Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.—author, consultant, coach, teacher—Roger is a highly respected expert in leadership, communication, team development, and personal and organizational change. Roger and Preston Pond founded the Center for Organizational Design in 1992 in order to help businesses create high performance/high commitment organizations. Some of Roger’s past and current clients include AT&T Capital, Ashland Chemical, Burson Marstellar, Coach Leatherware, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (several radio stations), Denver Museum of Nature and Science, DSM Dyneema, Honeywell, Kaman Industrial Technologies, KeyTronic, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Proctor & Gamble, The US Forest Service and US West, and many others. Examples of a few recent consulting projects include redesign of a $1 B distribution company from 200 branch offices to around 20 customer support centers; redesign of a plant that manufactures high performance textiles to double production capacity; assessment and redesign of several public radio stations; successful trust building with alienated board of trustees; chartering and improving performance of several executive teams. Roger intervenes at the personal, team and organizational level to create high performing companies. Using his engaging style, he has also delivered hundreds of workshops, retreats and seminars around the country which have been acclaimed as among the most powerful learning experiences available anywhere. An outdoor enthusiast and father of three adult children, Roger resides in metro Denver, Colorado with his wife Judy.

Publications: The Hero’s Choice: Living from the Inside Out, 2009; Several workbooks and leader’s guides, (with Preston Pond) including: Overview of High Performance Work Systems; Leadership in a High Performance Organization; Developing a High Performance Strategy, The Seven Phases of Organizational Design: The Trust Factor: Creating Win-Win Relationships; Developing High Performance Teams: What They are and How to Make Them Work; Emotional Intelligence: Creating a Plan for Success