John Bland, Director, Global Integration
John Bland, consultant and trainer, Global Integration
About John Bland, Director, Global Integration
John’s business career included roles in R&D, Product Development and Brand Support for the European, Japanese, North African, and Middle Eastern regions. In addition whilst fulfilling these roles he experienced working in a Global Matrix structure. He has lived in both Japan and Belgium as well as in the UK, where he also spent some time running a business specialising in improving European – Asian business relations.
John has a degree in Chemistry and a Doctorate in Biochemistry from Oxford University. He was a member of Oxford University’s winning boat race crew on three occasions, won a world championship silver medal, and participated in the 1984 Olympic Games.
Contact details:
Telephone: +44 1433 650 007
Email: john @ global-integration.com
Articles by/about John Bland:
Global Integration blog: Matrix Monday – Designing Matrix Organizations that Actually Work
Global Integration blog: Control and the Drunkards Walk
Global Integration blog: An Interview with Global Integration Trainer, John Bland
Global Integration blog: On Living in a Matrix
SR Olympic Sports: John Bland
Mar 05 2011
Jul 07 2011
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[...] by John Bland, Director, Global Integration, who has thought long and hard about that balance between logic, randomness, and [...]
Sep 18 2011
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[...] here at Global Integration can lay claim to a certain degree of sporting prowess, even boasting an ex Olympian in our [...]
Dec 04 2011
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[...] John Bland is a director at Global Integration. His business career included roles in R&D, product development and brand support for the European, Japanese, North African, and Middle Eastern regions. He has a degree in chemistry and a doctorate in biochemistry from Oxford University, and has excelled at rowing. [...]
Mar 09 2012
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[...] mindsets With the London Summer Olympics just a few short months away, we asked John Bland, one of our senior consultants, about his experiences: John was a rower for Britain in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He was also [...]