Managing Partner, ZingTrain

Stas’ Kazmierski has been involved with Zingerman’s since the Delicatessen opened in March of 1982: first as a loyal customer, then as a consultant and now as a Managing Partner of Zingerman’s training and consulting business, ZingTrain.

Stas’ was trained as an educator and has taught at all levels except elementary. He was teaching education courses at Eastern Michigan University when he left for a career as a trainer and internal consultant at Ford Motor Company. While at Ford, Stas’ facilitated the development and implementation of cross-functional, co-located vehicle development teams and worked on a number of system-wide change initiatives. After leaving Ford in 1991 Stas’ joined Dannemiller Tyson, an Ann Arbor-based consulting firm.

While at Dannemiller Tyson, Stas’ helped a variety of clients manage organizational change and develop long-range strategies. His work with Zingerman’s included facilitating the development of the mission statement, guiding principles and vision.

In the fall of 2000, Stas’ became a Managing Partner at ZingTrain, where he co-facilitates ZingTrain’s in-house seminars and frequently presents to outside clients. He has written several articles for training and HRD publications and published two books about large system change (Whole-Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations and Whole-Scale Change Toolkit).