Few people have impacted the day-to-day management AND Leadership of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, gregarious, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today.
From his phenomenal best-selling book, The One Minute Manager®, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, which has sold more than 12 million copies and remains on best-seller lists, to the library of books coauthored with Sheldon Bowles, Raving Fans®, Gung Ho!®, Big Bucks!, and High Five!, Ken’s impact as a writer is far reaching.
Tom Peters is co-author of In Search of Excellence—the book that changed the way the
world does business, and often tagged as the best business book ever. Sixteen books and
almost thirty years later, he’s still at the forefront of the “management guru industry” he
single-handedly invented.
Hamel's landmark books, Leading the Revolution and Competing for the Future, have appeared on every management bestseller list and have been translated into more than 20 languages. His latest book, The Future of Management, was published by the Harvard Business School Press in October 2007 and was selected by Amazon.com as the best business book of the year.
He has been listed as one of the Thinkers 50 in 2007 and 2009, a listing of the top management thinkers in the world, published by the Times of London, CNN.com, Forbes.com, and the Times of India. In addition, he was named one of the 7 most influential strategic theorists in the world by the Corporate Executive Board.
Chester Elton's bestselling work The Carrot Principle reveals the groundbreaking results of one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken. It illustrates definitively that the central characteristic of the most successful managers is providing their employees with frequent and effective recognition. This breakthrough study of 200,000 people over ten years, analyzed by noted leadership experts Gostick and Elton, found dramatically greater business results when managers offered constructive praise and meaningful rewards in ways that powerfully motivated employees to excel.
Adrian Gostick is a global thought leader on workplace strategy and the author of several successful books on employee engagement. The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a regular New York Times bestseller, and 24-Carrot Manager has been called a “must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King of CNN. His latest book, The Orange Revolution, was a #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Jack Welch began his career with the General Electric Company in 1960, and in 1981 became the company's eighth Chairman and CEO. During his tenure, GE's market capitalization increased by $400 billion, making it the world's most valuable corporation. In 1999, Fortune named him the "manager of the century," and the Financial Times recently named him one of the three most admired business leaders in the world today. Upon retiring from GE in 2001, Mr. Welch published his internationally best-selling autobiography Jack: Straight from the Gut. He now teaches at MIT's Sloan School of Management and speaks to business leaders and students around the world.
Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies — how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies. Having invested over a decade of research into the topic, Jim has authored or co-authored four books, including the classic BUILT TO LAST, which has been a fixture on the Business Week best seller list for more than six years, and has been translated into 29 languages. His work has been featured in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, where he now conducts research and teaches executives from the corporate and social sectors.
John Seddon is a British occupational psychologist and "management guru", specialising in the service industry. He is lead consultant of Vanguard, a consultancy company he formed in 1985. Seddon has grown to prominence as a management consultant following attacks on current British management thinking, such as the NHS modernisation agenda and ISO9000. TheDaily Telegraph described him as a "reluctant management guru", with a background in clinical psychology.
Dr. Khoo, who has written 24 business and management books, most of which are based on the 500 BC military treatise, the Art of War by renowned military strategist, Sun Tzu, has made it his life's mission to "suntzunize" as many people as possible while creating exceptional managers.
With more than 25 years experience in managing, motivating, and directing others, Lou brings all his vast professional experience to bear as he energetically makes his presentations on management and motivation. Lou has been involved in management, motivation and leadership roles since 1970 and was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Michigan's Executive Education Center from 1980-2000.
Michael E. Porter is a leading authority on competitive strategy, the competitiveness and economic development of nations, states, and regions, and the application of competitive principles to social problems such as health care, the environment, and corporate responsibility.
Professor Porter is generally recognized as the father of the modern strategy field, as has been identified in a variety of rankings and surveys as the world’s most influential thinker on management and competitiveness.
He is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, based at Harvard Business School. A University professorship is the highest professional recognition that can be awarded to a Harvard faculty member. In 2001, Harvard Business School and Harvard University jointly created the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, dedicated to furthering Professor Porter’s work.
Philip Cox-Hynd founder of the Harley Young. Harley Young are a company of ‘Change Management Specialists’, based in Henley-on-Thames. Harley Young believe in sustained & absorbed change, rather than ‘moving the furniture around’. This requires external objectivity. It also requires us building strong relationships with clients to help them withstand the knocks and scraps of change, as ‘change is a contact sport’.
Dr. Donald N. Sull is a Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management and Faculty Director of Executive Education at the London Business School where he designed, directs and teaches an intensive week-long “boot camp” to help senior executives thrive in turbulent markets.
A leading authority on success, business and management. As an internationally respected Keynote Speaker, Colin Turner has the very real ability to inform and inspire your people while igniting within them a fresh approach to business and life. What really matters to you is the difference he can make to your event. His dynamic, highly inspirational and thought-provoking presentations are specifically tailored to deliver real value, ensuring a memorable conference that delivers the best impact for the messages you wish to impart.
Bruce Tulgan is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace. He is an advisor to business leaders all over the world, the author or coauthor of fifteen different books and numerous management training programs, and a sought-after keynote speaker and seminar leader.
Nancy K. Austin's work and writing has changed the way business does business. A leading authority and well-known speaker on smart management and the kind of leadership you can be proud of, Austin has addressed business, education, and military leaders in countries on six continents.
Jim Harris is a skilled platform speaker and is experienced in leading strategic planning sessions with executive teams. He works with leading businesses, Fortune 500 companies and organization aspiring to join these ranks. He was ranked one of the nation’s top 10 speakers by Association magazine. Jim Harris has 20 years of experience as a professional speaker and consultant and speaks internationally at more than 40 conferences a year on issues such as leadership, change, customer relationship management (CRM), eLearning, future trends, innovation and creating learning organizations.
Michael Bergdahl is a professional international business speaker, author and turnaround specialist. Bergdahl worked in Bentonville, Arkansas for Wal-Mart, as the Director of “People” for the headquarters office, where he worked directly with Wal-Mart’s founder Sam Walton. Previous to Wal-Mart he worked in the FMCG Industry for PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Division in the sales organization and headquarters staff assignments. He is a turnaround specialist who participated in two successful business turnarounds as a VP of HR at both American Eagle Outfitters, and Waste Management.
He is the author of “What I Learned from Sam Walton: How to Compete and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World”, “The 10 Rules of Sam Walton: Success Secrets for Remarkable Results”, "The Sam Walton Way"
Roxanne Emmerich is America’s most sought-after workplace transformation expert. She is listed by Sales and Marketing Management magazine as one of the 12 most requested speakers in the country for her ability to transform negative workplace performance and environments into “bring it on” results-oriented cultures.
Don Blohowiak has held executive management posts in South California, Milwaukee, Denver, Detroit, and New York City with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and not-for-profits. He assists a wide variety of organizations to successfully improve performance and productivity. Don provides customized programs and consulting on: Leadership, Change, Hiring, Creating a Culture of Service, Workplace Effectiveness (including Teamwork), and Priorities Management.
Dr Nick Bontis is recognized internationally as a leading strategy and management guru. With humour and passion, he empowers individuals, teams and organizations to build their brainpower for high performance and sustainable competitive advantage. This dynamic website includes all the information you need to learn more about him and the services he provides. It also contains many educational activities and entertaining games to help maximize your intellectual capital potential.
Wayne Burkan is an internationally recognized consultant, speaker and author specializing in change, innovation and the future. His presentations are high-octane, humorous and stretching sessions that move every audience both emotionally and intellectually. His workshops and seminars produce results you can apply the next day.
John Canfield has worked as an independent management consultant with hundreds of company leaders throughout the world helping organizations build improvement and innovation capability since 1990. John is an experienced seminar leader who has been trained to facilitate a wide variety of planning, problem solving, creativity, and project leadership processes and tools.
Professor Christensen's writings have been featured in a variety of publications, and have won a number of awards, such as the Best Dissertation Award from The Institute of Management Sciences for his doctoral thesis on technology development in the disk drive industry; the Production and Operations Management Society's William Abernathy Award, presented to the author of the best paper in the management of technology; the Newcomen Society’s award for the best paper in business history; and the 1995, 2001, and 2008 McKinsey Awards for articles published in the Harvard Business Review.
David is a specialist creative industries management consultant, business advisor, coach, mentor, trainer, speaker and writer. He is also the author of the book 'T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity'.
Dick Grote is an internationally recognized authority on performance management and founder grote consulting. Through his books, articles and speaking engagements, he profoundly influences the way that organizations throughout the world manage and develop their most valuable resource – their people. Grote Consulting Corporation is one of America's most respected specialized management consulting firms. We provide unrivaled expertise in the areas ofperformance appraisal, performance improvement, and talent management.
W. Chan Kim is a cofounder of the Blue Ocean Strategy Network, a codirector of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, and the Boston Consulting Group Bruce D. Henderson Chair Professor of Strategy and International Management at INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, France. Prior to joining INSEAD, he was a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Among Kim's awards and honors is the 2008 Nobels Colloquia Prize for Leadership on Business and Economic Thinking. Crainer Dearlove’s Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, places Kim among the top five most influential thinkers in 2009, and the Journal of International Management recognizes Kim as one of the world’s most influential academic journal authors in global strategy.
Avinash Narula is a passionate management trainer and motivational speaker par excellence. His highly interactive and engaging style of conducting training and seminars is incomparable. With a perfect blend of theory and practice, he makes management concepts easy to understand.
Dr. Shailesh Thaker is globally recognised as Management Guru, HR Trainer, Management Thinker, Leadership trainer, Developmental authority and author, Corporate Trainer of India. His coaching has helped millions to achieve personal and professional goals.
