Nic Smith

President

Nic Smith is President of the Piñon Group. As an organizational change consultant he specializes in leading companies through conscious change at the organizational, team and individual level. Using their proprietary System Mapping® he accelerates a client’s understanding of the complexities in their business and identifying the root cause issues that COULD impede their change processes; He also has a wealth of experience in designing and delivering dynamic experiential leadership development programs that focus upon working both across cultures and leading global and remote teams. In coaching executives to improve their performance his experience extends to challenging his clients to excel and grow. Finally, he is an international speaker and has been invited to deliver keynote speeches in the US, Europe and Asia.

Nic is originally from the UK and his consultancy experience since 1988, working with blue chip organizations in over 35 countries, including those in North and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. His previous consultancy experience was as a performance consultant with Robert Purvis Consultants and Crane Davies Limited in the UK. His client list includes: AT&T, Sun Microsystems, StorageTek, Novell, QUALCOMM, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, AG Communications, The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Bank of America, Merck, FedEx, Eddie Bauer, Revlon, Max Factor, Starbucks, Alcoa, ADMA OPCO, Halifax Building Society, Grant Thornton, Phillips, Origin BV, ABB, Ardent Heath System, Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect.

He obtained his BA honors degree from the University of East Anglia in England and holds a post-graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Norwich College, also in England. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Business Consultants in London, a Certified Management Consultant, a member of the Institute of Management Consultants in the US and is a member of the International Coaching Federation. He is also a certified facilitator for Simfony System Mapping™ Solutions. PDI Profilor, the Hogan Personality Inventory and Survey, the Personal Strengths Strength Deployment Inventory and Certified in EQ in Action Profile.

Nic is located in Santa Fe, NM