1. BIOGRAPHY
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Janice DoucetThompson, EdD
Dr. Janice Thompson, a Consulting Associate with The Ken Blanchard
Companies®
, is a highly experienced organizational development
practitioner and management consultant. Her passion and knowledge
optimize effectiveness and resiliency in the organizations she works
with. A skilled facilitator, Janice understands what it takes to deliver
results in challenging and complex environments.
Janice has achieved results for people and performance initiatives in
health care, retail, financial services, education, professional services,
and manufacturing. Her expertise includes succession planning,
leadership, change management, and board-retreat facilitation.
Her career has included leadership roles at a variety of companies in
the private and public sectors. She was the director of organizational
effectiveness and succession planning at Sutter Health, helping to
build Sutter Health University and designing an executive leadership
development process, and a Change Leadership Practice Leader at the
Juran Institute.
Janice serves on the faculty at the University of San Diego (USD),
where she teaches Succession Planning and Talent Management for
the School of Business Administration, Master of Science in Executive
Leadership (MSEL) program; she also taught Leading Change for
seven years. Janice has presented Unleashing the Power of Women in
the Workplace and Delivering Powerful Presentations through USD’s
Executive Education series.
She holds a doctor of education in organizational leadership from
Brandman University, a master’s degree in human resources and
organization development from the University of San Francisco, and a
bachelor’s degree in public relations and speech communication from
San Jose State University. Her dissertation focused on leading with
emotional labor in the service industry. Janice is certified in the 4MAT
Model of Instructional Design and also holds a teaching certificate
from the California Community College system.
Autodesk, Inc.
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Blue Shield of California
Boyd Gaming Corporation
CleanSource, Inc.
The Clorox Company
Farmers’ Rice Cooperative
Kaiser Permanente
MBK Engineers
Raley’s Family of Fine
Stores
Sacramento Zoological
Society
Wells Fargo
Clients
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www.kenblanchard.com
Testimonials
“When it comes to creativity, vision, and execution in
developing and employing high-level, rigorous, and
effective leadership programs, Janice is without equal.
Her combination of social skills, intellect, and clarity of
focus make her an incredible asset.”
—Jerry D. Estenson, PhD
Principal, Estenson Group
Professor, California State University, Sacramento
“As an adjunct faculty member,Janice has delivered courses
in both Leading Change and Succession Planning.Her
insight and motivation played an important role in the
development of our leadership competency model.Her
subject matter expertise and ability to effectively design and
deliver engaging and challenging adult learning experiences
were an asset to the program.”
—Kurt Gering, former director of MSEL
USD School of Business Administration