Team Building Africa

The people make the difference. The best people make the best difference. That is why we utilize a network of highly skilled and thoroughly trained professionals to deliver our programs. Following is a list of the individual, team and organizational assessments one or more of our trainers hold certifications in:

AFRICA
Jibola Ponnle	Diana Johnson
Marie-France Adedeji	Sade Adebanjo
Lanre Farotimi
USA
Myers Briggs (Expanded Version/Step II)	D.i.S.C. Work Style Profile
Denison Organizational Culture Survey	Life Coach Training Institute
Benchmarks	Skillscan
Coaching Foundations - Coach Training Inst.	Symlog
Campbell Leadership Index	Polaris 360 Assessment
FIRO/B	Change Style Indicator
Conflict Dynamics Profile	REISS Profile
Strong Interest Inventory	16 PF
Kirton Adoptive Innovating (KAI)	Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

AFRICA

Ajibola Ponnle – A career accountant & Tax Practitioner, Jibola has experience spanning over 10 years in Audit, Finance & Consultancy. Having worked with companies such as Arthur Anderson and British American Tobacco. She has worked in the special events industry and team building sub sector as the founding Director of TBA. Jibola is also a trained organizational Assessor with emphasis on Business Simulation Assessment which is of great value to our training programs.

Diana Johnson studied Fine Art and Mass Communication in the U.K. and America. She has 20 years experience in the hospitality and entertainment sectors, and is also a certified professional trainer in customer service.
She has lived and worked in the UK, USA and Nigeria and has coordinated training programs in both England and Nigeria. She is also a director of Team Building Africa.
She brings to the company her expertise in people management and training, and creative organization.

Marie-France Adedeji, a French national, studied Commerce and Tourism in France. Marie-France moved to Lagos in 1998 and worked as a Commercial attaché in the Economic & Commercial Section of the French Consulate. During her 8 years at the Consulate, she facilitated business, organized trade missions and seminars for French and Nigerian clients. Her wealth of experience in the areas of client service, logistics and event planning has contributed to the company’s efficient and professional service delivery. She is also a trained Experiential Facilitator.

Lanre Farotimi studied Banking & Finance and Economics. He has worked with Guaranty Trust Bank plc, for 4 years in the Human Resources and Personnel Group.
In his four years in the banking sector, Lanre has handled recruitment, staffing, training, recruitment fairs, college testing/recruitment and also payroll administration. His experience in recruitment & training, staffing issues, personnel management and welfare is ingenious to the organization’s activities.

U.S.A

Sharon Lieder, M.B.A. - Sharon Lieder has over 25 years experience in the field of training and organization development. She has held management positions at TRW and General Dynamics, and managed the training function at UCLA and UC San Diego.

Sharon holds an MBA from UCLA specializing in Organization Behavior and graduated with honors as a Member of Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary.

She served as President of the San Diego Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development and on the National level as an Assistant Regional Officer. She also served on the board of Organizational Development Network - San Diego Region and chaired the Volunteer committee for the national conference. She is on the faculty of the Management Development Center at San Diego State University.

Stephen C. Nyland, M.B.A - Steve has over 17 years as an internal and external organization consultant. Prior to his consulting work, Steve served as Director of Operations and Director of Systems Strategies for an information technology firm. For 20 years Steve served as a senior Naval Officer, supporting operations around the world managing the "business side" of the Navy (logistics, acquisition and procurement, program management, retail and food service operations, and finance).

He has considerable expertise in helping organizations pinpoint where they can find business performance leverage using a systems thinking approach. He facilitates a process which models the dynamics of how business practices/systems impact each other. His approach has saved significant time and millions of dollars for his clients.

Steve brings 25 years of leadership experience in team problem solving, facilitation, change management, coaching/mentoring and helping clients to understand cross-functionality. His passion for facilitation and knowledge transfer have built many lasting relationships. He is particularly good at creating capacity for innovation and learning and enjoys helping people see, and make operational, the larger systems of which they are apart.

Steve holds a BA from the University of New Mexico and completed MBA studies at Cal State Fullerton and New York Institute of Technology. Steve is a past President of the Organization Development Network - San Diego and is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (local and national), the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis.