Extraordinary Groups: How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results

Geoffrey Bellman is a recognized thought-leader on organizations, leadership, life, and change. He has written six books including The Consultants’ Calling from Jossey-Bass. Having worked inside major corporations for fourteen years before starting his own consulting business in 1977, his private sector work has focused on renewing large, mature corporations. In recent years, he has given more of his attention to community-based organizations. His consultation and workshops have taken him to five continents.  

Kathleen Ryan has practiced organizational development since 1984 as the co-founder of The Orion Partnership, a firm that focuses on culture change, team development, executive on-boarding and coaching. Clients have included Microsoft, AT&T, Boeing, General Motors, and Weyerhaeuser; the cities of Tacoma and Bellevue, Washington; and the University of Washington Medical Center, among others. As one client has said, “She is an organizational consultant with an instinct for translating complex human behavior into practical concepts.” Ryan is the coauthor or The Courageous Messenger and Driving Fear Out of the Workplace, both from Jossey-Bass.