Richard E. Boyatzis is Distinguished University Professor of Case Western Reserve
University, and a Professor in the Departments of Organizational Behavior, Psychology,
and Cognitive Science. He has a BS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and
Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard. His more than 200 scholarly and 50
practitioner articles examine sustained, desired change on leadership, competencies,
emotional intelligence, competency development, coaching, neuroscience and
management education. He is ranked in the top 2% of all scientists worldwide by PLOS
Biology based on his citations. His Coursera MOOCs have over 1 ½ million visitors and
enrolled from 215 countries. His 10 books include: the international best-seller, Primal
Leadership with Daniel Goleman and Annie McKee; Helping People Change with
Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten; and the new The Science of Change: Discovering
Sustained, Desired Change from Individuals to Organizations and Communities.
