James M. Kouzes is chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company and an executive fellow at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. Barry Z. Posner is dean of the Leavey School of Business and professor of leadership at Santa Clara University.
Kouzes and Posner are the coauthors of The Leadership Challenge, Encouraging the Heart, and The Leadership Challenge Planner. They also developed the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and LPIOnline.com, 360-degree assessment tools based on the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.