Howard M. Guttman

“The results you achieve are proof of your Intention.”

Howard M. Guttman is founder and principal of Guttman Development Strategies, Inc., a management consulting firm that builds high-performance teams and coaches executives to realize their and their organization’s potential. Leadership Excellence magazine has named him one of its “Excellence 100 Top Thought Leaders.”

Howard’s clients include market leaders such as Coca-Cola; Johnson & Johnson; L'Oréal USA; Mars, Inc.; Novartis; Pfizer; Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC;  Sears; and Walmart. He also consults with universities and nonprofit organizations around the world. Howard’s style is direct, enabling clients to see clearly the distinction between symptoms and core organization issues.

Long-lasting client relationships confirm his skills as an enthusiastic and engaging communicator. Howard and his staff of consultants are known for creating programs and processes that are pragmatic and results oriented. His goal is to produce observable, enduring change by aligning senior management teams and coaching executives through personal roadblocks to reach their highest potential. Supporting much of this change strategy is Howard’s groundbreaking work on “horizontal teams” (brand teams, matrix structures, global teams), theories first published in Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code for Standout Performance (John Wiley; www.greatbusinessteams.com), named one of the Top Business Books of 2008 by Soundview Executive Book Summaries. Howard's most recent book is Coach Yourself to Win: 7 Steps to Breakthrough Performance on the Job and in Your Life (McGraw-Hill; www.coachyourselftowin.com).