H. Skipton Leonard, PhD is on the faculty of the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University, where he lectures on leadership, strategic talent management, and organizational development. He is also a Professorial Lecturer in the School of Human and Organizational Learning at the George Washington University. Dr. Leonard is Principal and Managing Director for Learning Thru Action, a global consultancy that provides action based training and organizational development solutions. He is also an Emeritus member of the Board of Directors of the World Institute for Action Learning, a nonprofit training and certification organization with 17 affiliates in 6 continents around the global. A Fellow in the American Psychological Association, Dr Leonard is also a Past-President of the Society of Consulting Psychology and the founding editor of Consulting Psychology Journal.
Rachel Lewis, PhD, CPsychol is a registered Occupational Psychologist. She is a senior lecturer in Occupational Psychology at Kingston Business School as well as being a Director of Affinity Health at Work, a niche occupational health psychology consultancy. Her research focuses on the link between leadership and employee well-being. She combines her academic career with regular conference speaking, consultancy, and training, focusing on the links between leadership, management, and employee well-being.
Arthur M. Freedman, PhD is an emeritus member of the board of directors of the World Institute for Action Learning consulting organizational psychologist who has received many national and international awards for his contributions to the discipline. He is a founder and board member of the World Institute of Action Learning. He consults for public- and private-sector organizations around the globe. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, and a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Organizational Dynamics, University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow in Divisions 13 (Consulting Psychology) and 52 (International Psychology), American Psychological Association, and is a Past-President of the Society of Psychologists in Management.
Jonathan Passmore, DOccPsych is a chartered psychologist with five degrees and an international reputation for his work in coaching and leadership. He has wide business and consulting experience, having worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM Business Consulting and as a chief executive and company chairman. He has published 14 books on the themes of leadership, personal development, and change, including the Association for Coaching series of coaching titles, which he edited, and the best selling ‘Top Business Psychology Models’. He speaks widely at conferences across the world, from the USA to Europe and Asia. He has published over 20 peer reviews, 50 papers in practice-based journals, and some 20 book chapters. He was awarded the AC Global Coaching Award for his contribution to practice and research in 2010 and the British Psychology Society SGCP Research Award in 2012 for his research into the psychology of safety and driver learning. He currently works in consulting. Jonathan lives with his wife and two small children in the UK. In his spare time he keeps bees and likes to swim and walk. He can be contacted at jonathancpassmore@yahoo.co.uk