Since starting The Thornton Group, Neil has made a commitment to share the ideas, insights, and trends that he has learned in over two decades of consulting, business development, entrepreneurship, and coaching business leaders.

He has been asked to work with business teams, associations, executives, public entities, academic institutions, and technology-innovation groups. I have worked with business owners, senior managers and human resource leaders in the field of strategic execution, visioning, team training , coaching and skills development.

In his work Neil can be found in the field, on job sites, shop floors, meeting areas and board rooms‎. From boots to shoes and coveralls to suits, he communicates and connects from years of experience where it counts most, in the trenches of the real world of business. In return, he throws away the traditional management handbooks to help organizations get real results by turning ideas into action, holding them accountable and bringing them measurable results that dramatically improve performance.

Neil is well known for his highly energetic, dynamic speaking style and in-depth knowledge on topics ranging from strategic execution, the new reality of business development, professional branding, verbal and non-verbal communications, speaking and leadership development.  He has a sincere and direct approach that hits straight to the heart of integrity and intention through a unique talent for understanding the psychology behind human behavior. He pushes and drives for change by influencing every conversation he has with others and demanding honesty and authenticity in every interaction.

Whether he’s giving the keynote address at a conference, facilitating training projects, or working alongside a team, he stops at nothing to help organizations overcome uncertainty and drive change. He strengthens culture by engaging and transforming teams, creating highly effective corporate strategies, and developing clearly articulated vision statements that inspire.

His new book ‘Presence, Impact and Influence’ can be found on Amazon.ca.  Neil can be found by searching him on Google, connecting with him on LinkedIn, or by visiting thorntongroup.ca.

A key trend Neil has observed is that what it takes for a business to succeed today has changed.  Gone are the days of only competing on price and so-called service excellence.  Everyone has great service today, that is a given.  It is now your people who make the difference; and these same people are dealing with intelligent, web savvy customers who demand more and can broadcast their experience out to thousands of people in an instant.

Your people must be growing and learning faster than the market demands, or you are in deep trouble.