Deadlines
2016 Management Society Leadership Conference
Speakers
James Ferrell
James Ferrell is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Arbinger Institute and its training and consulting arm, Arbinger Training and Consulting. He has authored or co-authored multiple bestselling books, including Arbinger’s international bestsellers, Leadership and Self-Deception and The Anatomy of Peace and Arbinger’s soon-to-be-released book, The Outward Mindset (June 2016). His publications have sold many millions of copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages.
Mr. Ferrell has degrees in economics and philosophy and is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he serves on the Yale Law School Executive Committee. He joined the California Bar in 1992 and began his career as an attorney at the major international law firm, Latham & Watkins. In 1996, he left his legal practice, joined with his university mentor (whose scholarly work solves a problem crucial to organization performance—the self-deception paradox), and co-founded The Arbinger Institute.
In his role as Managing Partner, Mr. Ferrell directs the development of Arbinger’s training and consulting programs and the development and customization of Arbinger’s intellectual property. He is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and advisor to leaders of corporations, governments, and organizations of all kinds around the world on the topics of leadership, innovation, collaboration, culture change, mindset change, conflict resolution, alignment, and strategy.