I am fortunate to have had a blessed career. Education is my genuine calling. The thousands of students and executives over the last 30 years have been a true joy to engage. It's all about platforms; everyone launches from a different place. My writing, hopefully, provides lessons for novices and veterans alike. Leadership is transcendent, applying equally across jobs and times. I bring that ethic--that the practical is the eternal--to everything I do. Leadership is then, now, and again. It knits together yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Below is a standard biography. James R. Bailey is Professor and the Stacy and Jonathan Hochberg Fellow of Leadership Development at the George Washington University School of Business, and a Fellow in the Centre for Management Development, London Business School. He has been the recipient of many teaching distinctions, including three GWSB Outstanding Educator Awards. In 2006 he was named one of the world’s top ten executive educators by the International Council for Executive Leadership Development. He has published over 50 academic papers and case studies, and is the author of five books, including the award-winning, best-selling Organizational and Managerial Wisdom and the forthcoming Lessons on Leadership. He has designed and delivered hundreds of executive programs for firms like Nestle, UBS, Conoco-Phillips, and Goldman Sachs, as well as several major law firms and US Congressmen. Dr. Bailey is a frequent keynote speaker who has appeared on broadcast programs for the BBC, NPR, and Fox News Channel, and whose work has been cited in such outlets as the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, and Business 2.0. He is a frequent contributor to The Hill, Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, and Harvard Business Review. He is the past Editor-in-Chief of the Academy of Management Learning and Education. Professor Bailey has served as a dean, department chair, and program director during his 20 year academic career. He recently founded and is Principal of Lessons on Leadership. Specialties: Areas of expertise include:Effective leadershipLeadership DevelopmentOrganizational and individual changeStrategy formulation and executionEmployee motivation, competence, satisfaction, and performanceManagerial decision makingBusiness ethicsTeamsIndustries with experience include:Law firms Congressional OfficesBanking/FinanceFood and beverageHigher Education