David L. Bradford is co-author of the best-selling books Managing for Excellence: The Guide to High Performance in Contemporary Organizations, Influence Without Authority, and Power Up: Transforming Organizations Through Shared Leadership.
David is a Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he specializes in leadership research and the characteristics of high-performance teams at the executive level.
In addition, David has consulted for a variety of organizations, including Frito-Lay, Levi Strauss & Co, the Whitney Museum of American Art, NetLedger, and Autodesk. David is both founder and former executive director of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. |