The Affirmation Principle: How Effective Leaders Bring Out the Best in People

Curtis Ed.D, Bernard M.

Bernard M. Curtis is founder and president of Human Development Strategies, a leadership training and development company in Austin, Texas. He has been an educator and developer of organizational leaders for more than 20 years. Bernard has developed and facilitated leadership skills training for such companies as AT&T Broadband, ITT Sheraton Corp. Ingram Micro Inc. Sun Healthcare Group, and Unifi ed Grocers, Inc. He also provides coaching and mentoring for organizational leaders through the use of intense dialogue, 360-degree feedback assessments, and continual training. As an educator, Bernard has taught executive education and leadership development courses at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and organizational leadership courses at University of California, Irvine (UCI) extension. He specializes in leadership training, executive coaching, team development, and organizational effectiveness. Bernard earned his doctorate in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.