Figure 17.3 Journey to Adult Identity: Autobiographical Analysis

Eric H. Kessler is Professor of Management and Founding Director of the Lubin Leaders and Scholars Program at Pace University. He is also a past president of the Eastern Academy of Management where he developed a conference themed around organizational wisdom and launched what has become an ongoing initiative to better apply management theory to business practice. He serves, or has served, on several editorial boards and as the guest editor for a number of professional journals as well as on review panels with the U.S. National Security Education Program. He is widely published in leading academic and technical journals and professional book series in areas related to decision making, innovation, organization, and leadership. He has won numerous outstanding research awards, and is the author or editor of several books, including Cultural Mythology and Leadership (in press). He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa has been inducted into national and international honor societies in business, economics, forensics, and psychology. His professional travels have taken him across the Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. He instructs courses on the doctoral, master's, and bachelor's levels; has led several international field studies; and has worked as an executive educator, policy analyst, and business consultant for public and private organizations. He is an avid reader of history and philosophy, a sports and puzzle junkie, and the spinner of many a bad pun. He lives with his best friend/wife, two terrific sons, and faithful Black Labrador.

James R. Bailey is Tucker Professorial Fellow of Leadership and Director of Executive Development Programs at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) and is a fellow in the Center for Management Development at the London Business School. He has held, or holds, distinguished or visiting professorships at New York University, the University

of Michigan, the Institute of Management Development (Switzerland), the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland), Adelaide University (Australia), and the American College of Greece. He has been the recipient of many teaching distinctions, including the Professor of the Year award from the B.B.A. and E.M.B.A. programs at GWSB. He has published more than 50 academic articles and case studies and is the author of several books, including The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies (in press). He has designed and delivered hundreds of executive programs for firms such as Nestle, United Bank of Switzerland, Morgan Stanley, and Lucent Technologies. He is a frequent keynote speaker who has appeared on broadcast programs for the BBC and Fox News Network and whose work has been cited in outlets such as Fortune, Forbes, and Business 2.0. He currently serves as editor in chief of Academy of Management Learning and Education. He lives across from the National Zoo in Washington DC with his splendid wife; the couple is expecting their first child in August.