ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Cheryl Peppers consults in the areas of leadership development, strategic vision, work design, process analysis, team start-ups, and workforce strategy, including several international assignments and consultation in German. Cheryl’s clients have included Fortune 500 clients in the chemicals, finance, energy, aerospace, food and beverage, gaming, and high-tech industries, as well as a number of professional service firms.
Principal of Peppers & Associates since December 1997, Cheryl has previously worked as a senior manager with Andersen Consulting, with DDI as a change management consultant, and as an independent contractor with a number of other consulting firms. Formerly an instructor for UCLA Extension in the Business and Management Division, she is an active member of the A.K. Rice Institute, a nonprofit educational institution for the experiential study of leadership and group dynamics. Cheryl has a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from California School of Professional Psychology, an M.A. in cross-culture studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a B.S. in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Alan Briskin is author of The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, winner of the 1997 Body Mind Spirit Award of Excellence. The book has been recognized as one of the first to address the role of the human spirit and soul in reconciling the contradictions and polarities many feel in today’s workplace. Highly regarded for his commentary on the changing nature of the workplace and work, his articles and observations appear often in the print media. He has spoken throughout the United States and in South Africa on the subject of soul and work and has been a featured guest on National Public Radio.
Alan consults to individuals and organizations in areas of leadership, work design, and learning. He is on the faculty of Saybrook Graduate School and a member of the Fetzer Institute’s network of health care professionals advancing the concepts of relationship-centered care. He has a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from The Wright Institute and is a professional associate of the Grubb Institute in London, England.210
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