The Leadership Forum at Silver Bay: A Legacy Of Leadership

Peter Bregman

Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., is the author of Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change and 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done (to be published September 2011). He is a commentator for CNN.com and writes a weekly column, How We Work, for HarvardBusiness.org.

We often resist change, both as individuals and as organizations, but it inevitably ends up being easier than we expect—and we are usually far better off because of it. As an advisor to CEOs and their leadership teams, Peter Bregman connects with audiences through everyday stories that are refreshingly honest and offers lessons that are clear, actionable and memorable. People who hear Peter speak often make simple changes that have an immediate and enormous impact on themselves personally and on their organizations. 

Organizational problems are often a series of personal problems and bad habits intersecting with each other. Peter helps organizations by helping individuals in very personal, constructive ways. From showing people a new, innovative path to productivity in 18 minutes a day, to helping people get out of their own - and other people’s - way, to teaching people strategies for leading change without resistance, Bregman doesn’t just tell people how to improve teamwork, communication and productivity, he shows them how to do it. Consistently the most-read blogger at Harvard Business Review, Peter’s articles and commentary appear frequently in Business Week, Fast Company, CNN, NPR, The Financial Times and PBS. As the advisor to CEO's and their leadership teams, Peter has used his approach to improve performance at some of the world's premier organizations, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, NASDAQ, JP Morgan Chase, Victoria's Secret, Converse, Katz Media Group, Passlogix, and FEI, among others.

Peter earned his B.A. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University.