Roger Connors is an American author and leadership consultant. He is the co-author of three successful management books, and, with Thomas Smith, is co-founder and principal of Partners In Leadership® The Accountability Training Company®.
Roger Connors holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Masters of Business Administration, both from Brigham Young University.
He founded Partners In Leadership, Inc. with Tom Smith in 1989. Since it's creation, he and Tom have spent the last two decades pioneering the implementation of cutting-edge principles and technologies that assist leaders and teams in improving the effectiveness of organizations in achieving their key organizational results. Roger has worked with thousands of managers and executive teams in a myriad of organizations ranging in size from small "start-ups" to Fortune 500 companies. He has a reputation for being an straightforward and entertaining speaker, as well as a respected facilitator.
Roger and his wife have five children, and live in Alpine, Utah.
The Oz Principle:Co-written with Tom Smith and Craig Hickman.
The Oz Principle uses examples from L. Frank Baum's novel to portray the journey down the yellow brick road as one of self-discovery wherein the characters learn that only they themselves possess the power to fully realize or change their lives. The authors extend the metaphor of Dorothy, the tin man, the scarecrow, and the lion by describing the heart, courage, and wisdom needed to acknowledge, accept, and deal with circumstances and events as they are. The result is a willingness to accept responsibility, which leads to individual and organizational accountability.
Journey to the Emerald City:Co-written with Tom Smith.
Journey To The Emerald City is written as a metaphor of L Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz and compares the destination of an organizational transition with that of the Emerald City. It shows the reader how to build a corporate culture that assumes accountability and achieves the desired results.
How Did That Happen?:Co-written with Tom Smith.
How Did That Happen? shows the reader how to effectively hold others accountable in the workplace. Using case studies, simple models, and self-assessments, the authors show the reader how to apply the book's principles to hold others accountable in a way people will positively respond to.