About Me

Giovinella Gonthier brings diplomatic experience, business and training skills to global companies. She has served in many countries and at the United Nations in New York City as a representative of the Republic of Seychelles.

A spirited speaker, Ambassador Gonthier has made numerous presentations before the U.N., universities and business organizations throughout Africa, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and the U.S.A. Ms. Gonthier is a published writer whose new book is titled "Rude Awakenings: Overcoming the Civility Crisis in the Workplace", Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002. The book takes an organizational development perspective and is very different from the business etiquette genre. The book was released to rave reviews in USA Today and The Financial Times(London) and written about in many newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune. Her award winning book, "Rude Awakenings" was selected as Book of the Month by the Institute for Management Studies (IMS) in July 2002.

Ambassador Gonthier, who was raised in East Africa and the Seychelles, has a B.A. from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and an M.A. from Harvard University. In May 1985, Ms. Gonthier was the recipient of an honorary doctorate (LLD) degree, conferred by her alma mater, Wheaton College in Massachusetts for her record in public life. She is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Swahili.

Dr. Gonthier presents keynote addresses and workshops for management conferences, major trade associations and corporate clients all over the world. As an executive coach, Dr. Gonthier specializes in helping leaders become more effective and develop organizational cultures that nurture emotional intelligence.

She received the "Civvies Award 2003" from Americans for More Civility along with President Carter and Secretary Powell.

About Our Associates

We have a diverse team of workshop facilitators with a range of expertise from a former President of the Chicago Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development to an actor with skills in experiential learning.

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