As a trainer, lecturer and business consultant Morris Kaner has developed more than 35,000 productive marketing, service and sales professionals, managers,  systems and businesses in the United States, Poland,  Cambodia, the Middle East, Albania, Cyprus, China  and Russia.	Summary of Qualifications
K&A - Morris Kaner & Associates CEO, Israel, 1984 - Present. Chicago Tribune Company Trainer, lecturer and consultant in charge of organizational development and the development of  managers, sales and marketing professionals, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1980-1984. Harvard Business School - Jerusalem Institute of Management (JIM) Research Fellow, Jerusalem, Israel 1976 - 1977. Hebrew University - Jerusalem, Israel Teaching and Research Assistant at the Graduate  School of Business Administration and in the Departments of Psychology and Sociology. Assisted in teaching the courses Theories of  Management, Cross - Cultural Psychology, Research Methodologies and Introduction to Statistics.  1974 - 1977.	Work Experience
Business Development ncreased sales for thousands of senior marketing and sales urned centrally managed unit of service company into successful independent profit center  Improved customer service and satisfaction in customer relations departments  Supervised new product development in energy market  Set up telemarketing systems  Prepared incentive systems for sales and marketing personnel Advised export managers and representatives regarding increased market penetration  Created marketing plans for existing product and new product entry Prepared strategies for sales departments  Trained in selling skills, negotiation techniques, telemarketing, customer service and time and territory management. Organization Development Facilitated transition of production and circulation function from existing newspaper facility to $200,000,000 plant by conducting climate surveys, coordinating transition phase team productivity and morale and planning and monitoring transition-related training Reduced rate of work accidents in production facility Reduced work errors in administrative unit Conducted teambuilding for top management groups Instituted company-wide performance appraisal system Formulated productivity measures for white-collar employees Trained in stress management and prevention, giving presentations, consulting skills, and fund- raising techniques. Management  Development Designed and implemented seminars and/or advised managers on conducting performance appraisal, goal setting, holding meetings, interpersonal communication, leader effectiveness training, leadership styles, listening skills, managing a sales force, managing line / staff personnel, managing problematic performance, middle management practices, planning techniques, practical motivation, problem solving, selection interviewing, supervisory skills, teamwork and teambuilding, telemarketing, time management, training and coaching and improving quality assurance and control.	Achievements
M.A. in Psychology (Honors) - 1979; B.A. in Psychology and English - 1974, from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.	Education
Chairman, Business Forum; Chairman, Fund- Raising Committee, Americans and Canadians in Israel (AACI). Official Business Consultant, Israeli Insurance Agents Bureau	Positions
Dimensional Appraisal Training (Psychological Associates, USA). Flawless Consulting Skills (Block, Petrella, Weisbord, USA). Managing Personal Growth (Blessing / White, USA). Member - Israeli Society for Quality (ISQ). Safety at Work (International Safety Academy, USA).	Certifications