Don Beck (management consultant)

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Don Beck

Donald Edward "Don" Beck (* 1937 ) is an American management consultant and co-author (with Chris Cowan) of the book Spiral Dynamics . From the work of his mentor Clare Graves, Beck has developed a model of changing values and changing cultures (the "Spiral Dynamics"). Beck is the co-founder of the National Values ​​Center in Denton, Texas , and CEO of Spiral Dynamics Group, Inc , which commercializes this model internationally. In these functions, Beck uses the Spiral Dynamics system himself.

Career

While he worked as a consultant in South Africa from 1981 onwards , he and Graham Linscott wrote the book The Crucible: Forging South Africa's Future, which was published in 1991. The melting pot: Forging South Africa's future .

Beck taught at the University of North Texas for 20 years . He is a "Fellow" at Gallup . He served the South African Springboks ( 1995 Rugby World Cup winners ) as a team psychologist and advised the Dallas Cowboys , New Orleans Saints , Texas Rangers (baseball) and the US Olympic Committee for Athletics . He also wrote a sports column for the Dallas Morning News . Beck lives in Denton, Texas.

bibliography

  • Don Beck and Graham Linscott: The Crucible: Forging South Africa's Future , 1991. ISBN 0-620-16241-4
  • Don Beck and Christopher Cowan: Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change , 1996 (German: Spiral Dynamics - Leadership ,werte und Wandel. ISBN 978-3-89901-107-4 )

Audio book

  • Spiral Dynamics Integral. Sounds True, Boulder, 2006

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Changing the World and Work. Radio National (Australia) March 7, 2004
  2. ^ The eight-stage spiral to peace in the Mideast. Haaretz , February 12, 2006
  3. ↑ The story behind 'Invictus': Man aided team now onscreen. Denton Record-Chronicle, December 24, 2009
  4. ↑ Cowboys' Phillips is plenty tough. The Dallas Morning News, Aug. 6, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Beck, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beck, Donald Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American management consultant and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1937