Dr. Drea Zigarmi
Drea Zigarmi is a Founding Associate and Director of Research for the Ken Blanchard Companies. He is also a faculty member in the Masters of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego School of Business. He has authored several books including Achieve Leadership Genius, The Leader Within, and Leadership and the One Minute Manager. He and his co-authors were recognized with the Elmwood F Holton and Richard A Swanson awards for research excellence by the Academy of Human Resource Development for articles in the Human Resource Development Review (2013) and the Human Resource Development Quarterly (2015). Dr. Zigarmi holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Norwich University, a master’s degree in humanistic education, and an EdD in organizational studies from the University of Massachusetts. His present research interests include topics of leadership power and employee work passion.