Business Authors

Marcus Buckingham
Best-Selling Author, Expert on Outstanding Leadership and Management Practices

Challenging conventional wisdom, Marcus Buckingham shows the link between employee opinions and productivity, profit, customer satisfaction, and the rate of attrition. Focused on finding and developing the most talented employees, Buckingham shares notes from his books, Discover Your Strengths and First, Break all the Rules to detail the practices of outstanding managers and leaders. His most recent book, StandOut: The Groundbreaking New Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths Revolution, gives individuals the guidance on how to use unique skills to make a strong impression at work. 

Marshall Goldsmith
Best-Selling Author and World-Renowned Thought Leader in Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, and Human Resources

Named "one of the five most-respected executive coaches" by Forbes magazine, Marshall Goldsmith provides strategies that not only increase the productivity and efficiency of a business, but increase the happiness of employees companywide. His commonsense demeanor and animated approach make him a refreshing authority on leadership development. What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales: How Successful Salespeople Take it to the Next Level, Marshall's most recent book, focuses on the key strategies that make a great sales person. This book provides tools that are applicable and actionable.

Jason Jennings
Authority on Business Leadership and Productivity

Sharing secrets of America's best performing companies, Jason Jennings focuses on helping businesses reach their full economic potential. A best-selling author, he coaches organizations to think big while retaining the ability to act nimbly in the face of change. Jennings' soon-to-be released book The Reinventors: How Extraordinary Companies Pursue Radical Continuous Change, devines 10 basic rules for reinvention learned from companies that continued to grow even during the recession. 

Laura Ries
Branding Guru and Best-Selling Author

An expert on marketing and building brand strategy, Laura Ries is the best-selling author of some of the nation’s most respected branding books. A household name in the advertising world, her presentations are filled with insightful commentary and dynamic visuals, and she provides audiences with a greater comprehension of how marketing and branding can work for them.

Al Ries
Celebrated Marketing Strategist and Best-Selling Author

A legendary marketing strategist who developed the concept of "positioning," Al Ries challenges audiences to think differently about their products and improve their brands. In describing why marketing campaigns succeed or fail, Ries explains why companies should narrow their focus to own a category in the consumer's mind.

David Ulrich
Professor of Business at the University of Michigan
Partner at the RBL Group

Ranked as the number one management educator by BusinessWeek, David Ulrich helps organizations improve employee accountability, collaboration, and leadership. His ability to connect with audiences and his results-based strategies make Ulrich a popular presenter.

Anil Gupta
Thought Leader on Strategy and Globalization
Co-Author of Getting China and India Right

Anil K. Gupta is one of the world’s leading experts on globalization and business strategy, specializing in the emerging markets of Asia. His strategies help managers excel through deep, on-the-ground understanding of the growing global economies, with a focus on market development and long-term thinking. Gupta’s presentations include case studies of companies that are on the right track, and he explores methods of changing mindsets, adapting organizations, and reinventing strategy for a global marketplace.

John Kotter
World-Renowned Expert on Leadership

John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations.

 Michael Treacy
Growth, Corporate Strategy, and Business Transformation Expert

A believer in consistent double-digit growth, Michael Treacy has helped companies achieve market leadership for more than 25 years. Treacy's ideas about customer value propositions and growth disciplines have been used by companies across the globe to reshape strategies, bolster competitive positions, and dramatically improve top and bottom line performances.

Pat Lencioni
Founder and President of the Table Group

One of the nation's leading experts on executive team development, Patrick Lencioni is the author of five best-selling books that outline actionable strategies for employee engagement, team building, and productive meetings. Discussing his "four obsessions of an extraordinary executive," Lencioni strives to create healthier organizations.

George Labovitz
Expert in organizational alignment, integration, strategies, and quality management

George Labovitz's strategies get results that directly affect profitability. His tools and techniques for achieving rapid organizational alignment in the face of constant change have made Labovitz the secret weapon of some of the world's biggest organizations.

Gary Hamel
Authority on Strategic and International Management

An influential thinker who developed the concepts of strategic intent, core competence, and corporate imagination, Gary Hamel has transformed the focus and language of many of the world's most successful companies. His best-selling books offer pointed lessons on making innovation a way of life and competing for the future.