Bob Dickman

Robert Dickman is known to his clients as a mirror for hire. He holds up a mirror to leaders who have the courage to look at themselves closely, as a means for sharpening their cutting edge. Collaborating with senior management teams, he has coached in, and
developed workshops for clients at, The United States Naval Post Graduate School, Ford Motor Company, California Academy of Science, Pegasus Communication, and Aramark among others. He has led his seminar, “Story as Leadership, Story as Strategy,” throughout the U.S. with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to rapidly expanding small business
enterprises. His recent book, The Elements of Persuasion (HarperCollins), co-authored with Richard Maxwell, was nominated as one of the top business books of 2007 and has been translated into 14 languages. He has also written articles for The Systems Thinking Journal and Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Reflections Journal.

Robert holds a BA from Goddard College and is a graduate of the Hudson Institute’s program in organizational coaching and is certified as a coach by The International Coaching Federation. He has been an active participant at The Society for Organizational Learning’s community of coaching practitioners.
You can contact Bob at: bob@first-voice.com