E299 A Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan and Dr. Behnam Bakhshandeh and Dr. William J. Rothwell on OD

E299– Inner Voice – a Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan. Dr. Foojan chats with Dr. Behnam Bakhshandeh and Dr. William J. Rothwell in this episode. Dr. Bakhshandeh is the founder and president of Primeco Education, a coaching and consulting company that has been working with individuals, teams, and organizations on their personal and professional development since 1993. Dr. Bakhshandeh has a Ph.D. in Workforce Education and Development (WFED) with a concentration on Organization Development (OD) and Human Resources Development (HRD) from the Pennsylvania State University, a master's degree in professional studies in Organization Development and Change (OD&C) from the Pennsylvania State University, World Campus, He has authored and co-authored eight books in the areas personal and professional development. His latest book on the genre of supervisory, Successful Supervisory Leadership, Exerting Positive Influence While Leading People (CDC, 2023), and before that, he published a book on the genre of Coaching, Transformational Coaching for Effective Leadership (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023). He is also the founder and president of Primeco Education, Inc. (www.PrimecoEducation.com), a coaching and consulting company that has been working with individuals, teams, and organizations on their personal and professional development since 1993. He has authored and published many personal and professional development books. His latest book on the genre of supervisory, Successful Supervisory Leadership, Exerting Positive Influence While Leading People (CDC, 2023), and before that, he published a book on the genre of Coaching, Transformational Coaching for Effective Leadership (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023). Dr. Rothwell is a Distinguished Professor at The Pennsylvania State University. He founded an online Master of Professional Studies in "Organization Development (OD) and Change" on Penn State's World Campus. He has also chaired over 120 Ph.D. committees on OD and related topics in the Workforce Education and Development program, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, College of Education, and the University Park campus of Penn State. For nearly 15 years, he worked as an internal consultant in government and then in a multinational company before he arrived as a tenured professor at Penn State in 1993. As an external consultant, his clients have included Motorola University China, Ford, General Motors, AARP, and many other organizations. He is best known for applying OD to succession planning and talent management. His book Effective Succession Planning has been a foundation for succession programs in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Google Scholar metrics reveal that Dr. Rothwell's publications have been cited over 10,000 times, including over 158 books, 300 articles, 198 book chapters, and 2,107 presentations. In 2012 he earned the Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance Award from the American Society for Training and Development (now called the Association for Talent Development or ATD). In 2004 he was given Penn State University's Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, a single annual award to the best graduate faculty member on Penn State's 24 campuses. He was named a Distinguished Professor at Penn State University in 2022. Additionally, the Organization Development Network named him a Lifetime Achievement Award winner in 2022. Among Dr. Rothwell's recent books are Transformational Coaching, High-Performance Coaching for Managers, Rethinking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Facilitating Change, Organization Development Interventions: Executing Effective Organizational Change, Virtual Coaching to Improve Group Relationships: Process Consultation Reimagined, Adult Learning Basics, Increasing Learning and Development's Impact Through Accreditation, and The Essential HumanResource Guide for Small Business and Startups. We talk about Transformational Coaching in Organizations. Check out my website: www.FoojanZeine.com. Remember to Subscribe, Listen, Review, and Share! Find me on these sites: *iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i...) *Google Play (https://play.google.com/music/m/Inpl5...) *Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=185544...) *YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/DrFoojanZeine ) Platforms to Like and Follow: *Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrFoojanZeine/) *Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/Dr.FoojanZe...) *Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/DrZeine/) *LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/DrFoojanZ...)