People have said about JoAnn that she is an emerging voice to be heard in the business marketplace...a catalyst for innovative thinking...passionate for bringing theory into reality in the laboratory of real life! She brings fresh thinking that matches the realistic management needs of the 21st century workplace....named to The Next Generation of Masters(tm) by NoNiche(tm) magazine. JoAnn Corley is a dynamic, inspiring speaker, trainer, management and career coach. She has a contagious passion and energy for the topics she teaches and has shared that passion with thousands across North America specializing in seminars on Emotional Intelligence, Creative and Innovative Thinking, Effective… Management and Leadership, Powerful Communication and Dynamic Team Synergy. She is also co-author of the book, Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Success, a collaborative effort with some of the top female motivational speakers in North American and hailed by Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul fame as a must read. Ms. Corley utilizes her 20+ years of business experience, expertise in the knowledge of work functions and thousands of hours of human behavior coaching to consult in areas such as organizational design, creative and innovative thinking, management development, and adaptive leadership strategies. She is known by her clients as insightful, passionate and an acute strategic thinker as she assists them in reaching their targeted outcomes. Ms. Corley founded Convergence Consulting Group in 1998, a human resource-organizational development firm, which has provided services to a variety of industries such as; accounting & finance, engineering, government, staffing, risk management and sales to name a few. She took her consulting and coaching experience on the road conducting seminars and workshops all over North America and Puerto Rico. She has spoken to thousands of people and in every major city in the U.S. Ms. Corley attended Concordia College, Moorhead, MN and Eastern Illinois University. Prior to launching her consulting practice, she spent several years as the International Benefits Manager for a not-for-profit and a Senior Recruiter for the Richard Michael Group, a boutique Chicago recruiting firm. To view a client list of those who have experienced Ms. Corley's seminars, workshop, and coaching - go to www. joanncorley.com