Bruce H. Miles, Ed.D, is the owner and CEO of the Big River Group, LLC. He is a national-level presenter and trainer in the areas of strategic planning, organizational improvement, organizational conflict, & difficult employees.

Bruce has worked as a consultant for the past twenty eight years and helps organizational leaders in the areas of:

    • Strategic planning                
    • Leadership training              
    • More effective hiring                                
    • Resistant employees                     
    • Workplace climate issues        
    • Sales management training     
    • Data collection & analysis       
    • Organizational effectiveness     
    • Personnel issues & decisions
    • Data-based decision-making
    • Followership training
    • Reducing organizational conflict
    • Difficult people
    • Firing & pre-firing

• Recommendation from Professional Development Director for the Illinois Principals Association, Jean Smith

• Recommendation from Director of Professional Development for the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Nan Mizuhata

• Recommendation from Thelen Advertising about Succession Planning

• Recommendation fromSchool Board Chair, Sharon Kipka, about Superintendet Search Capabilities

• Recommendation from Michael Stevens on Effective Planning

• Recommendation from Curt Tryggestad, Superintendent of Little Falls School District

"Bruce has been working with Bursch Travel since 1998.  He has done amazing things for our company and continues to offer innovative and practical advice.  We rely on his brilliant work and we enjoy his sense of humor and high level of energy! "  Lee Hurd, General Manager