YAEL ZOFI VIRTUAL TEAMS EXPERT & CEO, AIM STRATEGIES®

Yael Sara Zofi is a Facilitator, Trainer, Coach, Professor, Author, and CEO of AIM Strategies®, Applied Innovative Management®, a human capital consulting firm focused on developing global leaders managing virtual teams and facilitating cross cultural communications. With 20+ years of consulting experience, Yael has applied behavioral science techniques and has

helped countless leaders and teams focus on transformational initiatives that improve their bottom line and enable stronger human connection in the virtual workplace. Her latest book, A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams, offers a practical roadmap for bridging the logistical, cultural, and communication gaps that can prevent any virtual team from reaching its full potential. Mrs. Zofi holds a Business Management degree from Rutgers University, a Masters Degree in Organizational Development & Change from Columbia University and advanced post-graduate certificate with American University/National Training Laboratory (AU/NTL) Institute for Applied Behavioral Science.

Throughout her career, Ms. Zofi worked with clients in the high-tech, financial services, pharmaceutical, healthcare, electronics and media industries as well as non-profits and educational institutions. Her organizational development (OD) work focuses on helping leaders and teams become more successful through strategic alignment and guided change management. She created assessment tools, facilitated global strategy retreats, designed talent management programs and lead merger integrations with 6 organizations. Ms. Zofi also implemented process improvement, talent retention and performance management programs across three continents.

Her clients range from Canon, Philips, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Societie Generale, MetLife, American Management Association, Oliver Wyman, Risk Metrics Group, to Pfizer, Nokia, and the US Dept. of Agriculture (see complete client list: http://www.yaelzofi.com/hub/yael-in-person/clients).

Prior to forming AIM®, Ms. Zofi was SVP of Performance Management, Leadership & Organizational Development with J.P. Morgan, in charge of design and implementation of global training for 18,000+ global employees. She facilitated many global transformation initiatives, including working with senior management to implement team, customer and organizational strategies aligned with new business directions, technologies and HR policies. She worked in Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia), Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico) and Europe (UK, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, as well as the Eastern Block). Prior to Morgan, she spent several years with Accenture (Change Management) and Price Waterhouse Coopers - PwC (Post-Merger Integration) working on reengineering and leadership development assignments.

Zofi has been a featured speaker at international conferences, professional organizations and board groups. She has authored 4 business books, 12 executive reports, 7 white papers, 6 leadership and team assessments, 15 case studies and 100s of articles, posts and videos on global leadership and

cross-cultural communications, with recent focus on team innovation, Taking a Page From Thomas Edison, Virtual Team Trends Report, and Bringing Reality to Your Virtual Team. She has been featured in Forbes, CIO Digest, CNBC, Business Week, Watch IT TV, Harvard Business Review Expert Series, Mindtools, The Business of Life Radio, Blog Talk Radio, People & Strategy, eZines, SKR Magazine, Halogen Talent Management, All Business, Entrepreneur and Bloomberg.com, among others. See complete list in Blog Newsroom.

Yael published four books: Communicating Through a Global Lens™ – How to Broaden Your Perspective in a Cross Cultural World (2007 & 2012), A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams, (2011), Work Your Network – Making Impactful Business Connections (2008), and TOPS™ – Managing UP – How to Identify Your Manager’s Style and Build a Stronger Relationship (2007).

Active in her community, Yael led the Chamber of Commerce Business Roundtable, ran cross cultural communications workshops for international executives, and wrote a column called “Your People” with Long Term Living Magazine. As a Professor at New York University and NYU Polytechnic Institute, she designed and taught many graduate courses to MA/MBA & HR Technology students since 1995: Leadership and Business Transformation, Leadership and Management Skills, Management Principles and Ethical Practices, Leadership Strategies for Organizational Change, Virtual Teams and Organizations, Executive Coaching, Coaching in Organizations, Leadership and Team Development, among others. Her proprietary “Work Your Network” and “TOPS Managing Up” courses are New York State approved for CPE accredited programs and are utilized by eBay and PayPal throughout the world..

Ms. Zofi serves on the Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Board, Social Networking Board, leading expert with Mentor's Guild, and is former Organizational Development Network (ODN) Board and Program Committee Chair. She belongs to American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the Association of Psychological Type (APT), the Human Resources Planners Association (HRPS), the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE), and the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM). Yael holds a Business Management degree from Rutgers University, a Masters Degree in Organizational Development and Change from Columbia University and advanced post-graduate certificate with American University/National Training Laboratory (AU/NTL) Institute for Applied Behavioral Science.

She lives in Brooklyn with husband and two daughters. REACH YAEL ON: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yaelzofi Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yael.zofi Twitter: http://twitter.com/yaelzofi or @yaelzofi Eventful: http://eventful.com/users/Yaelf5917 Speaker Deck: https://speakerdeck.com/yaelzofi You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AIMStrategies#p/a AIM Strategies Company Website: www.aim-strategies.com Yael Zofi Virtual Teams Website: www.yaelzofi.com

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