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Bruce Griffiths

Captain Bruce Griffiths U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)


Bruce Griffiths is an organizational consultant and founder of Organization Systems International (OSI). For the past 40+ years, OSI has specialized in assisting organizations choose and develop leaders and leadership teams. Bruce personally has 44 years of experience in leadership and consulting roles.

Bruce served for five years as an active-duty officer in both the United States Coast Guard and Navy. His interest in leadership was sparked during duty on two ships on missions in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Viet Nam conflict. After transitioning to reserve officer status, he earned his master's degree and joined The Wickes Companies, a large multi-national conglomerate, as a staff industrial psychologist. Ultimately, he became the manager of the Human Resources Planning Group. He left Wickes in 1980 to form OSI and retired from the US Coast Guard Reserve as a Captain in 2006.

Bruce has consulted with over 250 public and private organizations. Public sector clients have included the United States Departments of Energy, Defense, Interior and Transportation. He has also worked with city and county governments, as well as non-profit and charitable organizations. Recent private clients have included Nike Inc., The Walt Disney Company, Siemens, AT&T, Wendy’s, Dow Corning, American Greetings, Callaway Golf, PetSmart, Starwood Hotels and Crayola.

Bruce has published numerous articles on leadership and strategy and was the co-founder of the San Diego chapters of the Organizational Development Network (ODN) and the Personnel Testing Council (PTC). He is also the co-author of “Competencies at Work” and “Reinventing Competency Based Education” published by Business Expert Press. Local chapters of OD Network, ASTD, and the City of San Diego have recognized him for his professional contributions. He has been awarded two American Society of Training (now ATD) Excellence in Practice Citations for innovative programs combining behavioral simulations and computer modeling to teach strategy, finance, and business systems thinking.

Bruce has served on faculty at several San Diego universities, including University of San Diego, San Diego State University, Chapman College, and UC San Diego’s College of Extended Studies. Bruce has helped establish outreach and academic programs, contributed to the University of San Francisco’s Masters in OD Program in San Diego, and served on the design committee and as core faculty for San Diego State University’s basic leadership training program, “Action Management.” He also currently serves as an active member of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s mentoring staff.

Education

  • B.S. marine engineering-management, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
  • B.S. engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
  • M.S. industrial organizational psychology, San Diego State University-California State University

Areas of expertise

  • Executive coaching
  • Competency modeling
  • Multi-rater (360) surveys
  • Leadership learning programs
  • Leadership selection (tests, interviews, simulations/assessment centers)
  • Executive team building
  • Strategic planning