Deron J. Kling
Senior Manager
Deron Kling is an experienced consultant, trainer, and leader focused on helping Wipfli’s clients plan for the future and reach their objectives. His background includes over 20 years as an organizational leader and management consultant. With strong experience in managing change and strategic goals, Deron excels at guiding organizations through a landscape disrupted by changing tools, resources, compliance requirements, and competition. Driven by a passion for helping organizations meet measurable objectives, he excels at training, mentoring, process redesign, project planning, strategic thinking, and team engagement.
Certifications
- Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
- Trained from Institute of Cultural Affairs – Technology of Participation in:
- Strategic Planning
- Approaches to Environmental Scanning
- Facilitation Methods
- Certified by Human Synergistics, Inc. in:
- Leadership Impact
- Culture and Effectiveness Inventory
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Informational Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations
- ITIL Intermediate Certifications:
- Operational Support and Analysis
- Planning, Protection, and Optimization
- Release, Control, and Validation
- Service Offerings and Agreements
Professional memberships and activities
- Guest Lecturer – Cardinal Stritch University
- Team Communication
- Professional Communication
- Introduction to Public Relations and Events Planning
- International Association of Facilitators (IAF) - Member
- Association for Strategic Planning (ASP) - Member
Areas of Focus
- Leading strategic planning and goal setting for organizations, setting the vision for the future
- Assisting clients in change leadership and management around organizational transformation, moving from strategy to action
- Consulting with organizations in:
- Strategic planning; board-level, organizational, and departmental
- Change management
- Organizational improvement
- Process improvement, alignment, and redesign
- Large and small group facilitation
- Technology introduction, integration, and adoption
Education
Marquette University- Bachelor of arts degree in professional communication
Recent Insights
Articles
How leaders can talk about difficult change
Oct 23, 2022
Accounting and change management: What’s your ADKAR score?
Oct 05, 2020
Welcome to the club: A quick guide for new nonprofit board members
Aug 17, 2020
How to handle communications in a crisis
Apr 06, 2020
Your crisis response needs to be more agile with COVID-19
Apr 02, 2020
A step-by-step guide to unanticipated change management
Mar 26, 2020
5 tips for managing rapid change
Mar 23, 2020
How to Successfully Manage Change in Your Organization
Aug 31, 2018
Strategic Planning vs. Strategic Management: What’s the Difference?
Aug 30, 2018
Critical Inputs to the Strategic Planning Process
Dec 18, 2017
Bringing People Together
Oct 25, 2017
Webinars
Reopen: Returning to a new normal using Predictive Index®
Jun 24, 2020
Reopen, ramp up or refocus: The next transition
Jun 01, 2020
Building resiliency and preparing for our moment: Part 1
Apr 17, 2020
Leading through the fear and uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis
Apr 03, 2020
Managing change through crisis: Introducing the Unanticipated Change Response guide
Apr 01, 2020
Planning and Strategic Management: Approaches to Strategic Thinking in Today's World
Apr 26, 2018