Brian Joiner, Ph.D.

Dr. Brian Joiner is author of Fourth Generation Management: The New Business Consciousness (McGraw Hill) and coauthor with Peter Scholtes of The Team Handbook, published by Joiner Associates and one of the best selling business books of all time, having now sold over one-and-a-half million copies. Brian was a protege of W. Edwards Deming.

Brian was one of the original nine judges of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and, thirty years ago, was one of the originators of the Minitab statistical software system which is still in widespread use by corporations today.

Since 1997, Brian has been a full-time community volunteer working to help create a just and sustainable society. Prior to his current role as community change agent, Brian was Chairman and co-owner of Joiner Associates, a nationally recognized management consulting firm. He started Joiner Associates after a career as a professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Brian's the guy we call on when we need a cold splash of reality or operational advice. Rebecca sees him weekly at basketball and also serves with him on the board of Sustain Dane, which he co-founded.

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