Leavey Professor Named Leader to Watch

Leavey School of Business Professor Barry Posner was recently listed as a “leader to watch” by two different organizations. The American Management Association (AMA) listed Professor Posner among its list of “Leaders to Watch 2015.” The AMA’s list identifies influential business leaders that have contributed to the business world in many ways and are expected to make new contributions and innovations in the coming year. Global Gurus also identified the professor as a leader to watch in its “Worlds Top 30 Leadership Professionals for 2015” list. Posner was ranked no. 10 on the list.

Professor Posner is the Accolti Endowed Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business. He also served as the Dean of the school for 12 years. In addition to his recent achievements, Posner has also been named as one of the nation’s top management and leadership educators by the International Management Council, recognized as one of the Top 50 leadership coaches in America, ranked among the Most Influential HR thinkers in the world by HR magazine and listed among the Top 75 Leadership and Management Experts in the world by Inc. magazine.

The American Management Association is a New York based world leader in professional development. The association works to advance the skills of individuals to drive business success. The Association operates in 40 countries worldwide and is internationally recognized. The AMA provides training for professionals in 24 subject areas including, communication skills, management and supervisory skills and finance and accounting.

Global Gurus is a research organization that recognizes people who support knowledge and personal and organizational development in their fields through speaking, training, books, and media. Global Gurus rankings are created through registered voting by people who are leaders in an organization or credentialed academics in leadership studies.

The rankings focus on two groups, which excluded political, military and business people and focused on those practitioners, trainers, speakers and consultants who develop and instill competency in others. The research for the list of Leaders came from e-mails sent to 22,000 business people, consultants, academics and MBA’s around the world for nominations and public opinion poll.

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