Dr. Ron Glickman
Performing while
transforming.
Thirty years leading global change as a CIO. A decade in the classroom. The book the course is built on. Board, advisory, coaching, and keynote engagements for leaders delivering breakthrough results — while the business keeps running.
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Who he is
Dr. Ron Glickman is a CIO for a Fortune 500 company and author of Lead for a Change. Thirty years leading technology across fifteen to sixty-nine countries— Hong Kong, India, South Africa, the United States. He coaches executives and advises boards through transformations that have to happen while the business keeps running.
“Ron has an incredible ability to communicate his ideas clearly. It is evident that he cares.” — Ana Robles, ML Engineer, Encora
What he does
Five engagements. One throughline.
Board & Advisory
For boards vetting technology leadership and PE partners evaluating transformation risk.
Executive Coaching
For first-time CIOs and leaders stepping into cross-functional responsibility.
Corporate Education
Leadership programs grounded in Lead for a Change. Cohorts from 12 to 120.
Open Sessions
Virtual leadership workshops for individuals. Topics from the Lead for a Changecurriculum — self-enrolled, no gate.
Keynote & Speaking
Conferences, offsites, leadership series. 30 to 90 minute formats.
Built for leaders who have to perform while transforming.
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Thirty years as a CIO
UTi Worldwide, Wellcome HK, Duty-Free Shops, and a Fortune 500 grocery retailer. Motivating culturally diverse teams across 15 to 69 countries.
02
A decade in the classroom
Managerial leadership at Cal State LA. 91% of students improve their EQ score each semester.
03
Measurable breakthroughs
Smithsonian-recognized DFS case study. 50% cost reduction + 3× productivity at transformation scale.
04
A decade chairing a board
Camp Kesem: 3 → 54 camps, $100K → $3M+ revenue, 17 paid staff. Then purposefully selected his successor.
The book
Change is a dimmer switch, not a light switch. Evolutionary, not revolutionary.
The spine
Clarify expectations. Foster growth. Achieve breakthroughs.
The subtitle of Ron’s book — and the structural architecture underneath every engagement on this site. Three moves, one arc.
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Clarify expectations
Start with the conversation most teams avoid: what “good” actually looks like, what’s off-limits, what the room is committing to. Without this, everything downstream is guesswork.
ii
Foster growth
Build the conditions for people to outgrow the version of themselves that got hired. Emotional intelligence, communication, self-authorship — the inside-out work.
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Achieve breakthroughs
Performing whiletransforming. The measurable outcome on the other side: 50% cost reduction, 3× productivity, 91% EQ improvement — the receipts from two decades of doing it.
Selected recognition
Featured & published.
Publisher — Lead for a Change, 2023
Computerworld Smithsonian
Award — DFS transformation
Journal of Information Technology
Case study published
Faculty — managerial leadership
Board Chair — 10 years
— On working with Ron
“Each session made me pause, reflect, and look at myself more honestly — not just as a professional, but as a person. They have genuinely shifted how I think about my role and how I show up at work every day.”
How it works
Three steps, zero pitch.
Tell us what you need
Five-minute intake scoped to your engagement. Org, challenge, timeline, timezone.
A real conversation
Time to talk about what you need. No pitch, no price.Pacific hours, Mon–Wed.
Custom quote
One number, one page, one next step. Seven-day window to decide.