Ronald is the owner of Woods Consulting Firm, a firm with a 30-year track record of organizational teaching and consulting in Leadership, Communication, Team Building and Management.
Ronald Woods is the creator and author of the unique ‘Art of Leadership Developmental Learning System’ (AOLDLS), an eight-course program designed to guide participants from leadership of self (the foundation of all leadership) to leadership of others. This is the journey beyond success to lasting significance. The genesis of the AOLDLS was the early work (from 1964) of Ronald’s father, Richard Woods, a U.S. Navy UDT/SEAL and his lifetime of experiences on the Teams.
Ronald is co-author of two new books Roadmap to ORSA teaching the eight disciplines of planning and leading change and Leadership –Helping others to succeed with Dr. Warren Bennis.
As a former Navy EA-6B attack pilot aboard USS Nimitz, he authored and presented the Personal Excellence Seminar and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy. Additionally, Captain Woods (a former youth minister) received the Navy Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for his 24 years of speaking to students in the public schools encouraging them to “Soar with the Eagles” and reach for their dreams.
Captain Woods served the nation with eight command tours in the Navy Reserves spanning a total of 28 years.
As Commanding Officer of the Center for Naval Leadership NRS, he co-designed the curriculum content for all Officer and Enlisted Leadership training world-wide and retooled the delivery model to an all-digital format.
Ronald holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, and a Masters in Speech and Communication. He is an accomplished professional speaker having delivered over 4000 presentations worldwide and a member of both the National Speakers Association and the International Speakers Network.
Ronald is a certified USPTA professional tennis teacher and an avid Sunday School teacher. He is married to his wife and best friend Stacey. They have been living “Happily ever after” for 35 years, have two grown children and two grandchildren.