Harvey Robbins

Harvey A. Robbins, Ph.D., L.P.

Harvey A. Robbins is a licensed psychologist, whose critically acclaimed book Why Teams Don’t Work (Peterson's Pacesetters Books), co-authored with Michael Finley, won the Financial Times/Booz Allen & Hamilton Global Business Book Award. Robbins is an important voice in today's increasingly diverse business environment specializing in team and leadership/executive development (including succession planning), change management, performance feedback systems, and creating collaborative environments. He brings his wide-ranging experience with America's major corporations to international readers in his books, which inform, challenge and entertain. Since 1974, Robbins has consulted with numerous companies and federal/state/local agencies, including ATF, American Express, Allied Signal, FMC, General Dynamics, AT&T, 3M, Honeywell, IRS, International Multifoods, Johnson & Johnson, Nabisco, Southern Company, Target Stores, Toro, US West, U.S. Customs and the U.S. Secret Service, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Division of the U.S. Navy.

The author/co-author of seven books, Dr. Robbins recently completed The Accidental Leader (Jossey-Bass), released October 2003. Among his other books are Turf Wars (Scott Forman), How To Speak and Listen Effectively (AMACOM), the highly acclaimed Why Change Doesn't Work (Peterson), TransCompetition (McGraw-Hill), and The New Why Teams Don’t Work (published in October of 2000 by Barrett Kohler and Texere).

Dr. Robbins' career path includes work as a personnel research psychologist for the U.S. government (CIA) (‘74-’77) and executive leadership positions with Burlington Northern (Corporate Manager of Training and Development – ‘77-‘79) and Honeywell (Corporate Manager of Organization Development – ‘79-‘82). Since 1982, he has been president of Robbins & Robbins providing business psychology consulting, executive coaching, and training world-wide. In addition, Dr. Robbins is a Fellow at the Executive Development Center at the Carlson School of Management of the University of Minnesota and a popular speaker at both national and international conferences.