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Charles Manz

Nirenberg Professor of Leadership, Management Department

Telephone: 413-545-5584
Email: cmanz@som.umass.edu
Office: SOM 307A
Personal web site: intra.som.umass.edu/manz
Syllabus: MGT 495L

Ph.D., (Organizational Behavior), The Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Michigan State University
B.A., Michigan State University

Selected Publications:

With Neck, C.P. “Mastering Self-Leadership”, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall (2007).

With Cameron, K., Manz, K.P., and Marx, R.D. (2006) Guest Co-Editors for double special issue on “Values and Virtues in Organizations.” Journal of Management Spirituality and Religion.

With Pearce, C.L., and Sims, H.P., Jr. (Forthcoming) “The Roles of Vertical and Shared Leadership in the Enactment of Executive Corruption: Implications for Research and Practice,” Leadership Quarterly.

With Neck, C., Mitchell, T. and Thompson, E. “Fit to Lead: The Proven 8-Week Solution for Shaping Up Your Body, your Mind, and Your Career”, St. Martin’s Press (2004).

“Emotional Discipline,” Berrett-Koelher (2003).

With Sims, H.P., Jr. “The New SuperLeadership: Leading Others to Lead Themselves”, Berrett-Koehler (2001).

Academic and Professional Activities:

Consulting Editor, Journal of Management Spirituality and Religion and International Journal of Leadership Studies.
Board of advisors, Jossey-Bass Publishers Collaborative Work Systems Book Series and The Works magazine

Consulting Activity:

Served as a consultant for many organizations, including 3M, Ford, Motorola, Xerox, the Mayo Clinic, Procter & Gamble, General Motors, American Express, Allied Signal, Unisys, Josten’s Learning, Banc One, the American Hospital Association, the American College of Physician Executives, the U.S. and Canadian governments.

Selected Awards:

Foreword Magazine best book-of-the-year Gold Award for “Emotional Discipline.”
Stybel Peabody National Book Prize for "best" publication of the year for “SuperLeadership”.
Marvin Bower Fellowship for Outstanding Achievement in Business Scholarship, Harvard University.

Photo: Charles Manz, Nirenberg Professor of Leadership

Research Interests:

Self-leadership and empowering leadership
Empowered Teams
Executive fitness
Knowledge management


Teaching Interests:

Leadership and Work Teams
Organizational Behavior
Spirituality and Work Life