Leadership Blueprint

Leadership Blueprint: Why We Better Lead and Lead Better draws on the insights of Dr. Paul Hersey who colorfully weaves together today’s cutting edge-research, lessons from history and his life experience to help you better influence and inspire your people. His commonsense framework offers both the reliability of universal leadership principles and the flexibility you need to navigate the now and face the wild unknowns and excitement of our future.

There is no MBA, sage mentor or crystal ball that could have prepared us for being a leader in the 21st century. We are all leading at the speed of light, trying to find our way as globalization, social media and unforeseen changes come at us like meteors. Uncertainty and ambiguity rule the day. There is no blueprint for these complex times. But, there is a blueprint for becoming an effective leader, and the time to use it is NOW. Why? Engagement at work is at an all-time low. Job security is a thing of the past. Future leaders are scarce and those with high-potential are being groomed and courted lik e celebrity athletes. Leadership Blueprint: Why We Better Lead and Lead Better draws on the insights of Dr. Paul Hersey who colorfully weaves together today’s cutting edge-research, lessons from history and his life experience to help you better influence and inspire your people. His commonsense framework offers both the reliability of universal leadership principles and the flexibility you need to navigate the now and face the wild unknowns and excitement of our future.

Dr. Paul Hersey’s Situational Leadership® has been used to train well over 14,000,000 managers and professional people from more than 1,000 businesses and other organizations. He is an internationally-known behavioral scientist and highly successful entrepreneur. Professor Hersey is recognized as one of the world’s outstanding authorities on training and development in leadership and management. In addition to his teaching, he is a consultant, on a continuing basis, to industrial, government and military organizations. Dr. Hersey is presently a Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies at Nova Southeastern University. He is a former faculty member of Northern Illinois University, California State College at Chico, University of Arkansas and Ohio University. Dr. Hersey also served in the roles of Chairman of the Department of Management and Dean of the School of Business, as well as President of California American University – Graduate School of Applied Behavioral Science. Dr. Hersey has also served as Project Director for the Industrial Relations Center of the University of Chicago, Training Director at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Company, and manager at Sandia Corporation. Dr. Hersey has authored or coauthored numerous papers, articles and books including “Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources,” “Organizational Change Through Effective Leadership” and “Selling: A Behavioral Science Approach.” His most recent books include “The Situational Leader,” “Situational Selling,” “Situational Service: Customer Care for the Practitioner” and “Situational Parenting.” In regards to education, Dr. Hersey has received numerous degrees from various institutions including a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago and a B.S. degree from Seton Hall University.