Todd McDonald
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Todd McDonald Quick Facts
Todd McDonald has been in the human resource and training industry for over 20 years. He served as Executive Vice President for American Media Inc., where he worked for 10 years. In his tenure with AMI, he worked in multiple capacities including management of the product development, human resource, training, marketing, and sales areas.
In 1999, Todd left AMI and founded ATW Training & Consulting.
Thought of as being results-oriented, some of McDonald’s other accomplishments include:
- Developing and delivering training programs and speeches to audiences on a national and international basis.
- Creating over 500 off-the-shelf training products including audio, video, print-based and computer-based training programs dealing with subjects such as management, leadership, communications skills, legal issues, customer service and more.
- Authoring two books: one on communication between managers and their employees, I Wish You Would Just… and the other on time management, How to Find 100 Extra Minutes a Day.
McDonald speaks for organizations and groups on topics such as coaching, customer service, change management, time utilization, and leadership.
Todd has has helped write and produce ten customer service training videos, write and edit five “how-to” books on the subject of customer service, presented to national and international audiences on the subject, and has worked in many different industries including government, retail, hospitality, finance and healthcare.Todd McDonald Audio & Video Programs
Leadership: an Art of Possibility! With Ben Zander
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=GROH100
Achieve Ultimate Success
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=JWA148
Attitude: Radiating Possibility!
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=GROH102
Conflict Strategies Inventory
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=HRDQ107
Between You and Me: Solving Conflict
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL102
Between You and Me: Solving Conflict - Gov Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL102
Beyond Sexual Harassment Employee DVD
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL104
Beyond Sexual Harassment Vignettes (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL104
But I Don’t Have Customers
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL107
But I Don’t Have Customers-Gove ment Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL107
Communication Nightmares
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL115
Conflict Resolution: A Win-Win Approach
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL116
Coping With Difficult People Part 1 (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL118
Coping With Difficult People Part 2 (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL119
Dealing With Diversity (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL122
Difficult People: How to Deal with Them
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL124
Documenting Discipline
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL128
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mgmt (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL131
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Spvsn (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL132
High Impact Presentations (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL140
It's About Respect: Recognizing Harassment in a Div Workplace
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL147
It's About Respect: Recognizing Harassment in a Div Wplc (Ind V)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL148
Legal And Effective Interviewing II
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL151
Legal And Effective Performance Appraisal
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL151
Office Safety: It's a Jungle In There
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL164
Legal and Effective Progressive Discipline
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL153
Legal Peril 8 Management Pitfalls to Avoid (Interactive)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL154
Managing From The Heart (Linear)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL158
Managing People Through Change
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL159
More Than a Gut Feeling Hospitality version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL160
More Than a Gut Feeling III
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL161
Solving Conflict
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL185
Team Player
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL190
The Goal - Dramatic Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL193
The Goal - How To Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL193
The Leader
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL197
The Secret Customer Service Uncovered
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL198
The Sid Story
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL199
Time Trap II
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL199
Values and Ethics
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL200
We Need To Talk: Coaching Employees
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL201
You Be The Judge II
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL205
Whale Done! (Complete)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI100
M.E.E.T. on Common Ground
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI101
It's Not Just About Sex Anymore
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI102
A.C.T. with Integrity™
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI103
Just be F.A.I.R.
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI104
Sexual Harassment? You Decide.
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI105
Everybody Wins
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI107
The Courage to Coach
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI108
Be S.A.F.E. (Not Sorry)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI109
WorkSmarts
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI110
Generations
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI112
The Extraordinary Leader
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI113
Litigation Landmines
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL155
Documenting Discipline Manufacturing Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL129
Documenting Discipline II
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL130
Harassment Is…Government Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL138
Harassment Is…Hospitality Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL138
Harassment Is…Industrial Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL138
Harassment Is…Office Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL138
Harassment Is…Retail Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL138
Harassment: The Real Scene
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL139
Sexual Harassment A Manager's Guide/CA version included
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=JWA132
Sexual Harassment New Perspective Blue Collar
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL176
Sexual Harassment, New Perspectives White Collar
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL176
Sexual Harassment: You Make the Call
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL177
Sexual Harassment: You Make the Call (Blue)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL177
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: Stop, Identify & Prevent II
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=VPPI105
Sexual Harassment Is It Or Isn't It? Hospitality Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL180
Sexual Harassment Is It Or Isn't It? Manufacturing Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL181
Sexual Harassment Is It Or Isn't It? Office Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL182
Sexual Harassment Is It or Isn't It? Retail Version
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL183
Sexual Harassment: Know Your Rights
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=CSTL184
Todd McDonald Books
212º The Extra Degree (Hardcover)
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=WALK101
What is My Leadership Style?
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=HRDQ115
Managing Generation Y
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=HRDP180
101 Games For Trainers
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=HRDP121
101 More Games For Trainers
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=HRDP122
Managing the Generation Mix
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=HRDP179
Managing Generation Y
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?t=30&page=7
The Managers Pocket Guide to Virtual Teams
http://www.atwtraining.com/training_products/?p=HRDP213
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