James Cannon, PhD specializes in organization design and development and has consulted with organizations around the world. He has run an extensive range of training courses for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in the UK and served as a visiting lecturer at Geneva University. He has been a fellow of the CIPD and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and a Manpower Society prize-winner, as well as honoured by the UK government for his work in leadership development. He served at director level in human resources, information technology, and organization development, and has been an independent consultant for over 30 years.