PDFManola C. Robison, CMC
Manola Robison is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) for over 10 years and CEO of Robison Management Consulting, Inc., since 1992. Her work covers areas of strategic planning, HR audits and design of people systems, executive coaching, culture change, board selection, and operational improvement. She is a well known speaker on the areas of Leadership, Diversity Management, Strategy, Business Management, Conflict Resolution, Organizational Behavior, Communications, The One Page Business Plan, and Small Business Development.
Manola helps businesses increase their profitability (i.e. “make money”) by improving their operations, marketing, sales, human resources, training capabilities, strategy, and she coaches senior management on leadership for profitability and effective communication for positive results. She also works with non-profit organizations on strategic planning, board retreats, operational and risk plans development, and volunteers and staff training.
A Certified Management Consultant that has helped business for over 20 years to achieve and sustain higher profitability, successfully overcome the growing pains of their businesses while coaching the owners on Leadership and on how to balance work and home life
Manola Robison is the President of the Institute of Management Consultants USA, Atlanta Chapter. During two years (2003-05) she was chair of a group of CEOs for Vistage (formerly TEC) and for the Women Presidents Organization helping these CEOs and Presidents increase their effectiveness and enhance the quality of their lives.
She grew up in Venezuela where she worked as an architect and as a consultant of manufacturing industries like Johnson & Johnson, Lever Bros, and Toyota. She consulted for a consortium of 8 real estate development companies for a $53 million project. In the US since 1983, she held the Corporate Leased Departments Manager position for Rich’s (Federate Store). Manola had bottom-line responsibility for 45 departments, from photo studios and fine jewelry to car tire centers and furs. In just 2 years she grew that division from $25 to $75 million in sales and increased gross margin by 2%.
Manola has been a Visiting Guest Lecturer at UTEP (University of El Paso in Texas) at the Centers for Entrepreneurial Development, Advancement, Research and Support (CEDARS) for the past five years on several topics such as Strategy Formulation, Business Plans, Personnel Practices, Team Building, DiSC Profiling, Management of Key Executive Personnel, Communication, Strategy and other topics. She has also been keynote speaker for GWEN (Georgia Entrepreneur Women Network), and Contractors 2000 (now Nexstar) both on business planning and development, a trainer on diversity for the Atlanta Board of Schools, and Workshop Leader on Business Plans for the Atlanta Latina Business Women Association.
Manola obtained her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and her MBA from the Executive MBA Program at Georgia State University.
Manola has served on the Board of Directors of Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Save our Students Academy, and Economic Development Committee of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She is actively involved in professional organizations such as the Institute of Management Consultants, Leadership Atlanta, The Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), and other community service organizations.
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