John Renner
Personal Information
California School of Professional Psychology
Organizational Psych
San Diego Campus
Director, OCC San Diego
Assistant Professor
Alliant International University San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego CA 92131
858-635-4611
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Adult and Career Development
Introduction to Consulting
Human Resource Management
Executive Coaching
Individual Assessment for Business & Career
Organization Diagnosis
Management assessment and coaching, team effectiveness and development, employee engagement, and helping students manage a consulting business
Renner J. & Bray, S., (2003). Executive coaching: trends, threats and predictions, Career Resource Laboratory Report, 83-133. Tokyo: Keio University Press.
Renner J. & Bray, S., (2003). Executive coaching: trends, threats and predictions, Career Resource Laboratory Report, 83-133. Tokyo: Keio University Press.
Renner, J. (2003). Coaching executives in America. Symposium on new directions in leadership development, Keio University, Japan.
Renner, J. & Dunn, C., (1999). The Insightful Entrepreneur, Palo Alto: Consulting Psychologists Press.
Riepe, M. & Renner, J. (2006, August). Identifying predictors of expatriate job performance using multiple raters. Invited symposium presented 114th meeting of the American Psychology Association, Washington, D.C.
Renner, J. (2006, March). Coaching and consulting in multicultural contexts. Paper presented as a panelist on Multicultural Coaching at 60th meeting of the California Psychology Association, San Francisco, CA.
Renner, J. (2006, March). Coaching and culture change: A cautionary tale for consultants. Paper presented as a panelist on Healthy Organizations, at the 60th meeting of the California Psychology Association, San Francisco, CA.
Renner, J. (2005 June). An asset management theory of executive coaching. Paper presented at the 30th meeting of the Congress of Interamerican Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Baker, H.G. & Renner, J. (2005, August). Facilitating effectiveness: the psychological contract in consulting. Poster presented 113th meeting of the American Psychology Association, Washington, D.C.
Renner, J. (2005, August). Coaching trends and models in the United States and their applications in Japan. Poster presented at the 30th meeting of the Congress of Interamerican Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Renner, J. (2005, August). Defining a coaching program for performance instead of behavior change. Poster presented 113th meeting of the American Psychology Association, Washington, D.C.
Academic History and Background
Ph.D., University of Alberta, Edmonton, social psychology, 1968
BA, University of California, psychology, Riverside
MA, University of Alberta, Edmonton, social psychologY
Licensed Psychologist in California PSY 11956
Previously resident and licensed in Ontario, CANADA
Professional Practice and Community Service
Coaching managers and managing a team of consultants to do coaching, strategic planning, team building and survey research. Clients include a charter school, US Navy, Art Institute, Argosy University, San Diego Employers Association., 2003-2006
Alliant International University, Assistant Professor & Managing Director of the Organizational Consulting Center, San Diego, California, 2003-present. Coordinate the consulting program, lead consulting teams, chair doctoral dissertations, write and teach., 2003-Present
Organization research and change: Assessed the culture of a rapidly expanding telecom company and worked with the management team over a period of months to identify aspects of the culture that they needed to protect and those they wanted to change., 2002
Aravest Inc., Founder & Manager, Menlo Park. Executive coaching and career counseling at the VP and CEO levels in San Francisco and Silicon Valley., 2000-2003
Hagberg Consulting Group, Senior Consultant, Silicon Valley. Coaching and culture change for clients in rapid growth mode., 1998-2000
World Bank Group, Internal Consultant, Washington D.C. Consultant and management advisor on organization development projects., 1995-1997
Lee Hecht Harrison, Inc., Senior Vice President, New York, NY. Operations and merger integration in the United Kingdom, 1992-1995
Executive advisor: coaching at the director level and above for performance (Visa, Celera) development (National Semiconductor, Zurich Insurance), succession (Clorox, Seagate), selection (Quantum, Gymboree) and start-up survival (Vixel, Intime, Vaxgen)., 1991-2003
Career/outplacement: Counseling or termination training for managers at Intel, Apple Computer, Pacific Bell, Citibank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Accuson, Accenture, KPMG Peat Marwick, AT&T, Sun, Bank of America, Praxair, Nortel, Sony, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, Qualcom, Philips, KLA-tencore, Dun & Bradstreet, etc., 1991-2003
Leadership team coaching: Director level and above in the building industry (Beck Group), medical device (Humphrey), optoelectronics (Hewlett-Packard), manufacturing (Philips) and start-ups (Adaptive Broadband)., 1991-2003
Aravest Inc., Founder, Menlo Park, California. Survey research, team building and coaching in Silicon Valley and the Bay area., 1990-1992
The ARA Consulting Group, Founder and Manager, Toronto, Ontario. Created a successful international management consulting firm; later acquired by KPMG Bearing Point., 1977-1990
KPMG Peat Marwick, Senior Consultant & Team Leader, Toronto, Ontario. Management assessments, training, team building and social research., 1973-1977
The lone wolf phenomena: impact on organization commitment and turnover in sales, Alisa Wilson
Impact of commitment to supervisor on organization justice and intention to leave, April West
Emotional intelligence and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment, Saira Jhutty
Emotional intelligence and burnout in supervisors, Tara Brannon
Top management team interaction, environmental turbulence and firm performance in family businesses, Dominic van Buch
Emotional intelligence and leadership style, Lena Vartanian
Generational differences in motivation, Julie Huey
Learning organizations and commitment, Alysia Hawkins
Conflict resolution strategies, Shetal Desai
Expatriate performance judgments, Merle Riepe (WINNER of the RHR best dissertation award 2005)
Workplace fit perceptions, job satisfaction organization citizenship and turnover intentions, Victoria Davis
MPPC, Menlo Park, CA, volunteer "go team" member, Internet and telephone service installation for a Seminary in Nairobi, Kenya
Clarence Foundation, San Francisco, CA. An engaged international philanthropy organization. Strategic planning, public relations, fund raising
MPPC, Menlo Park, CA, volunteer "go team" member, Constructed drug rehab center for street kids in San Jose, Costa Rica
MPPC, Menlo Park, CA, volunteer "go team" member, Orphanage construction in Managua, Nicaragua
MPPC, Menlo Park, CA, volunteer "go team" member, Community center construction in San Jose, Costa Rica
MPPC, Menlo Park, CA, volunteer "go team" member, Church construction, Juarez
Adult and Child Guidance Center, San Jose, CA. Retired board member
