LEADERS BY DESIGN

Peter J. Dean Ph.D. Peter J. Dean, Ph.D. leads Leaders By Design, the men’s leadership development division of The Leader’s Edge™, acquired in September of 2005. With over 30 years experience in the industry, Peter bases his own executive coaching and consulting practice on current reviews of literature and research from the ever-expanding field of leadership development and the best practices in character development and executive coaching. Leaders By Design will help male executives recognize and understand the intricacies inherent in global leadership and dealing with change across cultures and sub-cultures.

Peter has extensive expertise in the academic realm and currently holds the O. Alfred Granum Chair in Management at The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania where he is an Associate Professor of Management and Leadership. He is a lecturer in Communication, Ethics and Leadership at The Wharton School and Leadership in the Public Domain at the Fels Center of Government both at The University of Pennsylvania. He has taught at numerous renowned colleges across the country, including: Fordham University, University of Tennessee, Smeal College of Business Administration at Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Iowa.

In addition to Peter’s teaching experience, he has consulted and coached for DuPont, Unisys, Microsoft, Johnson and Johnson, Shriner’s Headquarters, Lockheed-Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, National Security Agency, American Airlines, Department of Energy, Sprint Mid-Atlantic, PECO Energy, General Motors, Motorola University, Rockwell International Inc. and Holiday Inn.

Peter was the recipient of the 1999 Excellence in Teaching Award at The Wharton School; the 1999 Outstanding Faculty Member for the Physician Executive MBA Program offered on the internet by the University of Tennessee; the 1995 MBA Core Curriculum Cluster Teaching Award at The Wharton School; and the 1993 Excellence in Teaching Award at Penn State University at Great Valley.

Dr. Dean has edited or authored eight books. His current book, Leadership for Everyone, published by McGraw-Hill, highlights the L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Method™ which helps executives harness the power of interpersonal relationships; confront, analyze, and work through any situation; and create a mentoring, non-threatening environment for colleagues. In addition, for six years Dr. Dean was editor and chief of Performance Improvement Quarterly, a practitioner-based journal supporting break through practice for leading global performance improvement and change.

Peter holds his Ph.D. in Learning Psychology and Human Resources Management from the University of Iowa. He resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.