Rick Packer
Background
Rick began his career at CompuServe during the pre-internet years. It's at CompuServe where he experienced an excellent standard in corporate culture that continues to drive his passion for developing high performing teams. Rick interfaced with global clients as he managed a technical product line. Rick led both collocated and virtual teams during the largest Fortune 500 corporate merger in U.S. history when CompuServe was acquired by WorldCom/MCI - and provided solid leadership through a challenging time at WorldCom. These experiences, along with working alongside author John C. Maxwell, equipped Rick for a strategic role to help others grow their organizations. While working at Injoy/Maximum Impact, Rick started the Corporate Training business unit under the direction of John C. Maxwell. Rick was responsible for P&L, product development, instructional design, business development, marketing, and client relationships.
Rick holds an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University, an MBA from the University of Dayton, and executive education credentials from Stanford, College of Business.
He and his wife Kristy live in Atlanta, Georgia along with their three daughters Elizabeth, Olivia, and Lily where they are actively involved at NorthPoint Community Church. Rick is an avid reader, enjoys coaching his daughter's sports teams, providing career coaching for college students, and anything related to Ohio State football.
Clients
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Coca-Cola
- Home Depot
- Chick-fil-A
- Turner Broadcasting
- Center for Disease Control
- Rolls Royce
- MetLife
- Hilton Hotels
- U.S. Steel
- Eli Lilly
- AstraZeneca
- YMCA
- American Dental Association
- Comptroller of the Currency
Experience
Rick has been with The Table Group since the inception of the Consulting program. His clients are CEO's and executive teams comprised of talented individuals with strong personalities. Most weeks Rick is with a client in a different location, from a different industry, all struggling with the same ailment - team dysfunction and a lack of clarity. Rick's clients love his flexible approach in tackling the most relevant issues and assuring all team members are accountable to their commitments.
Endorsements
Bullard
“Rick Packer is an effective teacher and coach. We hired Rick to facilitate team building efforts that our Company initiated last year, based on the work of Patrick Lencioni. Rick was engaged and engaging in facilitating a two day seminar with our senior management team. He has clearly mastered the concepts, but nothing about his communications to our group was rote. Rick thinks well on his feet and adapts his presentation of concepts to the situational context of his clients. Rick's commitment to his clients does not end at the conclusion of his contracted assignment. He provides ongoing follow-up with a sincere interest in his clients' progress toward the goals they set during the time he spent with them.”
—Rick Miller, President & CEO, Bullard
ZC Sterling
“I have worked with Rick on several projects with my past two companies. Rick is usually the first person I reach out to when I have a high profile project that I need to make sure is successful. My leaders have all been extremely energized and enlightened after having spent time working with Rick. I highly recommend the Packer Group.”
—Leslie Torpy, Director Organizational Development, ZC Sterling
Survey Sampling
“I have had the chance to work with Rick in four different occasions, to make a team more efficient and cohesive by using Myers Briggs, the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team model, and also Rick's own Maestria and experience. Every time, Rick's contribution was very appreciated, not only by me but also by the people attending the sessions. Rick is very smart, and "sees through" team dynamics very well. I recommend working with Rick to everyone: those who have a "broken team" to fix, but also those who have a well functioning team they want to take to the next level.”
—Michel Guidi, European Managing Director, Survey Sampling
Scios, Inc.
“Our goal was to initiate dialogue with our management team. Rick's ability to make the content relevant to our challenges was exceptional. His conversational style was perfect. It was obvious that he was really prepared”
—Amy Maxwell, RN, Scios, Inc.
Orange Lake Resorts
“Rick is a perfect choice to facilitate your next executive meeting or retreat. His smart and thought provoking delivery of powerful concepts kept our team engaged throughout. Best of all Rick delivers where it matters most in business—The Bottom Line. I wouldn't even think about doing business without him!”
—Vern L. Toland, Vice President, Orange Lake Resorts
