At UNC his award-winning Power, Politics and Leadership class-rated by Forbes as a "Don't miss"-is a perennial favorite for up-and-coming MBAs.
Mention Bell to executives from Pfizer, Kraft, Marsh Advantage America, or Sovereign Bank, and you may be treated to an impromptu lesson on Bell's leadership development strategies. Visit The Biltmore Company, Progress Energy, Trammell Crow Company, Walt Disney Imagineering, or the member companies of the Urban Land Institute, and you'll undoubtedly spy a few of Dr. Bell's instructive Achiever models on display. Dr. Bell's creative thinking and intellectual generosity have earned him a national and global reputation as one of the highest-rated advisors on leadership. Organizations such as the Young Presidents Organization and the Chief Executives Organization call on him again and again for his plain, unaffected yet deeply thought-provoking delivery.
In 1972, Dr. Bell founded Bell Leadership, a consulting firm that works with CEOs and other senior leaders to provide their organizations with advanced leadership development. Two of Dr. Bell's most striking attributes are his effectiveness and his passion for his mission—helping leaders increase their effectiveness so that they can achieve high level of performance and contribute to their own lives, to the lives of their families, and to their organizations and society.
Dr. Bell has conducted leadership-training sessions for approximately 500,000 leaders in more than 4,700 organizations from over 85 countries.
Over the years, thousands have enrolled in Dr. Bell's open programs held in Chapel Hill or sought his services for on-site programs, master classes, and executive retreats. He also delivers keynote speeches, alongside other well-known business experts such as Steven Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Michael Porter. Highly regarded topics include New Discoveries in Leadership, Thinking Smart, Resolving Conflicts, Complex Lives, Money, Families and Children, Building a World-Class Organization, and Selecting Achievers.
Dr. Bell is the author of the widely read book, The Achievers, and he co-authored the New York Times Best Seller, The Carolina Way, with Coach Dean Smith and John Kilgo. He is currently working on Great Leaders, Great Results which is due in bookstores in 2005. In addition, he is researching and writing a series of books which will include Selecting Achievers; Advanced Communication: Mastering the 7 Essential Skills of Effective Communication; and Money, Families & Children.
In addition to his books, Dr. Bell has created the Bell Personality Profile and several other assessment tools for individuals and companies to use in determining their strengths and weaknesses.
Dr. Bell earned master's and doctoral degrees from Yale University. He also earned bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology and business, respectively, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating with honors from both universities. In addition to teaching, consulting, and writing, Dr. Bell enjoys time with his family at home in Chapel Hill. He is an avid golfer, fly fisherman, runner, and Western art collector.
Programs:
Advanced Achievement Leadership
Personality and Leadership Excellence
New Discoveries in Leadership
Leadership Styles: How to Lead Like the Best
Advanced Communication: Mastering the Seven Essential Skills Of Effective Communication
Leadership, Teamwork & Change: Building a Great Global Organization
The Advanced Psychology of Selling
Selecting Achievers: Finding the Right Person for the Right Job at the Right Time
Advanced Teamwork: Building a Great Top Management Team
Advanced Negotiation & Conflict Management for Senior Executives
The Leader's Job
Self-Mastery & Personal Effectiveness
Solving Key People Problems
Leading Change: How to Change Yourself, Others, Your Management Team and Organizations
Leaders of the Decade, Heroes of the Future
Motivational Management
Peak Performance & Complex Lives
Organizational Health & Effectiveness
Achieving Successful Organizational Restructuring
Personality, Leadership and Diversity
Strategic Planning
Creative Thinking: Becoming Brilliant
The Art of Building Great Family Businesses
Money, Families & Children
How to Raise Mentally Healthy and Achieving Kids
Leadership and Teambuilding
Performance Reviews, Feedback & Coaching
