Ernest A. Doud, Jr., CMC —
President
A seasoned management consultant whose career began in 1969, Ernie is a nationally recognized authority on family business dynamics and strategic management issues in family and entrepreneurial businesses. His experience as both a consultant and business executive helps Ernie to get to the heart of family business issues that clients face and partner with them to develop sustainable solutions. Ernie is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute. He also holds membership in the Institute of Management Consultants. Ernie and his wife Maggie have four children and one grandchild. “I’m passionate about being able to help people realize the opportunity to achieve happiness and success in those things they spend their lives doing.”
Ernie’s Core Competencies
Ernie assists his clients in achieving balance between the goals of business prosperity, family harmony and personal well-being. His principal areas of expertise include helping clients:
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Manage the complex dynamics between family and business interests
- Create and implement strategic business plans
- Develop effective, comprehensive succession plans and processes
- Design and implement performance based incentive compensation plans
- Conduct organization assessments and develop organization designs
- Improve communication, problems solving and conflict resolution skills
- Build competent family and business leadership
Ernie and his partner, Lee Hausner, collaborated on the landmark family business book: Hats Off To You: Balancing Roles and Creating Success in Family Business. He has authored numerous articles on family business and has consulted with family businesses in a variety of industries including farming, health care, manufacturing and distribution. He wrote and hosted Livelihood and Legacy: Inside the World of the Family Business, a video/workbook learning system. Ernie was also a contributor to the book: Your Family Business-A Success Guide to Growth and Survival, and wrote a business column, “The House Rules, “ which was a regular feature in Printing Manager magazine. A popular speaker to business groups, family forums, and trade associations, Ernie lectures and leads seminars on the most relevant family business topics.
Ernie’s Background
Ernie received a B.A. in business economics from Claremont McKenna College and an M.B.A. from the University of California-Los Angeles. He has completed post-graduate courses in psychology and family systems through Pepperdine University. IMC accredited Ernie as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).
Prior to joining with Lee Hausner to found Doud Hausner & Associates, Ernie was Associate National Director of Family Business Consulting for a major international consulting/ accounting organization. Preceding that he co-founded the Wald Consulting Group where he served as Executive Vice President for 13 years. He began his consulting career as a principal with Fry Consultants.
Ernie’s community involvement includes service as a director of the Glendale Memorial Health Foundation. He has also served on the Board of Hillsides Home for Children, has been a trustee of Claremont McKenna College, president of that college’s Alumni Association, and president and director of the W.B. Stevens Foundation. |
