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Home
Biography
Publications
Before Day One
From Day One
Book Reviews
Clients & Talks
Launching Your Career
Leadership
Corporate Governance
Contact
Biography
Author
Books
Before Day One, WhiteStar Graphics, Inc. (2018)
From Day One: CEO Advice to Launch an Extraordinary Career, Pearson Prentice-Hall, (2005)
www.fromdayone.com
Creative Collective Bargaining, Prentice-Hall (1965), co-authored with J. Henderson, E Hintz, Jr., J Jarrett, and R. Marbut
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Professional Experience
Northwestern University: Dept. of Industrial Engg. & Management Sciences, Professor | 1998-present
Northwestern University: Kellogg School of Business, Courtesy Appointment | 2013-present
University of Virginia Darden School of Business: Visiting Professor | 2000-2001
University of Chicago Business School: Regular Visiting Lecturer | 2000-2004
Awards
McCormick Professor of the Year | 2001
Alumni Association Outstanding University Professor | 2004
Student Government Association, recognized as outstanding professor | 2008, 2005, 2000
Kellogg School of Management Impact Professor | 2017, 2016
Education
MBA. (1963) | Harvard University; Major: General Management
B.S.I.E. (1961) | Northwestern University; Major: Industrial Engineering
Research Interests
Behavioral habits of top management business executives
Executive transitions
Business Executive
Corporate Experience
Bell & Howell Company, Skokie, IL. Chairman/CEO (1990-1998)
WhiteStar Enterprises, Chicago, IL. Chairman/CEO (1988-1992)
USG Corporation, Chicago, IL. Executive VP (1984-1988)
Masonite Corporation, Chicago, IL. President (1981-1984)
Mead Corporation, Dayton. OH. Group VP (1974-1981)
Hart Marx Corporation, Chicago, IL. Corporate VP Mfg. (1963-1974)
Prior Corporate Board Memberships
Director of National Association of Corporate Directors, Washington, DC
Director of the Harris Bank Corporation (BMO), Chicago, IL
Non-Executive Chairman of Context Media Company, Chicago, IL
Director of Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. Pleasantville, NY
Director of Intermatic Company, Spring Grove, IL
Non-Executive Chairman of Forest One Inc., Schaumberg, IL
Director of Packaging Dynamics, Chicago, IL
Director of Material Sciences Corporation, Elk Grove Village, IL
Governor of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, IL
Community Activities
Life Director: NorthShore University Healthcare System, Evanston, IL
Life Trustee: Northwestern University, Evanston , IL
Life Director: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
Past Director: Fund for Educational Advancement at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
Past Board member of the American Cancer Association, Atlanta, GA