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> Senior Government Executive,
Performance Measures Pioneer, Speaker & Author
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Into Action—Getting from
the Measures to Results and from Results to Reward
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Education—Public Policy, Administration, Conflict Management
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Publications and Articles
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Kevin Baum, MPA, is Founder and Principal of inCentergy,
an Austin-based consulting company specializing in organizational and leadership
development. An extremely popular speaker, trainer, and consultant,
Kevin is known across the county for his signature leadership seminar The
Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. Kevin's experiences working with organizations
around the world have convinced him our pursuit of performance accountability
and results is often confused by an abundance of talk and methodology...
and a shortage of action. This firm belief has moved Kevin to develop the
inCentergy, Into
Action on Performance Management Process. This three-step, no-nonsense
process has revolutionized government and industry's ability to get to
results without getting lost in the noise—results
that make a difference. In the capacity of Project Manager or Senior
Consultant, Kevin has worked with the following
clients >.
Senior Government Executive, Performance Measures Pioneer,
Speaker & Author
inCentergy: Putting Real Experience to Work for You
A 21-year veteran of government service
and former Assistant Fire Chief and Fire Marshal for the City of Austin Fire
Department, Kevin has a reputation as a strong and innovative leader. Kevin
is known for his efforts in pioneering the implementation of performance
measures into programs and services that are difficult to quantify and
evaluate statistically. Kevin's efforts in organizational and leadership
development have been recognized around the world, and his work has been
published in America, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and Australia.
Kevin is a very popular educator, speaker and organizational leadership
consultant. Kevin presents widely at international conventions, executive
retreats and employee development workshops on a wide range of topics.
Most notably, performance management, leadership, and "The
Firefighter Model".
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Action—Getting from the Measures to Results and from Results to Reward
Kevin's
practical, hands-on experience in Performance-Management gives him the unique
experience of having lived what he teaches. Kevin's performance presentations
have become so popular that he has developed a series of workshops designed specifically
for managers who want to get past confusing jargon and complex theory and into
performance results. Titled, Into Action ‘ Getting from the Measures to Results
and from Results to Reward, Kevin's workshops drill into action by following a
simple philosophy—it is by working the measures that they begin to work for
you. Government Performance Accountability only works if all employees understand
it, believe in it, understand the vision and value the results.
Education—Public
Policy, Administration, Conflict Management
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fire
Service Administration from Western Illinois University and a Master of Public
Policy and Administration from Texas State University. Kevin's Master's manuscript,
which explored the nature of conflict between functional groups in public organizations,
won the National Association of Public Affairs and Administration's Masters Manuscript
Award for best research in America (1997). Kevin's manuscript has been published
extensively and is featured in a graduate level text on Conflict Management. Kevin's
philosophy that conflict can be managed through shared experience and synergy
is a formative team building theory that he explores frequently during workshops
and conventions, and he believes strongly that nontraditional thinking is necessary
to bring about positive corporate cultural change.
Kevin
is an adjunct faculty member of the Texas State University Master of Public Administration
program, guest faculty for the U.S. Certified Public Manager's Program, a
faculty member of the prestigious Governing Live Training Seminars,
a senior faculty member of the National League
of City's Leadership Training Institute, a Senior Fellow with the Performance
Institute's Center for Law Enforcement, and a Performancesoft
Senior Partner.
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Baum has been published
extensively in the trade, academic, and management literature. Many of Kevin's
articles can be found on this website. Simply surf our site, click on the article
and download. To order Kevin's book, Lessons From The
Line, click here.
Community
Action Kevin's commitment to community goes beyond public
service. As a Board of Director for the ARC of the Capital Area, a non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with mental retardation
and developmental disabilities, Baum has been actively involved in helping the
ARC build a sustainable business model focused on results. Baum's volunteer work
with the ARC was recently recognized by the Rotary's of Austin, who awarded Kevin
the prestigious 2004 Service Above Self Award. Kevin is actively involved as a
student mentor and advisor for Texas State University MPA program and is frequently
a guest lecturer for the University. The university recently recognized Kevin's
community service by nominating him for the Courage in Public Service Award, a
national program which recognizes people who have taken great risk in the service
of the community. When he's not spending time with his family, Kevin can frequently
be found on the cliffs of the Texas hill-country, where he teaches rope craft
and rappelling techniques. TOP |
