Ray Thorn

Ray Thorn specializes in leadership, assertiveness, communication, teamwork, conflict management, change management, and interpersonal effectiveness. He has worked with Avery Dennison; CEMEX; Chevron; the Cities of Glendale, Long Beach, and Los Angeles; ExxonMobil; Hughes Aircraft; Jacobs Engineering; Mattel; Northrop; Pepsi-Cola; Rockwell; Sempra Energy; Silicon Systems; SMUD; Southern California Edison; Union Bank; and Walt Disney Imagineering.

Mr. Thorn coaches executives, managers, and specialists on their interpersonal and organizational skills. He assists them in assessing and enhancing their impact on others, helping them turn tensions into positive, productive working relationships. Mr. Thorn facilitates team building, conflict resolution, and large group interventions to develop alignment, and increase trust and commitment to working together successfully. His training provides participants with models and skills for leading, communicating, managing conflicts, and working together more productively. Mr. Thorn presents two courses at the Caltech Industrial Relations Center: Assertive Management, How to Influence Without Alienating, and Leadership: The People Challenge.

Mr. Thorn has a master's degree in organizational behavior.