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Ken Lehman, Chairman of Winning Workplaces
Ken Lehman is a Managing Partner of KKP Group, LLC, a family office for
the Lehman Family Group, and Chairman of Winning Workplaces, a not-for-profit
which is helping organizations become great places to work.
Before organizing the Lehman Family office, Ken was Co-Chairman of Fel-Pro Incorporated, a family-owned and managed Skokie, IL based automotive gasket manufacturer. Fel-Pro was nationally known for family friendly benefits and harmonious labor-management programs and policies, and was consistently ranked as one of the top 10 companies to work for in America by Fortune and Working Mother magazines. It was also featured in the book The 100 Best Companies To Work For in America. Fel-Pro was sold in 1998.
Ken served in the U.S. Peaces Corps from 1966-1972. He currently serves
on several corporate and civic boards, including CARE, Public Radio International,
and WBEZ-FM.
He received his BA in English Literature at Johns Hopkins University and
his MA in Sociology at Northwestern University.
Gaye van den Hombergh, President of Winning Workplaces
Ms. van den Hombergh, a former member of Winning Workplaces' Board of Directors, is the former President, Midwest Region, of Vistage International, the world's leading CEO organization. Before joining Vistage in June, 2006, Ms. van den Hombergh was the President and Managing Director of The Johnsson Group, a financial consulting firm serving Fortune 500 clients such as Kraft, PepsiCo, Baxter, McDonald's, Abbott, and CNA Insurance. The Johnsson Group was a wholly owned subsidiary of Altran Technologies SA, a publicly traded global consulting firm headquartered in Paris, France. In this role she led strategic change, launched several new practice areas, and delivered record results as the firm transitioned from a privately-held founder-run firm to a publicly-traded, foreign-owned firm.
Prior to joining The Johnsson Group in 2000, Ms. van den Hombergh held executive and management positions in sales and marketing functions at several global companies, including Kraft, CIGNA, and Reed-Elsevier. In these roles Ms. van den Hombergh successfully introduced and implemented new revenue generating initiatives; led successful sales teams; drove organizational and strategic change; and along with her team, achieved award-winning business results.
Diane Stoneman, Director of Consulting and Training
Diane leads Winning Workplaces’ consulting and training practice and
has extensive experience in the fields of workforce and organizational development.
She is an experienced facilitator, marketer and consultant in human resource
strategies to increase workplace effectiveness. During her career, she has
worked as a workforce learning consultant at the Council for Adult and Experiential
Learning (CAEL), a program director at the Chicago Manufacturing Institute,
and a director of a major urban community development organization. Diane
has a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University and holds
a master’s degree in social service administration from the University
of Chicago.
Training and Presentation Topics
Winning Workplaces offers a full range of training, including seminars,
workshops, management retreats, and keynote addresses. These include the
following topics:
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