Robert Heinzman
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Robert Heinzman
Global Science Practice | Change Leadership Partner
Lenox, MassachusettsManagement Consulting
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Growth River
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Media Frequencies, EnlightenNext, A Life of the Spirit
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Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
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www.linkedin.com/in/robertheinzman
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Summary
My focus is on the performance of corporate and nonprofit leadership teams with global reach. These teams provide critical leverage for shaping a future that we all aspire to live for.
I'm currently a partner at Growth River, an international consultancy with offices and partners in the US and in Germany. We specialize in leading major transformational change initiatives that impact organizational culture and business models at the same time. What is unique about this work is a holistic approach that reduces complexity and creates buy-in for both executives and their teams.
I always try work on the front lines. There have been forays into the environmental science of water pollution, years of intense pushing for tropical forest conservation, and years also invested in cracking the code on human conflict and human potential.
At Growth River, our clients find us to be highly effective partners. They renew contracts; our website is loaded with their testimonials. Clients describe why they value us as centering on our ability to help them build key capabilities.
Some of these capabilities include:
=> Precisely ID the most expedient path to desired results and create buy-in for implementation.
=> Consciously create a high performance culture where team members own enterprise results.
=> Set clear and mutually agreed upon behaviors that neutralize toxic rock stars.
=> Rationalize – and transform – systems-of-roles and decision-making hierarchies.
=> Re-segment businesses and functional capabilities in response to changing market conditions.
=> Develop leaders to advocate and implement strategies.
=> Turn conflict into a source of innovation.
=> Prepare companies to scale or be acquired.
=> Ensure M&A success by effectively integrating cultures.
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Experience
Growth RiverPartner | Global Science Practice Leader
Growth River
January 2010 – Present (4 years 4 months)
We lead business change initiatives with executives. We connect the dots between how leaders show up and how organizations create competitive advantage.
Watch the video (4mins) to learn how we turn the art into the science of aligning team culture with business models.
Growth River - A New Approach.mp4
Growth River - A New Approach.mp4
Media Advisor
Media Frequencies
2010 – 2012 (2 years)
Working with publishers and newsstands agencies to confront and adapt to the digital disruption in decades-old publishing models.
Publisher
EnlightenNext
2003 – 2010 (7 years)Lenox, MA
Publisher of the leading forum for rational spiritual and philosophical inquiry, EnlightenNext magazine.
Finder
A Life of the Spirit
1993 – 2010 (17 years)India, Massachusetts
With a unquenchable desire to evolve, and to understand leadership, I committed myself to a rigorous path of rational spiritual inquiry.
Conservation InternationalDirector, Guatemala Program
Conservation International
1989 – 1993 (4 years)Flores, Guatemala
Established a successful tropical forest conservation and rural development program in a region of civil conflict.
Education
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
MES, Environmental Studies
1987 – 1989
Attended with full scholarship.
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
BA, Environmental Geochemistry
1979 – 1984
Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Ultimate Frisbee, Whitewater Rafting, home building to pay the bills
Publications
Lessons of the Rainforests, Sierra Club Books
March 1990
This survey, edited with Suzanne Head, draws together contributions from experts in a variety of fields who share a common concern for the fate of rainforests.
Languages
Spanish
Skills & Endorsements
Evolving OrganizationsRoles-based Coaching...Writing and publishingFine home buildingWellness and fitnessPublishingEvolutionWellnessExecutive PositionsFitnessOrganizationCoachingLeadership DevelopmentEnvironmental ScienceMarketingSee 10+
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Interests
the art and science of culture evolution, environmental science/economics/policy, house renovation (my old house), optimal health
Advice for Contacting Robert
robert.heinzman@growthriver.com
Organizations
Institute for Regional Conservation
Board of Directors
An influential, botanical science-based conservation organization in Florida and the Caribbean Basin.
Global Nursing Caucus
Board of Directors
An organization addressing the global need for improved collaboration and information dissemination in the quickly evolving field of global health nursing.
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Fred owns his responsibilities, does his research, cuts to the chase and innovates. Thinking for himself, he is not constrained by conventional wisdom, and thus has strong leadership ability. To offer one example, he undertook a digital marketing campaign and in one month increased the number of our customers by 20%. It was impressive (it caught industry leaders' attention...more
October 10, 2011, Robert managed Fred at EnlightenNext
Kelly Phipps
Kelly Phipps
Managing Director & Senior Strategist
I've witnessed Kelly build her company over the years and have been impressed by her professionalism and ability to deliver. And if you are doing business with Kelly, be prepared to get clear on what is going to work, because she forces the relevant issues into the light and designs integrated approaches with clear metrics.
August 29, 2011, Robert worked directly with Kelly at KUMA Interactive
Jorge Bianchi
Jorge Bianchi
Director of Spanish Edition
Jorge: smart, insightful, and strategic, sets goals and gets them done, communicating well with all the stakeholders and taking care of people along the way. And his work reflects a high standard.
July 22, 2010, Robert was with another company when working with Jorge at EnlightenNext
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