About Dr. Tim Irwin
Expanded Bio: CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Dr. Tim Irwin has consulted with a number of America's most well-known and respected companies including SunTrust Banks, Chick-fil-A, Bank of America, Corning, Inc., IBM, Hoechst-Celanese, Gerber Products Company, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, and Turner Broadcasting Systems. He is a frequent speaker on leadership development and other topics related to organizational effectiveness. As a consultant for twenty years, Dr. Irwin has assisted corporations in diverse industries including fiber optics, real estate, financial services, baby products, information technologies, news and entertainment, insurance, hotels, high-technology research, chemicals, floor covering, bottling, quick service restaurants, fibers and textiles, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. He assisted in founding and served for a number of years as the facilitator for the Regional Leadership Institute. His work has taken Dr. Irwin to over twenty-five foreign countries in Europe, Latin American, Canada and the Far East. Dr. Irwin served from 2000 to 2005 as Managing Vice President of Right Management Consultants, a firm specializing in organizational effectiveness, talent management and leadership development. Right is a Philadelphia-based company with over 300 offices worldwide. He currently is Managing Partner of IrwinInc-Psychologists to Business, and is writing a book to be released by Nelson Business in January, '07. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Dr. Irwin received his A.B. and M.A. from the University of Georgia. His Ph.D. training included a dual major in industrial/organizational and clinical psychology from Georgia State University. He is a licensed Psychologist and an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Georgia and at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES AND PAST AND PRESENT BOARD MEMBERSHIPS Trustee—The Westminster Schools PERSONAL Tim is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He and his wife, Anne, have two sons. Jim is a graduate of Dartmouth College and until recently, worked as a senior legislative aide for the U. S. Congress in Washington DC. He is presently a first year student at the Goizueta Business School. William is a recent graduate of the United States Naval Academy and is an officer on the USS Oklahoma City, a Los Angeles Class fast attack submarine. Anne is the owner of Anne Irwin Fine Art, a Buckhead gallery. Tim’s outside interests include jogging, golf, fishing, skiing, scuba diving, and reading. | Share this page on
DR. IRWIN'S LATEST BOOK Derailed: Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership
Foreword by Patrick Lencioni, best-selling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Available to order at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, 800CEORead, and where ever books are sold. Visit www.DerailedLeader.com for a free risk assessment and additional tools / resources.
PRAISE FOR DERAILED “The character principles outlined in Tim’s new book Derailed are foundational to developing and sustaining great leadership in life and business. A must read for leaders or aspiring leaders at all levels. Tim presents these lessons in a way that allows the reader to relate with real life examples and the consequences that ensue when key principles are ignored.” -Michael L. Ducker, President, FedEx Express International “This book is not only great, but it is also timely. Tim Irwin takes ancient wisdom about character and brings it to bear on the most up-to-date challenges facing leaders today. We all ignore these lessons at our peril. I highly recommend this book.” “Rarely does a book impact me both personally and professionally in such a profound way. Derailed by Dr. Tim Irwin did. This is a crucially important message that’s really needed now. Irwin hits home with clarity about why so many leaders are failing. I want a lot of people to read this book because we need to stay on track.”
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Tim Irwin, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, and leading authority on leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and executive selection. For more than twenty years, he has consulted with many of America's most well-respected organizations and top Fortune 100 companies. He has also served in a senior management post for a US-based company with more than three hundred offices worldwide. Presently, he is managing partner of IrwinInc.
