Gregory Shea, Ph.D. consults, researches, writes, and teaches in the areas of organizational and individual change, leadership, group effectiveness, and conflict resolution. He is a principal in The Coxe Group international consultancy; Senior Consultant at the Center for Applied Research, and Adjunct Professor of Management at the Wharton School, where he has earned an Excellence in Teaching Award, and a Faculty Associate of the Wharton School’s Center for Leadership and Change. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard, Shea holds an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and an M.A., M. Phil., and Ph.D. in Administrative Science from Yale. He is a member of the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association.

Robert Gunther is co-author or collaborator on more than 20 business books, including The Truth About Making Decisions and The Wealthy 100. He has consulted on communications for Fortune 500 companies and major non-profits. He has appeared on CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” and NPR’s “Morning Edition” and his projects have been featured in the New York Times, Time, USA Today, and Fortune. His columns or articles also have been published in Harvard Business Review, American Heritage, and Investor’s Business Daily. He is a graduate of Princeton University.

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