught over 60 different types of seminars and is in demand as a keynote speaker on CEO and Board of Directors issues. He has served on a number of boards and was chairman of the board for Central Credit Union in San Diego.
The Centre for Strategic Management® is an unusual mix of 12 master-level partners in the United States and Canada, with a growing number of master-consultant international affiliates in Australia, Korea, Turkey, South Africa, and Ireland.