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Dr. Paul Hersey

Dr. Paul Hersey is a behavioral scientist whose ideas have been used to train millions of managers around the globe for more than three decades. He first published the Situational Leadership Model in articles in the early 1960's. In 1969 he wrote a textbook containing the model called "Management of Organizational Behavior". This classic text has been translated into 14 languages and has sold more than a million copies worldwide.

I went to work for Dr. Hersey toward the close of 1986. Usually only once or twice in our lives we have the opportunity to take on a boss, mentor, colleague and friend all wrapped up in one individual. Dr. Hersey was that opportunity for me. Paul is probably the most astute businessman I've ever met, he exercises the quickest and most relevant insights possible into the human interface, and has "grown up" some of the most powerful and successful entrepreneurs on the planet.

If I can help you get to know Dr. Hersey, or to know more about him and his work, I'm at your service.

Sincerely,
Donald A. Brown

Conversations with Dr. Paul Hersey:

An Interview by: John R. Schermerhorn, Jr., Ohio University

"It is not enough to describe your leadership style or indicate your intentions. A Situational Leader assesses the performance of others and takes the responsibility for making things happen." - Hersey

Paul Hersey is known internationally as an educator, trainer, lecturer, and conference leader. Founder and CEO of the Center for Leadership Studies, he has helped train more than four million managers from over 1000 organizations worldwide, including Mobil, IBM, Caterpillar, Harris, and Illinois Bell. In the middle 1960s, Hersey's research at the Center for Leadership Studies led to the development of the Situational Leadership Model, an approach to leadership that has become widely accepted in the United States and other countries.

Author of the popular book The Situational Leader, Hersey joined Ohio University as Professor and Chair of the Management Department in 1966, and left in 1975 to develop the Center for Leadership Studies into a major global training organization. He has been recognized for his contributions to leadership studies by the Academy of Management and the American Society for Training and Development. With experience presenting Situational Leadership in more than 125 countries, Hersey continues to provide training and consulting expertise in leadership, management, education, sales, program development, and research. He was recently given the 1997 Award for Achievements in Business by the College of Business at Ohio University.

To read the complete interview click here

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