Corporate Development Group Information

Corporate Development Group, Inc. (CDG), founded in 1994, is a leading leadership and organizational development firm. We are the worlds foremost authority on the measured integration of customer promise, culture and leadership. For more than 40 years, CDG has advised senior executives in more than 500 companies worldwide on how to effectively empower their people to deliver on their enterprises customer promise. What sets CDG apart is our framework and process that connects marketplace, customer promise, leadership, culture, and individual performance. Our approach is built on the importance of customer promise as the magnetic north for every business and as the determining factor for how to lead and enculturate ones enterprise. Our approach to helping leaders and their enterprises succeed is rooted in over 35 years of research. CDG has more than 270 consulting associates around the world (U.S., Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Canada and Switzerland) who are trained and certified in our framework and methodology. Bill Schneider, CDG co-owner, has practiced as a consulting psychologist since 1974. He has consulted with enterprises in energy, aerospace, communications, consumer products and services, retail, finance, manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, information technology, telecommunications, government, hotels, mining, higher education, and utilities. He first introduced his innovative concepts of organizational culture in his book, The Reengineering Alternative: A Plan for Making Your Current Culture Work (New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 1994). He, then, developed a process for measuring the connection between marketplace, customer promise, culture and leadership. He has received national and international recognition for his work. He has also authored numerous book chapters and professional journal articles. His second book, Lead Right for Your Company Type: How to Connect Your Culture with Your Customer Promise, is slated for ...