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Howard M. Guttman (born January 17, 1951) is an American management consultant and founder of Guttman Development Strategies, a consulting firm. Guttman is best known for his theories on corporate organizational hierarchies, positing that the traditional, top-down model of management is less effective than the horizontal, high-performance organization, where decisions are made by cross-functional teams with equal authority. Guttman’s theories have garnered him a following in top-management circles, largely due to his books and work with leaders of multi-national corporations who have applied his ideas in day-to-day business operations. He also regularly addresses corporate and academic audiences. == Professional career == After graduating from New Jersey’s Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1972 with a degree in history and education, Howard M. Guttman joined the New Jersey Historical Society as an associate in education, responsible for developing programs on New Jersey history and culture for teachers and students. After three years, he decided to matriculate in the master’s program at Case Western Reserve’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences: School of Social Work )〕 He received his M.S., with a focus on organization and community development, and returned to the New Jersey Historical Society as assistant director, responsible for State planning and Federal grant development. During his tenure at the society, Guttman authored 35 articles on New Jersey history. He also consulted with various organizations in the greater-New Jersey metropolitan area on issues related to management and organization development. Guttman’s interest in organization development consulting led him to apply for a position at Automatic Data Processing (ADP). He joined the company as a management development specialist. At ADP, he deepened his knowledge of the fundamentals of organization development consulting. He was profoundly influenced by his mentor, Vice President of Human Resources Bernie Kessler, from whom he learned how an OD consultant can add significant value to an organization’s bottom line. He was promoted to senior OD consultant before leaving the company. In 1982, Guttman was hired as national manager of training and development for Johnson & Johnson's consumer products sector,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Consumer Health Products – Johnson & Johnson )〕 where he continued to develop new organization development processes focusing on senior executive teams. When he left J&J in 1988, he had risen to the position of corporate director of human resources. In 1989, Guttman founded Guttman Development Strategies (GDS) in his garage, based on his concept of horizontal, high-performance organizations, which was strongly influenced by the work of Peter Drucker. He now runs GDS out of a Mt. Arlington, N.J. office. GDS works with many senior executive teams, including that of Mars, Incorporated, which was the subject of a TIME magazine article.〔TIME magazine, February 9, 2009〕 Guttman’s work and ideas have led him to be named to Leadership Excellence magazine’s list of “Excellence 100 Top Thought Leaders”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leadership Excellence )〕 Guttman’s writing and opinions are sought after by well-known publications and in a variety of forums. In 2004, he was asked to sit for an interview as part of Harvard Business Publishing’s “Results- Driven Manager” series. His article, “Are Your Global Team Members Miles Apart?” is included in ''Harvard Business Reviews collection, "Managing Teams for High Performance.".〔Newsletter Collection: Managing Teams for High Performance, Harvard Business Publishing, 2007〕 Guttman also frequently addresses corporate and academic audiences, such as The Conference Board and The American Management Association. Guttman is the author of ''Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code for Standout Performance'',〔John Wiley, 2008〕 named one of the Top Business Books of 2008 by Soundview Executive Book Summaries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soundview Executive Book Summaries: 2008 Summaries )〕 He is also the author of ''When Goliaths Clash: Managing Executive Conflict to Build a More Dynamic Organization'',〔AMACOM, 2003; Mt. Arlington Business Press 2008〕 named by Soundview as one of the Top Business Books of 2003. His third book, ''Coach Yourself to Win: 7 Steps to Breakthrough Performance on the Job and in Your Life'',〔Mc-Graw-Hill, 2010〕 attempts to show individuals how they can apply Guttman’s executive coaching process to their everyday lives. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Howard M. Guttman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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