WHO WE ARE
The principal focus of Imperial Consulting Corporation is on the planning and delivery of workforce development and employment strategies for employee training and career development. Clients have included major corporations, local businesses, community/regional economic development agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), trade associations, and local, state, national and international governmental agencies.
Imperial Consulting Corporation offers clients a superior consulting relationship based on the latest research tempered with mutual respect and delivered with the highest professional ethical standards.
Edward E. Gordon, Imperial's president and founder, is the author or co-author of books (see publications), articles, and white papers featuring research, best practices, and case studies on myriad aspects of global workforce development.
Imperial Consulting's research and case studies of best practices have been featured regularly in articles and white papers written by Edward Gordon. Also interviews with Edward Gordon on these topics appear regularly in print and on the Internet. National publications in which articles by Ed Gordon have appeared include: M World and Executive Matters, published by the American Management Association; Benefits & Compensation Digest; Employee Benefit News; Training; T&D (American Society for Training & Development); the Phi Delta Kappan; and two publications of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Bulletin and Principal Leadership. Articles on Ed Gordon's books and research have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago SunTimes, Dallas Sentinel, Courier-Journal (Louisville), ComputerWorld, Quality Progress, Report on Literacy Programs, and the Knight-Ridder News Service.
For 30 years under the leadership of Imperial's founder, Edward Gordon, Imperial's past extensive involvement in the direct provision of tutoring has evolved today into providing consulting services on tutoring and literacy for school systems, government agencies, and non-profits. (Click TutoringLiteracyResources for more information.) Dr. Gordon has also developed popular history presentations for contemporary audiences at museums, educational institutions, and other types of groups. (Click HistoryPresentations for more information.)
