About the Author

Lou Russell is the CEO/Queen of RMA, an executive consultant, speaker, and author whose passion is to create growth in companies by guiding the growth of their people. In her speaking, training, and writing, Lou draws on 30 years of experience helping organizations achieve their full potential. She inspires improvement in leadership, project management, and individual learning.

Lou is the author of eight popular and practical books: Leadership Training (ATD Press, 2015, 2003), IT Leadership Alchemy (Prentice Hall, 2002), The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook (Pfeiffer, 1999), Project Management for Trainers (ASTD Press, 2005), Training Triage (ASTD Press, 2006), 10 Steps to Successful Project Management (ASTD Press, 2007), and Managing Projects (Pfeiffer, 2012).

A sought-after international speaker, Lou blends her humorous stories with her on-the-ground experience to speak to the real problems of the people in the room. Encouraged by Lou’s upbeat and practical style, every learner leaves with new enthusiasm and tools to improve their bottom line. You will be moving, laughing, participating, inspired, and challenged. Most important to Lou, you will learn.

Lou has spoken at more than 300 conferences including The ATD International Conference & Exposition, Society of Information Management, Training, eLearning Guild, American Museum Association, Nursing Educators, Project Management Institute, Project World, and many corporate events. She writes her own monthly e-zine, Learning Flash, with a loyal readership of more than 25,000 people. Lou has authored courses for Villanova University and project management, methodology, and EQ workshops distributed through ATD, the eLearning Guild, and the Training Magazine Network. Her company, RMA, is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider, an Indianapolis Women-Owned Business Enterprise, and a certified Target Training International VAA.

Lou served on the board of directors for the Computer Science Software Engineering department at Butler University, was elected to “Who’s Who in Indiana Technology” in 1995, and was named “Women of the Year” in 2000 by Women & Hi Tech. She holds a master’s degree in instructional systems technology from Indiana University and an “expired” bachelor’s degree in computer science from Purdue University. She started the local Wine and Whine group in Indianapolis 15 years ago, and is past president of the local SIM chapter.

In her spare time, she learns from her husband and three daughters, volunteers, and has replaced her soccer playing with hip hop and Turbo Kick workshops and erratic rounds of golf. Invite her to a flash mob. Contact Lou at [email protected] or on the web at www.RussellMartin.com.