James M. Kouzes
James M. Kouzes is a highly regarded leadership scholar and experienced executive. The Wall Street Journal has cited Jim as one of the twelve best executive educators in the U.S. In 2006 Jim was presented with the Golden Gavel, the highest honor awarded by Toastmasters International. A popular speaker and trainer, Jim’s clients have included: AT&T, Boeing, Charles Schwab, Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, Federal Express, Honeywell, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss & Co., 3M, Microsoft, Motorola, the State of New York, Toyota, and Wells Fargo. Jim served as president, then CEO and chairman of the Tom Peters Company from 1988 until 2000. The International Management Council (IMC) honored Jim as the 2001 co-recipient of the prestigious Wilbur M. McFeely Award for his outstanding contributions to
management and leadership education. Past McFeely Award recipients include: Peter Drucker, Lee Iacocca, Tom Peters, Ken Blanchard, Norman Vincent Peale, Francis Hesselbein and Stephen Covey. Jim is the co-author of two bestselling books The Leadership Challenge and Credibility and is the author of the powerful Nightingale-Conant program Achieving Credibility: The Key to Effective Leadership.
