Dr. Manz is the Nirenberg Chaired Professor of Business Leadership at the University
of Massachusetts. He was a recipient of a Marvin Bower Fellowship at the Harvard Business
School (1988-89) "awarded for outstanding achievement in research and ..
productivity, influence, and leadership in business scholarship." His other academic
experience includes instruction and research at Arizona State University (1989-1997), the
University of Minnesota (1982 - 1988), Auburn University (1980 - 1982) and the
Pennsylvania State University (1977 - 1980).
He has served as a consultant, researcher, or management education leader with many
organizations, including: General Motors, Motorola, 3M, Allied Signal, Control Data,
Uniroyal, Ford, American Express, Prudential, Xerox, Teradyne, Cable &
Telecommunications HR Assoc., Procter and Gamble, Unisys, Honeywell, the Korean
Management Association, the American Hospital Association, The Mayo Clinic, M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, the National University Continuing Education Association, the State of
Minnesota, the U.S. and Canadian Governments, and many others.
Formerly a Marvin Bower Fellow at the Harvard Business School Dr. Manz is a speaker,
consultant, and bestselling author of over 200 articles and scholarly papers and more
than 20 books. His presentations and courses focus on leadership, self-leadership, and
self-managed work teams.
