Meet the Ninth House Faculty

Ken Blanchard
Few people have influenced the world of management more than Ken Blanchard. Ken's The One Minute Manager® (1982), the best-selling business book of all time, has sold over nine million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages.

David Bradford
David L. Bradford is co-author of the best-selling books Managing For Excellence: The Guide to High Performance in Contemporary Organizations, Influence Without Authority, and Power Up: Transforming Organizations Through Shared Leadership.

William Bridges
William Bridges is one of the foremost thinkers and speakers in the areas of change management and personal transition. He was described by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top ten independent executive development presenters in the United States. An expert on transition management and corporate change, he is often quoted and referenced by other consultants and leaders in the field of change management.

Allan Cohen
Allan Cohen is co-author of the best-selling books Managing For Excellence: The Guide to High Performance in Contemporary Organizations, Influence Without Authority, and Power Up: Transforming Organizations Through Shared Leadership.

Stephen Covey
Recognized as one of Time magazine's 25 most influential Americans, Dr. Stephen R. Covey has dedicated his life to demonstrating how every person can truly control their destiny with profound, yet straightforward guidance. As an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author, his advice has given insight to millions. His first book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.

Jon Katzenbach
Jon Katzenbach is founder and Senior Partner of Katzenbach Partners LLC. Formerly Director at McKinsey & Company, Inc. Jon earned a B.A. in Economics, with distinction, from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University Graduate School of Business, where he was a Baker Scholar. Jon's published works include The Wisdom of Teams, Real Change Leaders, Teams at the Top, and Peak Performance.

Mary Ann Kipp
Mary Ann Kipp is a consultant in business innovation, team development, and leader effectiveness. Mary Ann conceived and conducted "Solving the Innovator's Dilemma," a project with Harvard and Duke Universities and Nortel Networks.

Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni's six best-selling business books have sold over two million copies. He is the author of six nationally recognized books, including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, which continues to be highlighted on the New York Times, BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-seller lists. Pat's latest book, Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars, is following suit with strong early sales.

Robert Levin
Robert Levin is founder and managing director of The Center for Human Function & Work, a work performance research and development company housed at the University of Colorado at Boulder Research Park. Robert is also an adjunct member of the management faculty at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tom Peters
Tom Peters describes himself as a prince of disorder, champion of bold failures, maestro of zest, professional loudmouth, corporate cheerleader, lover of markets, capitalist pig, and card-carrying member of the ACLU.

Joseph Rosse
Joseph Rosse is a Professor of Management in the Graduate School of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In addition to his writing, he serves on the editorial board of Personnel Psychology and is associate editor of the Journal of Business and Psychology.

Larraine Segil
Larraine Segil is a leading expert on business relationship strategies and author of Fast Alliances: Power Your E-Business, and the best-selling book Intelligent Business Alliances. Co-founder of The Lared Group and a regular commentator on CNN and NPR, Larraine is recognized internationally for her groundbreaking research on partner compatibility and cross-cultural communication.

Peter Senge
Peter Senge is a senior lecturer at MIT, chairman of the Society for Organizational Learning, and author of the best-selling books The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, The Fifth Discipline Field Book, and The Dance of Change.

Clifton Taulbert
Clifton L. Taulbert, named one of America's outstanding black entrepreneurs by Time magazine, retired from a successful business career as a banker to become an author, speaker, and journalist. His much-acclaimed book Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Families and Communities (Penguin Books, 1997) is the basis for the Building Community program and his workshops.

B. Lynn Ware
Dr. Ware is a nationally recognized talent management expert, and has been assisting the F1000 in talent retention and employee engagement for over 20 years. Lynn's techniques have enabled organizations to lower their employee attrition rates by as much as 63% in the first year alone.