Lloyd Barid

Dr. Lloyd Baird is Professor Emeritus of Management at Boston University and served as Chair of the Organizational Behavior Department. He was also the Jon Huntsman Visiting Professor at Utah State University. During his tenure at Boston University he served as Executive Director of the Leadership Institute, on the steering committee of the Executive Development Roundtable and Research Director of the Human Resources Policy Institute.  All consortia of leading corporations devoted to improving leadership capability in their organizations. They bring together global organizations from across industry sectors, military and government agencies working together to enhance, drive and improve their own efforts of leadership, talent management and innovation. He is author of numerous books and articles, and he consults regularly in the areas of executive leadership, capability development, innovation and process improvement. He received his BS degree from Utah State University and his MBA and PhD from Michigan State University.

Areas of Expertise:

• Leadership
• Innovation, learning, and change
• Impact of digital economy on people, groups and organizations

Major Works:

• Baird, L. & Griffin, D, (2012) . Dynamic Learning: Applying and Updating Knowledge Faster than the Speed of Change, Oxford Handbook on Work and Aging.
• Griffin, D. & Baird, L. “Accelerating Your Journey to Customer Centricity”, Focus (Life Sciences Trainers & Educators), Spring, 2016

Connect:

lbaird@bu.edu

Kristen J. McCormack

Kristen J. McCormack is a Master Lecturer and Executive in Residence in the Organizational Behavior Department at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business where she teaches Organizational Behavior and Management Consulting.  She enjoys teaching and coaching adult learners in the practice of leadership and management.  Ms. McCormack is also the Faculty Director of the executive Non-profit Management and Leadership Certificate Program. Ms. McCormack has more than thirty years of experience leading and managing organizations in the public, nonprofit and private sectors.  Additionally, she is as an advisor, board member and volunteer to dozens of non-profit organizations in and around Boston.

Connect:

kmac@bu.edu
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kristen-mccormack-5147b2

Darrell Griffin

Darrell Griffin is CEO and President of PerformancEdge.  A firm dedicated to developing impactful learning platforms for organizations.  He has over 30 years of experience in adult organizational learning and transformational change.  His focus is helping organizations build customer-centric capability to perform effectively with customers, colleagues, suppliesr and partners at the “edge” of their organization where value exchange happens.  He has designed and delivered global learning and change interventions in such organziations as Bayer, Merck, Pharmacia, Schering-Plough and DSI.  In addition, he has written and published articles about dynamic learning and organization change.

Connect:

darrell_griffin@performancedge.com

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