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Geoff Bellman Bio
Geoff Bellman Bio
BELLMAN
Geoff worked inside major corporations for fourteen years before starting his own
consulting firm in 1977. His external consulting has focused on renewing large, mature
corporations such as Booz Allen & Hamilton, U.S. Bancorp, Verizon, Intuit, Ernst &
Young, Shell, Price Waterhouse Coopers, BP, SABMiller, Boeing, and Accenture.
He has written six books, with 300,000 in print and in a dozen languages:
•Extraordinary Groups: How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results, (co-author,
Kathleen Ryan) will be published by Jossey-Bass in September, 2009.
•The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do (Jossey-Bass, 2002-
2nd edition). FORBES cited this book as among their most popular small business
books.
•Getting Things Done When You Are Not In Charge (Berrett-Koehler, 2001-2nd
edition), a Fortune Executive Book Club selection.
•The Beauty of The Beast: Breathing New Life into Organizations (Berrett-Koehler,
2000), about successfully living and working in large organizations.
•Your Signature Path: Gaining New Perspectives on Life and Work (Berrett-Koehler,
1996) assists readers through significant life and career changes.
•The Quest for Staff Leadership (Scott-Foresman, 1986), received the National Book
Award from The Society for Human Resource Management.
Geoff’s consulting and workshops have taken him to five continents. He has served as
guest faculty for university graduate programs including Pepperdine University,
Fielding, Sonoma State, Seattle University--OSR, Saybrook--LIOS, and Bowling Green.
Linkage International’s “OD Lab for Experienced Practitioners” is designed around his
experience and offered world-wide.
Geoff recently received a national award from the Organization Development Network
for his contributions to advancing the profession. And, he has also been honored by
the Whidbey Institute for his work in the community.
He is a charter member of the Woodlands Group which has been meeting quarterly for
over thirty years, exploring individual, organizational, and societal change.