Norm Nopper, Innovation, Business Strategy, Nimble Execution, Results, Training, Development

Client Feedback

"[Norm] . . . has made an extraordinary contribution to the long term success of [Honeywell] . . ."

David Larkin, Chairman, President and CEO

Honeywell International (Ret.)

"[Norm] worked with us . . . to refine our vision of positive employee relations, and translated that vision into daily management practices."

Manfred Gingl, Vice Chairman

Magna International (Ret.)

"Norm . . . carried the training torch. He was our Leadership Training Department."

Jim Stratton, Director

Training and Development

Magna International

Lean Competitive Manufacturing at Honeywell

Do you own or manage a factory? Image if you could:

boost Productivity per Employee by 40%.
slash Work in Process by 60%.
cut Scrap and Rework in half.
accelerate Customer Order to Deliver time by 100%.

I've achieved such results. How? By enlisting the most vital resource in any factory: People.

Together, we developed our factory team to achieve the unexpected. Read more here.

Building Benchstrength for Growth in the Automotive Industry

"Benchstrength!" The word began a decade long relationship with automotive parts giant Magna International. "We have unlimited opportunity to grow, but the bottleneck is benchstrength. We especially have a critical need for supervisors." So explained the Executive VP of Human Resources.

Magna recruited my consulting firm - Varanor International - to "carry the training torch" and build a learning culture from the ground up.

I developed people from "factory to corner office" to meet three critical challenges: 1) consolidation of the supply base, 2) pressure to absorb warranty and recall risk, 3) continual downward pressure on prices and margins.

Corporate Governance in the Energy Industry

"A well – founded reputation for scrupulous dealings is itself a priceless corporate asset." I was involved in formulating the training and communication strategy to bolster corporate stewardship practices to reflect this key value at a major energy company.

Health Care Excellence

Improving patient safety and care requires leadership and a sharp focus on quality assurance. I enacted the learning strategy for Health Care Excellence that enabled a major regional hospital to achieve its Accreditation status.