Meet The Authors
TIMOTHY DUKES, Ph.D.
is a veteran psychotherapist, leadership advisor, and father. His expertise, in creating and holding a transformational process, instills Presence in Leadership for the individual, partnership, family, team, and organization. Tim consults in a variety of institutional settings, working with established business leaders, political visionaries, and emerging innovators. His unique program for individual and organizational development—distilled from thirty years of clinical work, academic research, and contemplative practice—resolves contradiction and opposition through a clarity-based evolutionary practice. His book, The Present Parent Handbook, and The Present Parent Dialogue Series of children’s books, speak to his work with families.
MICHAEL LANDERS, M.A.
is the founder and president of Culture Crossing, Inc., a global consulting company dedicated to finding innovative solutions for groups and individuals working in the multicultural marketplace. Over the past 20 years, Michael has worked with global executives and teams from leading organizations to build essential skills in arenas such as: global leadership, coaching, cross-cultural communication, sales and customer service excellence, sustained employee engagement, and cultural diversity and inclusion. His workshops, seminars, and speaking events have drawn more than 70,000+ people on five continents. Although American, Michael was raised in Colombia, Brazil and the Dominican Republic. Fluent in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, proficient in Japanese and Italian, he is the author of the best-selling book, Culture Crossing, the essential primer to working, living, and thriving in today’s increasingly multicultural marketplace and communities.
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