Richard Solomon is Principal Consultant and Managing Director of Development Consulting Center Ltd., a firm he founded in 1997 that focuses on Organizational Development and CEO of INFOSERV People Tech Solutions Limited (Nigeria) a firm that supports organization and human development through cutting-edge IT soloutions. Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management, a Post Graduate Certificate in Organization Development, a Master of Business Administration specializing in Organization Transformation. He holds a second MBA specializing in Strategic Human Resource Management and is pursuing a PhD. in Management Psychology at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. He is the bestselling author of The Signature Service Strategy, a book and system that guides organizations how to develop Signature Service cultures.
His firm has provided training and consulting services to companies in 41 countries in all sectors. Some clients include The Government of the Cayman Islands, Scotia Bank, Vodafone, BpTT, Digicel, Grace Kennedy, RBC Caribbean, Methanex, First Citizens Bank, Cable and Wireless, PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Bristol Myers Squibb, 3M, Nestle, JPSco. and the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.
Richard is a Change Architect and strategist, who supports organizations through skilled consultancy, training and coaching. Some areas of specialization include: organization transformation, strategic HRM, Strategic planning, teambuilding, leadership development, change management, executive coaching and Signature service strategies.
He has been internationally trained by such firms as NTL Institute (the originators of Organizational Development), FranklynCovey (Utah U.S.A), Stucki AG (Switzerland), DMA Inc. (Salem U.S.A), Association of Co-operative Educators (Toronto Canada), “Who Moved My Cheese?” LLC (Utah U.S.A), Otto Kroeger Associates (Virginia U.S.A), Service Quality Institute (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and International Forum for Social Innovation (Paris France). He has over 25 years of experience in Organization Development including that of Alignment Specialist, Consultant and Training and Development Manager.
Mr. Solomon is a member of the Board of Directors of the NTL Institute of Applied Behavioural Sciences (Virginia USA), a Director of the PRVM Performing Arts Academy and a former Executive member of the Trinidad and Tobago Scout Association. He also served as a member of the Management Committee of the Programme for Development and Training at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation in the United Kingdom.
Richard has been listed in the “Who’s Who in Trinidad and Tobago Business”; and has been featured on TV and Radio programs commenting on human and organizational development issues. He personally provides training to thousands of individuals annually and has lectured Management and Human Resource Management at the Tertiary Level.