Dr. Mitchell Kusy, an international consultant, has worked internally in several organizations including American Express Financial Advisors as head of leadership development. He is a full professor in the Ph.D. Program in Leadership & Change at Antioch University. Other distinctions include:

• 2005 Fulbright Scholar in International Organization Development
• 1998 Minnesota Organization Development Practitioner of the Year

A visiting professor at the University of Auckland, School of Enterprise, Dr. Kusy has written several books on leadership. One of them, Fast Forward Leadership, was the #3 best-selling business book in April, 2000 (Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service). Based on his most recent book, Manager's Desktop Consultant: Just-in-Time Solutions to the Top People Problems that Keep You Up at Night, he has been interviewed by numerous publications and media including:

• The New York Times
• Fortune Magazine.
• CNN

Areas of consulting include large-scale strategic planning, organization development, the design of organizational communities of respectful engagement, and leadership development.

Toxic Workplace!, released in 2009, continues Dr. Kusy's research into building more effective organizations through an examination of disruptive personalities. He provides real guidance into addressing these barriers to success.

Dr. Kusy is a founder and managing partner at Real Organization Impact (ROI) International.

Mitch has published extensively in the fields of leadership and organization development, culminating in the highly popular Fast Forward Leadership, the book he co-authored with Dr. Louellen Essex, a Number-3 business best seller.

In 2005, Mitch and Louellen published their highly-aclaimed follow-up, Breaking the Code of Silence, now available from booksellers and Amazon.

In 2007, Mitch and Louellen returned with Manager's Desktop Consultant, a guide rich with practical advice and strategies to get from problem, to plan, to resolution.

In 2008, Mitch teamed up with fellow researcher Elizabeth Holloway to explore the impact of toxic personalities on the health and productivity of organizations. Published in 2009, Toxic Workplace is the definitive guide to understanding and addressing disruptive human influences and creating a culture of respectful engagement in response to the deleterious effects of toxic personalities. They further demonstrate the human-performance and bottom-line impact of proactively dealing with this significant and often-hidden problem in organizations.

To learn more about Mitch's other publications, click here or on the menu at the top of this page.

Mitch provides leadership and organization development consulting. His work is highly tailored for each client and environment by focusing upon the following areas:

• Leadership/executive development
• Strategic planning
• Organization structure systems
• 360 degree feedback
• Team development
• Organization development

In addition, he provides hybrid consulting engagements that are highly specialized for each individual organization.

To learn more about Mitch's leadership development seminars and how they can benefit your organization, click here or at the link at the top of this page.

To learn more about Mitch's organization development consulting and how this can benefit your organization, click here or at the link at the top of this page.

To learn more about Mitch's strategic planning experience and capabilities and how they can benefit your organization, click here or at the link at the top of this page.

In addition to his extensive work with U.S.-based corporations, Mitch has worked with organizations from all over the world. His projects have included work in:

Australia	Japan	Argentina
Taiwan	Uruguay	Germany
The Netherlands	South Africa	Israel
United Kingdom	Ireland	France
Spain	Croatia	Bahrain

Mitch has worked with hundreds of organizations, both large and small. For a list of current references, contact Mitch directly.