A recognized expert on leadership and
organizational behavior, he advises top executives of Global 500 companies on
large-scale change and specializes in CEO-led transformation. His 20-year
consulting career has spanned a broad range of industries, including aerospace,
automotives, electronics, energy, financial services, insurance and media.
Dr. Taffinder has also written extensively about leadership and change,
beginning with his first book, The New Leaders (Kogan
Page), in 1995. His second book, Big Change (Wiley), won the prestigious
Business Management Book of the Year Award in 1999 for what the judges called
"his inspirational approach to corporate transformation." The first
edition of his latest book, The Leadership Crash Course (Kogan Page, 2000), was republished in seven languages, and
a new, significantly revised second edition was released in March 2006
to critical acclaim.
In addition to writing, he speaks regularly at conferences and to the
press. His views have been quoted in leading publications such as The New
York Times, Fortune, the International Herald Tribune, the Financial
Times, The Times, The Times Educational Supplement, The Independent, The
Observer, The Guardian and Industry Week. Broadcast interviews have
aired on BBC Business News, Bloomberg Television, European Business News (EBN),
BBC Radio and Capital Radio, among other stations.
Paul is the founder and Managing Partner of Taffinder Consulting, specializing
in CEO advice on strategy, leadership and organizational performance.
Previously, he was a Partner at Mercer Delta, then a Partner at Marakon Associates. Before that, he was a Partner at
Accenture, where he led the Organization and Change Strategy practice in the
UK. He has also held a number of management roles in the mining and
professional services industries. Dr. Taffinder is also a Chartered
Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Education
B.A. (Honors), Masters and Ph.D. degrees in
Organizational Psychology, Witswatersrand (Wits)
University in Johannesburg