Daring to Have Real Conversations in Business (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780981774831)

James Peal (Jim Peal) Ph.D., CEO of the Leadership Development Group, Jim's areas of expertise include: the integration and alignment of leaders and teams, team based strategy development, culture integration in mergers and acquisitions, architecting and managing organizational change, transforming dysfunctional teams into productive teams, resolving conflict, executive coaching, developing and leading executive impact and presentation skills programs. Thom Dennis, Managing Director, Phoenix Obsidian. Thom works with CEOs and similarly accomplished executives, helping them to develop themselves and their businesses; he specializes in planning for culture changes, mergers & acquisitions, and the managing of the subsequent impacts of change. He holds an MSc in Change Agent Skills and Strategies, and is a member of the International Association of Facilitators. Trish Barron, MPH, CEO, Barron and Associates, Trish Barron has been guiding CEOs, leaders, and work teams to reach their full potential in her 20+ years as an organizational consultant. By helping people and their organizations operate more effectively, she gives her clients the edge they need to compete in today's marketplace. Trish has experience working with local, regional, and global organizations in industries such as Emerging Technology, Bio-Technology, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Insurance, Federal and State Governments, Non-profits, and Universities. Zemo Trevathan President, Zemo Trevathan & Associates, Inc. www.zemotrevathan.com Zemo thrives on breaking the rules. Ever since jump-starting his first company in the early 90s, he has been helping his clients do the same thing - figuring out which rules to follow, which new rules to create, and which rules to break. This has always been one of Zemo's strengths - assisting leaders and their teams to identify the "rules" that have become success limitations and replacing these to generate new beliefs, strategies, and pathways to success. In two decades of service, Zemo has worked with people around the globe in a variety of industries - Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Federal and State Government, and Universities, as well as non-profits and start ups. He is especially energized when working across organizational layers - helping executive teams transform company strategy and culture into practical terms and employee engagement.