Faculty Profile: Alan Briskin

Alan Briskin

School: Organizational Leadership and Transformation

Bio:
Dr. Briskin is the author of The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, winner of the 1997 Body Mind Spirit Award of Excellence, and co-author of The Power of Collective Wisdom and Bringing Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice. He is also coauthor of Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care. He is a management consultant who for twenty years has been helping business leaders wrestle with how to create more effective and humane workplaces. His interest in collective intelligence and wisdom traditions has led him to seek increasing ways for people to collaborate on behalf of the greater good.
Highly regarded for his commentary on the changing nature of the workplace and work, his articles and observations appear often in the print media, including The Washington Post, London Times, and Across the Board. He has been a featured guest on national public radio, most recently in a series on "Anger in the Workplace", and has given keynotes or conducted workshops on the spiritual context of work throughout the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
Alan consults to individuals and organizations in areas of leadership, work design, and organizational learning. He is on the faculty of Saybrook Graduate School, teaching within the Organizational Systems concentration. He teaches courses on the history of managment practices and on the growing interest of spirituality and work. Dr. Briskin is also a member of the Fetzer Institute's network of health care professionals advancing the concepts of relationship centered care. He has a doctorate degree in organizational psychology and is a professional associate of the Grubb Institute in London, England