Paul B Thornton

Paul B. Thornton is an author, speaker, and former professor of business administration.

He studied management, psychology, and political science at Ohio University. He was fortunate to take courses taught by Dr. Paul Hersey and Dr. Ken Blanchard. Their courses ignited his interest in learning what the best coaches, leaders, and managers do to help individuals and organizations perform at their best.

Paul continued his education and earned master’s degrees in business (M.B.A.) and education (M.Ed.).

He has had significant experience as a teacher, business executive, and writer.

Key Experiences and Awards

Directly involved in designing and delivering leadership training programs, succession planning, organizational change initiatives, and leading all aspects of the human resource function.

--In 1985 and 1996, he was the recipient of a United Technologies Award for Extraordinary Management Effectiveness.

--In 2015 he was recipient of the Joseph J. Deliso, Sr., Endowed Chair at Springfield Technical Community College.

Paul has published over 75 articles in business and leadership magazines, journals and websites. Currently, he publishes a monthly article on the leadchangegroup.com website.

He is the author of 16 books including:

--Is Your Organization Aligned?

--Leadership-Perfecting Your Approach and Style

--Leadership Case Studies

--Leadership—Off the Wall

Paul created 28 management and leadership videos that can be found on YouTube. In addition, he published numerous slide presentations that are available on slideshare.net.

His wife, Mary Jean, is a talented leader, professor emeritus of business administration, and outstanding cook. They have two adult children: Kate (married to Corey) and Andy (married to Jess), and five extra special grandsons: Anthony, Dominic, Keegan, Noah, and Owen.