Richard Boyatzis, Ph.D.

Dr. Boyatzis is a renowned best-selling author and researcher on Emotional Intelligence. His Intentional Change Theory and Complexity Theory predict how changes occur at the team, community, country and global levels. Before becoming a professor, he was CEO of McBer and Company, a research HR consulting firm, for 11 years, and COO of Yankelovich, Skelly & White, a market research firm, for 2 years. He is the author of more than 140 articles on behavior change, leadership, competencies, and Emotional Intelligence.

Selected works: Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (with Daniel Goleman and Annie McKee), published in 28 languages; Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others through Mindfulness, Hope and Compassion, (co-authored with Annie McKee), published in 16 languages.

The professors are world class. It is incredibly valuable to be able to discuss real world leadership issues and their solutions with the people who literally wrote the books on them.