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June 5th, 2024
Edward Thorndike (August 31, 1874 – August 9, 1949) was an influential American psychologist and educator, often referred to as the founder of modern educational psychology. He worked as a psychology professor at Columbia University for most of his career.…
June 5th, 2024
Edward De Bono (1933 – 2021) was a physician, writer, inventor and consultant. Edward De Bono was the originator of the term lateral thinking and had developed the famous decision making methods like the Six Thinking Hats, Parallel Thinking…
June 5th, 2024
Wolfgang Köhler (January 21, 1887 – June 11, 1967) was a German psychologist and a central figure in the development of Gestalt psychology. Wolfgang Köhler also formulated the Gestalt theory of learning, a psychological framework that describes the processes…
June 5th, 2024
Warren Bennis (Warren Gamaliel Bennis: 1925 – 2014), was an American scientist, organizational consultant, leadership expert, author, and pioneer of contemporary leadership studies. He was best known for his contributions to researching the problems of different types of leadership. Warren …
June 5th, 2024
Warren Buffet (Warren Edward Buffett; born on 30 August 1930) is an American investor and businessman. Warren Buffett is the CEO, chairman, and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate holding. Buffett is considered to be one of the…
June 3rd, 2024
Armand Feigenbaum (Armand V. Feigenbaum; 6 April 1922, 10 November 2014) was an American quality expert, businessman, and philanthropist who introduced the concept Total Quality Control what eventually led to Total Quality Management (TQM). He additionally authored the…
June 3rd, 2024
Pierre Janet (Pierre Marie Félix Janet, May 30, 1859 – February 24, 1947) was a well-known French psychiatrist, physician, philosopher and psychotherapist. Pierre Janet specialized in the field of dissociation and traumatic memory. He is best known for his ability…
June 3rd, 2024
Otto Scharmer is Senior lecturer in the area of Organization Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Claus Otto Scharmer is also the founder and director of the Presencing Institute and developer of the Theory U and the…
May 28th, 2024
Fred Fiedler (July 13, 1922 – June 8, 2017) was of Austrian descent, Emeritus Professor and one of the leading researchers in the field of leadership and organizational performance.
Biography Fred Fiedler
In 1938, at the age of 16,…
May 21st, 2024
Friedrich Engels (1820 – 1895) was a German economist, philosopher, historian and socialist. He was also a businessman, journalist and political activist. His father owned the large textile mills in the United Kingdom, and former Prussia, now Germany. Friedrich Engels…
May 21st, 2024
George Gerbner (8 August 1919 – 24 December 2005) was a professor of communications and the creator of the cultivation theory. This theory states that stories told by a culture determine the behaviour and values of individuals. George Gerbner…
May 15th, 2024
Frederick Herzberg (1923-2000) was a clinical psychologist and is one of the major writers in management and motivational theories. Frederick Herzberg was one of the most influential management teachers and consultants of the post-world war II. His approach focuses on…
