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2010 Executive Tidbits
Price of denim jeans: 47% under $25, 37% $25-50, and 16% over $50. |
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Check out Keith's other site:
Virtual Writing Coach |
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About Keith Barton, Virtual Executive Business Coach
 In addition to serving as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies in executive development, Keith Barton, Ph.D., founded and managed Texas Community Living Ventures, Inc., which provided group home services to persons with mental retardation. He has extensive skill and experience not only with business processes but with human processes.
Keith is certified with MentorCoach (CMC) and is a Professional
Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation
(ICF). He was part of MentorCoach's efforts in securing
accreditation with the International Coach Federation's
(ICF), as editor and exam developer. His desire to
coach others derives from his passionate interest in helping
others become attuned to their creative potential for
individual growth and profitability.
A sample of Keith's accomplishments include:
- Development of uniform position classification system in North Carolina
- Development of client and employee health and safety program in Texas
- Management audit and program evaluation system in Texas
- Five-year plan for Texas Special Olympics, Inc.
- Five-year plan for Community Mental Health Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Organizational development workshop for youth services in North Carolina
- Financial consult for states of Colorado, California, and Texas
- Training police officers and judges in South Carolina in defendant competency issues
- Team-building for local mental health clinic
- Private investor and COO for two start-up companies
- Charter member and CEO of Northwest Mental Health Services
- Consultant to FAA for back-to-work evaluations
- Worked with Texas Governor's Office and Legislative Budget Board on fiscal notes to legislation
- Accountability systems and due diligence analyses for business mergers
Experience and education
Keith earned his doctorate degree in Psychology in 1972 from the University of Texas at Austin and has been a practicing therapist for more than thirty years. He received his master's degree in Public Health Administration from the University of North Carolina in 1975 and was an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina.
On the personal side
 As a self-proclaimed "learning junkie," Keith enjoys reading non-fiction autobiographies, mystery and suspense thrillers, playing golf (18 handicap), volunteering with his local church and community philantropic activities. Since 1998, he has authored nine published novels and enjoys coaching new fiction writers. Learn more at virtualwritingcoach.com.
Keith considers his top five signature strengths to be:
- Industry, diligence, and perseverance
- Fairness, equity, and justice
- Hope, optimism, and future-mindedness
- Judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness
- Spirtuality, sense of purpose, and faith
Keith has two talented children. Greg, his wife, Val, and children Cory and Morgan, live in San Ramon, California. Greg is a project engineer for Chevron, USA. Kim is single and is a production assistant for a major movie and TV studio in West Hollywood, California.
Take the next step and contact Keith.
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