Leadership

Thomas O. Jones is the Fred L. Proctor, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Business and Chairman, Division of Business at Greensboro College, Greensboro, North Carolina. He is part of the founding faculty of the Executive MBA program at Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina, and serves on the Executive MBA faculties of Wake Forest University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina. Professor Jones is founder of BillPayers, Inc., a pioneer in electronic bill paying. He is also a Strategist with Staub Leadership Consultants. Professor Jones has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and his DBA is from the George Washington University. Robert "Dusty" Staub, II, is CEO and Chairman of Staub Leadership Consultant ( www.staubleadership.com ), a strategic implementation and executive development firm, specializing in personal and organizational effectiveness since 1990. The company works across the spectrum of US Industry, ranging from Fortune 100 companies to mid-size and small, entrepreneurial organizations. A sampling of clients include Coca Cola, AT&T, IBM, Northern Telecom, First Union National Bank, Dupont, Hoechst-Celanese, Unifi, United HealthCare, government agencies such as the FBI and regional police and fire departments, and many organizations involved in higher education. Mr. Staub has written numerous articles on topics such as leadership, creativity, customer service, personal mastery, and team effectiveness that have appeared regularly in regional daily newspapers and business journals. He is the author of The Heart of Leadership: Twelve Practices of Courageous Leaders, recently released in an updated, revised edition in paperback and The Seven Acts of Courage: Bold Leadership for a Wholehearted Life, both published by Staub Leadership Publishing of Greensboro, North Carolina (2001).