Prabu Naidu holds a University of London Masters in Organisational Behaviour and gained 19 years of MNC experience (1980-1999) with Philips, AT&T and Compaq that spanned diverse functions in Engineering, Materials, Project Management, TQM, HRD, Managing Change and Supply Chain Re-Engineering. These set the foundation for his current twelve years (2000-2011) of training, facilitation and consulting work in organisational development. He has a reputation for being highly engaging and versatile in adjusting design and delivery of his sessions to the emerging needs of the situation. He has facilitated international and regional meetings and conferences for International NGOs in addition to numerous Organisation Development interventions for MNCs, SMEs, VWOs, NPOs, and Singapore public sector agencies. He is an IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) and an INIFAC Certified Master Facilitator (CMF). He co-founded Facilitators Network Singapore in 2004 with Janice Lua to upscale the competencies of facilitators in Singapore and the region and writing this book is part of that mission. Prabu can be contacted at prabu@pacific.net.sg.
Janice Lua has a MSc (UK) in Technology Management and a MBA (Australia) in Entrepreneurial Management. She has more than 10 years of experience in the private sector (MNC and SME, manufacturing and service), more than 10 years in the public sector including 4 years of experience with the people sector. Her experience covers a range of functions from computer programming, systems analysis / design, quality management, project management, business process re-engineering, systems/process improvements, quality service management, organisational diagnosis and change management. Besides conducting team building, creativity & innovation and corporate planning workshops, she has facilitated local, regional and international meetings using methods such as The World Café (TWC), Open Space Technology (OST) and Future Search (FS). She is a Senior National Business Excellence Assessor (Green Jacketer), ISO9000 Auditor, Business Continuity Certified Planner. Certified Management Consultant, Certified Behavioural Consultant for DISC, 7-Habits Facilitator, Certified Strength Deployment Inventory
® Facilitator, PMI certified Project Management Professional, IAF Certified Professional Facilitator and INIFAC Certified Master Facilitator. She is the co-founder of Facilitators Network Singapore and co-author of SPOT on Facilitation. Janice can be contacted at janicelua@yahoo.com.sg.