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George H. Labovitz, Ph.D. counsels corporate executives on organizational
alignment and integration strategies and quality management. He
is the lead author of the best seller, The Power of Alignment:
How Great Companies Stay Centered and Accomplish Extraordinary
Things (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., May 1997).
Dr. Labovitz is also professor of management and organizational
behavior at Boston University's School of Management. He has published
and contributed to recent quality management articles in Fortune,
The Wall Street Journal, Quality Progress, and Quality Management
in Healthcare. He is also co-author of Making Quality Work
(HarperBusiness, 1993).
Dr. Labovitz presents keynote addresses on alignment, quality
and leadership to diverse audiences throughout the world, from
world congresses on quality in Singapore and Euro-Disney to national
meetings of the American Hospital Association and the American
College of Healthcare Executives. He has delivered numerous presentations
to the annual meetings of ODI's international customer base, which
includes 12 of Fortune's 20 top companies. He has twice been the
plenary speaker at the annual meeting of the Federal Quality Institute,
and has made presentations to the command structure of the United
States Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
Dr. Labovitz is listed with Leading
Authorities, Inc., the world's number one resource for guest
speakers and today's best-selling authors, business visionaries
and leaders.
Dr. Labovitz is the founder of ODI. ODI was twice named to Inc.
magazine's list of the 500 fastest growing privately held U.S.
companies. British Airways, Philips, Electrolux, AirTouch, AT&T,
Federal Express, and Procter & Gamble are among the leading corporations
served by ODI. Government agencies include the U.S. Coast Guard,
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S.
Postal Service. ODI was chosen by the United States Postal Service
as a Quality Supplier Award Winner in the small service company
category. ODI's healthcare division provides Continuous Quality
Improvement (CQI) services to over 240 medical centers in the
U.S. and Europe.
Dr. Labovitz received Boston University's highest teaching award,
the Metcalf Cup and Prize. He was named the Civilian National
Consultant for Quality and Organizational Change to the Surgeon
General of the U.S. Air Force.
He has been a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at the war colleges
of the Navy, Army and Air Force and is currently consulting in
alignment strategy and assessment to the Chief of Naval Operations.
He holds a B.S. from Boston University, an M.B.A. from Boston
College, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Prior to his
graduate studies, Dr. Labovitz served in the U.S. Air Force with
the rank of captain, and was a pilot and aircraft commander.
George's Speaking Engagements
George H. Labovitz, PhD recently addressed the following audiences:
• Public Transit Association - New York City
• Roseberg Regional VA - Eugene, Oregon
• Operations Command of the U.S. Navy (OPNAV)
• BMW
Contact ODI if you would like Dr. Labovitz to speak with your organization.
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