Diane Kubal is principal of a global network, an independent consultant referral network specializing in training, organization development, human resources and management consulting. Diane has more than twenty-five years business experience in management as well as internal and external consulting roles. Partnering with Diane provides Athena Training and Consulting the opportunity to serve the global market.
Frequently requested to speak on networking, marketing and entrepreneurship topics, Diane has been a guest speaker as part of the curriculum for Loyola University, DePaul University, and the University of Chicago. She has spoken at The Women’s Business Network, National Association of Women Business Owners, Chicago Organization Development Network, American Society for Training and Development, International Society for Performance and Instruction, Association for Multimedia Communications, Chicago Organization Development Institute Chapter, St. Pats Career Center, Drake Beam Morin and numerous other job search groups.
Diane is writing a book currently entitled: The Force, Tap Your Wellspring of Talent. The book shares a model for identifying a person’s natural talents. Working as a talent broker for many years, she has gained great insight into naming and utilizing one’s gifts. Diane is also a featured expert for the “The Career Elevator,” a web based product designed for students entering the workforce.
Kubal has been interviewed for articles on small business that have appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business and The Chicago Tribune. She has authored several articles on Human Resource topics that have been published in Training Today, Strategic HR Review, Workforce.com, Performance Improvement and Industrial Maintenance, RealityRN.com and Plant Operations Journals. She has authored several articles on such topics as Finding and Keeping Talent, Succession Planning, Ethics, Training in a Down Economy, Networking, and Flexible Work Arrangements. Her company was the first to be awarded a board of directors through the Athena Foundation, which is a group that helps grow women owned businesses to the next level.
Her natural abilities of building relationships and networking have driven the development of Fulcrum Network, Inc., which identifies company needs and fills them with exceptional consulting talent. Her extensive knowledge of the Human Resources, Training and Organization Development industries market give her a sharp eye to scrutinize and engage top talent, innovative products and services.
As an independent consultant since 1994, Diane has delivered services to clients in areas such as management and supervisory skills training, 360 feedback, team building, customer service, strategy rollout, quality improvement, change management, group facilitation, needs assessment, leadership development, stress management, and project management.
For the earlier 15 years of her career, Diane held industry roles. She was National Customer Service Manager for Montgomery Ward, Customer Service Training Specialist for Budget Rent-A-Car, and Sr. Training Specialist and Quality Consultant for Cincinnati Bell Information Systems. At Montgomery Ward she had several managerial positions of increasing responsibility, both in corporate and in field roles.
Diane has served her professional community on the Board of Directors of the Organization Development Network of Chicago as Job Bank Director. Also, her company is a founding patron of the yearly Organization Development Impact Awards, where she has been a speaker and Master of Ceremonies since its inception in 2003. For the past five years, she has convened the Careers in Transition (West) Professional Development Network in Chicago. Presently, she convenes Chicago’s Northwest Professional Development Network for Internal Consultants.
She earned her Master of Science (MS) degree in Organization Development from Loyola University and Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Applied Behavioral Science from National College of Education, now National Louis University.
