Chris Argyris - Harvard Business School professor who's work influenced me to go into Organization Development
Peter Block – the source of my learning about Flawless Consulting, then Empowered Management, Stewardship, and now… Community.
David Bohm – advanced quantum theory with implicate order, prolific writer. On Dialogue, The Limits of Thought
David Burnham – taught me power & influence, leadership, and the difference between operant and respondent tests!
Fritjof Capra – where I first learned about Living Systems; Tao of Physics, Web of Life
Doc Childre – Founded HeartMath Institute; researcher
Robert Cialdini – THE Influence guy; trained me to teach Power of Persuasion
BJ Fogg – Stanford professor and author; trained me on Tiny Habits
Gurdjieff - philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, author
Bob Kegan - Harvard Professor, author, researcher, and partner of Minds At Work with Lisa Lahey. Taught me Immunities to Change for individuals and teams
Gary Klein – Expert on decision making; Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions and, Seeing What Others Don't: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights
Peter Koestenbaum – Philosopher, THE source of thinking on authentic Leadership; an icon
Lisa Lahey – Harvard Professor, author, researcher, and partner of Minds At Work with Bob Kegan. World-class; Taught me Immunities to Change for individuals and teams
Frederic Laloux – 21st-century practices in Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness
David McClelland – Massively published; I was introduced to his groundbreaking work by his partner, David Burnham; nominated for a Nobel prize in Economics
Donella Meadows – one of the first System Thinkers
Carol Sanford – prolific author and innovative disruptor; changed my world, and for that, I’m forever grateful!
Raj Sisodia – Conscious Capitalism
Peter Senge – this is where it all began for me, The Fifth Discipline
Paula Underwood – fantastic source for learning the Native American roots of American Democracy
Alan Watkins MD, Ph.D., – the biology of success; Coherence, 2nd edition, 4D Leadership
Margaret Wheatley – Leadership and the New Science rocked my world 20 years ago
Redford Williams M.D., and Virginia Williams Ph.D., - trained me in EQ and LifeSkills
Chris Worley - Taught me Organization Design and was my grad school advisor
And MUCHO MAS!!