Voice Lessons: Applying Science to the Art of Leadership Communication (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781470058227)

Ron Crossland has worked with talent from the boiler room to the boardroom, a range of experience that has taught him that regardless of position, individuals' work matters. He has helped individuals, teams, and organizations develop better leaders, create more innovation, forge better internal and external relationships, and inspire greater performance. He has been an organizational consultant and educator since 1985. Whether delivering a keynote or engaged with a small group over a two-day workshop experience, Ron blends science and art, data and philosophy, with theory and practicality to achieve an enviable goal for educators: help leaders find practical applications they can use right away as well as prompt them to reconsider their longer term leadership positions and practices. He is a five-time entrepreneur and has held founding and/or executive positions in the following companies: International Leadership Associates Tom Peters Company Tom Peters Company, Ltd. Bluepoint Leadership Development Ron is a writer, an intuitionist, a factoid junkie, and a research synthesizer. He is a speaker for company meetings, industry association events, and other venues. Ron received his BS in Electronic Engineering Technology (1975) and his MBA (1977) from Oklahoma State University. In 2011 OSU's Spears School of Business recognized him as one of the top fifty MBA graduates of its fifty-year history.