Overview
The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University has announced Curt Coffman as its Fall 2023 Executive-in-Residence. Coffman is the founder of The Coffman Organization and co-author of New York Times bestsellers, “First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently” and “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch.” As Executive-in-Residence, Coffman will provide mentorship opportunities to students, exchange ideas with Barton School faculty and staff, and host a conversation with industry leaders. The theme of his residency and title of his keynote presentation is “The Power of You: New Formula for Growth!” Following the keynote, Coffman will distribute and sign two of his books to those in attendance.
As founder of The Coffman Organization, Coffman provides premier workplace consulting to help organizations around the world engage and focus their talent to create enduring competitive advantage. Through employee engagement, management development, talent selection and retention solutions, Coffman combines a deep understanding of data with a psychology expertise to elevate companies in more than 30 industries and for companies such as 3M, Red Bull, Ritz Carlton, Charles Schwab and many others. Prior to starting his own company, Coffman worked for The Gallup Organization for 22 years serving as its Global Practice Leader for Customer and Employee Consulting and a senior vice president.