Paved: Passion, Attitude, Values, Energy, and Determination: The Road to Winning and Success (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780999404904)

Mitchel A. Nickols, a sought after keynote, conference speaker and trainer, is a professional who relates well to diverse audiences: leadership development, team building, strategic planning, executive and administrative coaching, customer service, human services, business communications, board development, diversity and inclusion, etc. Dr. Nickols holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Supervision and M. Ed., both from the University of Pittsburgh; Bachelor of Science in Education with minor equivalency in Communications, Sociology, Slippery Rock University; additional coursework at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Penn State University. As part of the faculty of Geneva College, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, Human Services, Organizational Development, Human Resources, and Community Ministry, he developed curriculum for several courses. Some specific areas of teaching included History and Theory of Leadership, Leadership and Communications, Leadership and Ethics, Leadership and Motivation, Leadership and Decision Making, Leadership and Organizational Change, Strategic Planning, Organizational Dynamics, Generalist Practice-Model & Theory, and The Church in its Community. He is an adjunct professor at Point Park University in the Ed.D. Program, where he teaches doctoral students in Cultivating Ethical Diversity, and in Comparative Organizational Systems. Mitchel serves on the newly formed Point Park University Ed.D. Quality Advisory Board. Mitchel has mentored more than 400 professionals from nonprofit, for profit, and start-up organizations. Mitchel has worked with school administrators and professional staff members over the years through administrative coaching, staff development, student retention and intervention strategies, parent groups, as well as keynote speaker for a number of school functions. His professional consulting work includes school districts, executives and managers, and board development. A 5-time national award-winning television producer and host, and an award-winning newspaper columnist, Mitchel is also a co-author of the published book titled "Leadership Essentials."