Thom Bond Bio
thombond@nycnvc.org
Thom Bond brings 20 years of human potential research and
practice and 23 years organizational development experience to his work.
Moving from an academic background in Philosophy and Psychology into the
corporate world of training and development, from the beginning, Thom sought
ways to engender and sustain productivity, passion and meaning in the
workplace.
At the start of his career, by working with small and medium trade and
technology companies, he established himself as an effective marketing manager
and practitioner at the highest levels of management. Through a combination of strategic planning, effective
communications and leadership, Thom established a reputation in both marketing
and organizational development. Over
time his work focused on training and technology. By using skills in both of these areas, Thom was able to
consistently effect an identifiable, substantial increase in growth, profits
and employee inspiration.
He
next set out to create a consulting business, working with larger corporations
where he could take his skills to larger clients. During these years Thom worked throughout North America
delivering and supporting large scale, custom designed trainings, using technology in consort with sound management
techniques to improve productivity, efficiency and profits.
In
constant pursuit of improvement in program content, design and delivery, Thom
has sought out and worked personally and extensively with pioneers such as
Albert Ellis and Marshall Rosenberg and incorporates his experience to produce
unique, highly effective communications and management trainings.
Today,
as a writer, teacher, speaker, mediator and coach, Thom contributes to
thousands of clients, participants, readers, viewers and listeners. His work spans from individuals and couples
to large organizations.
He has been published or featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine,
Yoga Magazine, and is a regular guest on radio and television. He is
currently the Executive Director of the New York Center for Nonviolent Communication
and a member of the Communications Coordination Committee for the United
Nations. He is the Program Director of
both the NYCNVC Certification Training Program and the NYCNVC Integration
Program. He is also and a Program
Director of the Generations Plus Program (designing and delivering
communications trainings throughout the New York City Hospital System).
For over 5 years, Thom has personally funded and delivered “First Mondays in
New York” a free community introduction and workshop in Manhattan, on the first
Monday of every month.
Other
contributions include:
1) Author “64 Days for Peace” - Basic Peace Training on the Internet for the
anyone.
2) Author “Safe at Home For the Holidays”
3) Author www.theexercise.org - online NVC exercise
4) First CNVC Certified Trainer in New York City
5) Founder, New York Center for Nonviolent Communication