For a week-long program on Sustainable Development, James made the first keynote conference introducing the theme in a dynamic way, preparing the public of young engineers to listen to experts and corporate officers who followed him, each explaining the projects of their companies. James knew how to mobilize his public, to get them to be aware of strategic issues as well as the opportunities for innovation they could work on.

As co-Chair of the FWE conference in Paris, “Invest in Successful Women Entrepreneurs,” I asked James to be the final speaker at the event.  He understood that he needed to be energetic at the end of a long day in order to keep the 100 multinational attendees interested and finish the conference on a high note.  Emphasizing the purpose of the conference, bringing international investors to Paris to meet women entrepreneurs, the public responded very positively to James’s lively wrap-up session.  It is without hesitation that I recommend James as a both a business speaker and facilitator.

James DILLON coached me when I was WW Quality and Continuous improvement Director at Thomson Tubes and Displays. This was an international assignment in Europe, North America and in Asia.
I was part of an executive and multinational team. My main responsibility was to advise on methods and quality for production sites abroad (15 plants, 12000 employees) and to initiate associated changes. For example, I dealt with lean transformation projects for these production sites. Among my objectives, I needed to convince my operational counterparts to change their methods, work on their product flaws and upgrade their quality.
James and I worked on ways to get these operational counterparts to adhere to my recommendations and to mobilize them to make changes and investments that had become imperative for continuing the activity. One thing I understood was that I had to do more lobbying at all levels in the corporation, really “pre-selling” these changes.
James stimulated me to work on different ways of making these arguments. I felt ready, with the right tactics combined with cross-cultural awareness that enabled me to create greater impact.

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