Charles C. Manz
Nirenberg Professor of Leadership

Degrees Held

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (Organization Behavior), 1981
M.B.A., Michigan State University, 1975
B.A., Michigan State University, 1974

Academic and Professional Experience

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, Digital Equipment, Procter and Gamble, Unisys, Honeywell, Arthur Anderson, 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.

Research and Writing

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 20 books. His presentations and courses focus   on leadership, self-leadership, and self-managed work teams. He is the author of:

• Foreword Magazine best book-of-the-year Gold Award winner Emotional Discipline: The Power to Choose How You Feel, Berrett-Koehler, 2003;
• The Power of Failure, Berrett-Koehler, 2002;
• The Leadership Wisdom of Jesus, Berrett-Koehler, 1998, 2^nd edition, 2005;
• Temporary Sanity: Instant Self-Leadership Strategies for Turbulent Times, Financial Times Prentice-Hall, 2005;
• The Greatest leader who Wasn’t: A Leadership Fable, Walk the Talk Publishers, 2005;
• Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence, Prentice-Hall, 1992, with Christopher Neck 1999 (2^nd ed.), 2004 (3^rd ed.),  2007 (4^th ed.);
• Co-author of SuperLeadership: Leading Others to Lead Themselves, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1989, Berkley, 1990, which won the Stybel-Peabody book prize;
• Business Without Bosses: How Self-Managing Teams are Creating High Performing Companies, Wiley, 1993, 1995;
• Company of Heroes: Unleashing the Power of Self-Leadership, Wiley, 1996;
• For Team Members Only: Making Your Workplace Team Productive and Hassle-Free, Amacom, 1997;
• Team Work & Group Dynamics, Wiley, 1999;
• The New SuperLeadership, Berrett-Kohler, 2001;
• The Wisdom of Solomon at Work, Berrett-Kohler, 2001;
• The Power to Choose How You Feel, Successories, 2004; and
• Fit to Lead: The Proven 8-Week Solution for Shaping Up Your Body, Your Mind, and Your Career, St Martins Press, 2004.

His books have been translated into many languages, and featured in book clubs and on audio tape and CD.

His articles have been published in many journals including: Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Administration and Society, Group and Organization Studies, Economic and Industrial Democracy, Human Relations, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Management Review, Organizational Dynamics, Journal for Quality & Participation, Personnel Journal, Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, National Productivity Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management Journal, American Journal of Small Business, The Executive, and the Journal of Management, Spirituality, & Religion.

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