Thomas Kolditz

Thomas A. Kolditz (born July 23, 1956) is an American retired Brigadier General, educator,[1][2] author,[3] and consultant.[4]

Military

Kolditz led the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy West Point for 12 years, where he was responsible for teaching, research, and outreach activities in Management, Leader Development Science, Psychology, and Sociology. General Kolditz has more than 26 years in leadership roles and 34 years of military service. He was also the founding director of the West Point Leadership Center.[5] General Kolditz has been a skydiving instructor since 1980 and served for 10 years as the senior instructor for the West Point Sport Parachute Team.[6][7]

Academic

Kolditz is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association.[8][9] In 2007, while still on active duty, Tom was appointed a Visiting Professor at the Yale School of Management Leader Development Program and taught a crisis leadership course in their MBA curriculum. Later, he became the Director of the Leader Development Program at the Yale School of Management.[10][11] Kolditz is also the founding Director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University.[12][13][14][15]

Consultancy

His first book, In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended On It,[16] published in 2007, is based on more than 175 interviews taken on the ground in Iraq during combat operations.[17] His second book, Leadership Reckoning: Can Higher Education Develop the Leaders We Need?, announced a reform movement for leader development in higher education.[18] Kolditz is also a keynote speaker.[19][20]

References
  1. Rierson, Richard (19 January 2014). "123 – Thomas Kolditz: Leadership Professor, Yale School of Management; Author of "In Extremis Leadership"". DoseofLeadership.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. Kolditz, Thomas. "Position Profile" (PDF). dcleaks.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. Kolditz, Thomas (2 March 2010). In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended On It. Jossey-Bass. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via Amazon.
  4. Kolditz, Thomas. "Speaker Bio Page". BigSpeak. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. "Colonel Thomas A. Kolditz Professor and Head, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership" (PDF). westpoint.edu. The Center for Faculty Development Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. "Interview with Col. Tom Kolditz". USNaSkydiving.org.
  7. "Skydiving Team Support". USNavySkyDiving.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. Hamilton, Audrey (2010). "Psychology of Leadership from the Battlefield to the Boardroom" (Press release). American Psychological Association.
  9. Division 19 of the APA (2006). "The Official Newsletter of Division 19 of the APA" (PDF). The Military Psychologist. 22.
  10. "Brigadier General Brings Academic Credentials to New Career in Higher Education". Senior Military in Transition. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  11. "Top Leadership Expert to Join Yale SOM Faculty and Run Leadership Development Program". Som.Yale.edu. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  12. Kolditz, Thomas. "Doerr Bio Page". Doerr.Rice.edu. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  13. "DOERR INSTITUTE FOR NEW LEADERS WILL PREPARE RICE STUDENTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE". giving.rice.edu. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  14. Wermund, Benjamin (13 May 2015). "Rice to launch leadership institute with historic gift". Huston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  15. New, Jake (14 May 2014). "Leaders, One and All". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  16. Kolditz, Thomas (2007). In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended On It. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0787996048.
  17. Matthews, Ph.D., Michaal. "In Extremis Leadership: Leading Others When the Chips are Down". Psychology Today. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  18. "Elevating Leadership Development in Higher Education".
  19. Kolditz, Thomas (25 September 2007). "Distinguished Speaker Series" (PDF). nmmi.edu. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  20. "Thomas Kolditz Speaker Bio Page". BigSpeak.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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