Bill DeMarco is adjunct Professor in the Graduate Faculty of Management and Senior Associate-Programs Development at the Centre for Studies in Leadership. His research focuses on the dynamic interrelationship between vision, strategy, structure and organizational policies, practices, and culture. Partly driven by his international senior executive experience and academic training (Ph.D. Boston College) Dr. DeMarco’s lifelong research is committed to those areas of inquiry which lead to improved organizational results. He specializes in identifying the characteristics of leadership high performance, and developing appropriate integrated performance management systems. These systems are typically competency-based, and always contain measurement criteria. Current research focuses on identifying and implementing individual and institutional behaviours required for high performing governance in both the private and public sectors.

Dr. DeMarco has researched, designed, developed/facilitated comprehensive executive leadership, organizational effectiveness, and culture change programs for dozens of the world’s largest corporations, including BP, CitiCorp., Dupont, GM, Nokia, Panasonic, and Royal Bank. He has also been the lead consultant for vision conferences, strategies development and implementation plans, strategic management and team building conferences, goal setting/performance appraisal plans, corporate culture/climate reviews, incentive programs, customer service audits, and competency studies for public, private, and not-for-profit organizations on four continents. In addition, Dr. DeMarco is a much respected executive coach, specializing in organizational and human effectiveness..

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