Elaine Biech is president and managing principal of ebb associates inc, an organizational development firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change. Biech has been in the training and consulting field for twenty-three years working with business, government and non-profit organizations.
Elaine specializes in helping people work as teams to maximize their effectiveness. Customizing all of her work for individual clients, she conducts strategic planning sessions and implements corporate-wide systems such as quality improvement, reengineering of business processes, and mentoring programs. She facilitates topics such as coaching today's employee, fostering creativity, customer service, time management, stress management, speaking skills, training competence, conducting productive meetings, managing change, handling the difficult employee, organizational communication, conflict resolution and effective listening.
She has developed media presentations and training materials and has presented at dozens of national and international conferences. Known as the trainer's trainer, she custom designs training programs for managers, leaders, trainers, and consultants. Elaine has been featured in dozens of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Management Update and Fortune Magazine.
As a management and executive consultant, trainer and designer she has provided services to Land O' Lakes, McDonald's, Lands' End, General Casualty Insurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers, American Family Insurance, Marathon Oil, Hershey Chocolate, Johnson Wax, Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Navy, NASA, Newport News Shipbuilding, Kohler Company, ASTD, American Red Cross, Association of Independent Certified Public Accountants, the University of Wisconsin, The College of William and Mary, ODU and numerous other public and private sector organizations to help them prepare for the challenges of the new millennium.
She is the co-author and editor of dozens of books and articles, including: The Consultant's Quick Start Guide, 2001; Successful Team-Building Tools, 2001; The Pfeiffer Annual, (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003); The Business of Consulting, 1999; The Consultant's Legal Guide, 2000; Interpersonal Skills: Understanding Your Impact on Others, 1996; The ASTD Sourcebook: Creativity and Innovation-Widen Your Spectrum, 1996; The HR Handbook, 1996; Ten Mistakes CEOs Make About Training, 1995; TQM for Training, 1994; Diagnostic Tools for Total Quality, INFO-LINE, 1991; Managing Teamwork, 1994; Process Improvement: Achieving Quality Together, 1994; Business Communications, 1992; Delegating For Results, 1992; So You Want To Be A Consultant", 1994.