Raymond L. Forbes Jr

Dr. Raymond Forbes
Lead Faculty
MBA
forbesr@franklin.edu

Dr. Raymond Forbes is a professor in the MBA program in the Ross School of Management and Leadership at Franklin University. A former Associate Dean, he currently is involved with course development, teaching, and as a lead faculty member. He previously served as a full-time faculty member at the Naval Postgraduate School and at Sacred Heart University. Additionally, Forbes is a licensed Psychologist and a Master Personal and Executive Coach.

His academic interests include Applied Psychology, strategy, organizational change, leadership development, and executive coaching. He is the author of numerous articles on coaching, organization development, and leadership. Prior to joining Franklin, Forbes held executive positions at Northwest Airlines and the Raymark Corporation. He is also a retired naval officer, having served on destroyers, submarines and as an internal organization development specialist. Forbes also has extensive experience as an external and internal consultant to management.

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Education

Ph.D.,	U .S. International University (now Alliant International University),1973 Leadership and Human Behavior
M.B.A,	University of New Haven, 1983
M.A.,	U.S. International University, 1971, Human Behavior
B.S.,	U.S. Naval Academy, 1959, Engineering Advanced, Columbia University, 1979, Organization Development, Program and Human Resource Management

Professional Licenses and Certifications

2007	Herrmann Brain Dominance, Herrmann International Instrument (Level II)
2003	Master Personal and Executive Coach, College of Executive Coaching,
2000	Emotional Intelligence, Six Seconds, Achievement Certificate
1997	Advanced Spiral Dynamics, National Values Center , Certificate
1976	Program for Specialists in Organization Development, National Training Laboratories
1983	Psychologist, State of Connecticut
1974	Certified Instructor, California State of California, Community College System

Academic/Professional Experience

2000-Present	Franklin University, Lead Faculty, MBA; Course Manager and Developer, Graduate Courses: Business Problem Solving and Decision, Making and Business Strategy
1998-1999	Franklin University, Associate Dean, Business Division, Graduate Courses: MBA Orientation, Leadership Skills Portfolio, Influencing Organizational Change, Organizational Leadership, and Decision Making for Leaders.
1993-Present	Franklin University, Graduate Course course development: MBA Orientation, Management Skills Portfolio, Real-Time Learning Strategies, Effectiveness Planning for Evolving Executives, Organizational Dynamics, International Management Skills, Improving Organizational Effectiveness, Field Research Methods and Applications, Influencing Organizational Change, Contemporary Business Issues, Organizational Leadership, Integrated Learning Applications, Business Problem Solving and Decision Making, Enhanced Decision Making for Leaders, Diversified Strategies for a Dynamic Environment, Innovating Renewal Strategies, Leading and Managing Closure, Executive Coaching I, Executive Coaching II, Executive Coaching III, Executive Coaching Practicum, Leadership Seminar I, Leadership Seminar II, Leadership Seminar III, Leadership Seminar IV, and Strategic HR Seminar III. Undergraduate course development: Business Decision Making and Problem Solving and the Psychology of Professional Development.
1993-1998	Consultant: Private practice consulting in the areas of leadership development, management training, supervisory training, human resource development, organization development and strategic planning.
1993-1997	Franklin University, Professor, MBA Program, Graduate Courses: Real Time Learning Strategies, Effectiveness Planning for Evolving Executives, Organizational Dynamics, International Management Skills, Improving Organizational Effectiveness, Field Research Methods and Applications, Contemporary Business Issues, International Business, Integrated Learning Applications, and Management Skills Portfolio.
1990-1993	Adjunct Professor, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, Graduate Courses: Organizational Theory and Behavior
1990-1993	Adjunct Professor, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN, Graduate Courses: Personnel Management; Management and Organizational Behavior.
1987-1993	Director of Organization Services (Management and Supervisory Training and Organization Development Consulting), Director of Quality, and Director of Organization Development, Northwest Airlines, Eagan, MN
1983-1987	Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, Associate Professor of Management, Graduate Courses: Management of Organizations, The Communication Process, Organization Theory, Organization Behavior, Organizational Change and Conflict Resolution, Management of Human Resources and Executive Management; Undergraduate Courses: Organization Management, Organization Behavior, Business Policy, Human Resources Management, Principles of Marketing, and Supervisory Management. Developed course content for Graduate courses: Management of Organizations, The Communications Process, Organization Theory, Organization Behavior, Organization Change and Conflict Resolution, Management of Human Resources, and Executive Management. Developed course content for Undergraduate courses: Organization Management, Organization Behavior, Human Resources Management, and Supervisory Management.
1983-1987	Consulting Private practice in supervisory and management development, organizational psychology, human resource management, strategic planning, organization development and workgroup facilitation.
1983-1987	Adjunct Professor, University of New Haven, New Haven, CT, Graduate Courses: Organizational Behavior, Personnel Development and Training, Organizational Change and Development, The Management Process, Executive Development, Human Resource Development, and Organization Development. Developed graduate course work for Personnel Development and Training, Organizational Change and Development, the Management Process, Executive Development, Human Resource Development and Organization Development.
1979-1983	Manager of Human Resource Development, Division Director of Human Resources, and Director of Organization Planning and Development, Raymark Corporation, Trumbull, CT
1978-1979	Adjunct Instructor, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA, Graduate Courses: Human Resource Management
1978	Adjunct Instructor, Hartnell College, Salinas, CA, Undergraduate Courses: Introductory Psychology
1976-1979	Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, Assistant Professor of Administrative Science, Graduate Courses: Individual and Group Behavior, Communication in Organizations, Organization and Management, Selected Topic in HRD, Human Resource Development, Workshop Design, Personnel Motivation, and Organization Development. Developed course content for Graduate courses: Individual and Group Behavior, Communication in Organizations, Organization and Management, Human Resource Development, Workshop Design, Personnel Motivation and Organization Development.
1972-1979	Consulting General Management Consultant for Richard L. Nolan & Associates, San Diego, CA and Threshold Management, Pacific Grove, CA.
1959-1979	Commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy. Operational assignments included leadership positions in destroyers and submarines. Internal management consultant from 1971-1979. Designated specialist in Organization Development.

Professional Development

2007	His Brain-Her Brain Seminar
2007	Franklin University Leadership Symposium
2006	HBDI Level II Certification Training
2005	Franklin University Leadership Symposium
2004	External Coaching Seminar
2003	Integral Coaching Principles
2003	THINC Conference (Herrmann International)
2003	Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference
2003	Intermediate Coaching Skills (Telecourse)
2003	Individual Coaching Labs
2003	Coaching Competency
2002	Herrmann Brain Dominance Certification Training
2002	Coaching Skills and Practice Development Workshop
2002	Executive Coaching: What You Need to Know
2002	Use of Assessments in Coaching
2002	Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching
2002	Emotional Intelligence in Coaching
2000	Emotional Intelligence Certification Training
1999	Kirton Adaption-Innovation Instrument Training
1997	Advanced Spiral Dynamics Training

Publications/Presentations

2008	Forbes, R. An Ecological Approach to Organizational Strategy, Global Business Development Institute's 10th International Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
2007	Forbes, R. and Brent, J. (2007). Leadership, Change and Executive Coaching. (In submission)
2007	Forbes, R. (2007). University Use of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. (In submission)
2006	Forbes, R. (2006).Whole brain coaching and the merlin effect: Lessons from advancing neuroscience. International Journal of Coaching in Organizations, June, 2006.
2006	Educational Video: Leveraging the Fourth Wave
2005	Educational Video: Renewal Phase of the Organizational Lifecycle
2005	Educational Video: The Four Lens Perspective
2005	Educational Video: The Penumbra Point
2005	Forbes, R. (2005). Releasing your hidden potential. Franklin University Graduate Network, 2003-2005 issues.
2004	Forbes, R. and Brent, J. (2004). The merlin effect: actualizing potential through whole brain coaching. Presentation to the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Redlands,California.
2004	Educational Video: The Fourth Change Wave: Preparing Leaders for the Future
2003	Educational Video: Whole Brain Coaching and the Merlin Effect
2003	Educational Video: An MBA for the Whole Brain: The Franklin University Story
2003	Forbes, R, et al. (2003). The whole brain MBA. Presentation to the Thinc Conference,Lake Lure, NC.
2003	Forbes, R. et al. (2003). The whole brain MBA. Presentation to the Thinc Conference,Lake Lure, NC.
2002	Nickols, F. and Forbes, R. (2002). Revisiting a Still Valid Case for Collaboration Between Instructional Technologists and OD Specialists: Part 2: The Results of Collaboration. Organization Development Journal. 20-1, 17-27.
2001	Nickols, F. and Forbes, R. (2001). Revisiting a Still Valid Case for Collaboration between Instructional Technologists and OD Specialists: Part 1: The Basis for Collaboration. Organization Development Journal. 19-4, 20-37.
1991	Forbes, R. (1991). Leadership: Theory and reality. Presentation at Williams College. Williamstown, MA.
1989	Forbes, R. (1989). Performance is what you call it when you got what you wanted. Presentation to the Minnesota Incentives Club. Minneapolis, MN.
1989	Forbes, R. (1989). A tale of two tails (organizational change). Presentation to the Management Advisory Council, State of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN.
1988	Forbes, R. (1988). De-mystify OD. Presentation to the Kentuckiana Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. Louisville, KY.
1982	Forbes, R. (1982). Personnel retrenchment: Blue skies or grey skies for organization development. Presentation to the Yale School of Management. New Haven, CT.
1978	Forbes, R. (1978). Who threw the overalls (the public sector) in mrs. murphy's chowder (the theory and practice of OD)?. Southern Review of Public Administration,Vol. 1, No.4.
1978	Forbes, R. (1978). Managing an organizational effectiveness effort: The fantasy and the reality. The OE Communique, Vol. 1-78.
1978	Forbes, R. (1978). Designing developmental workshops: An open systems approach. Working Paper Series, The Human Resource Management Research Program, Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey, CA.
1978	Forbes, R. (1978). Organization development: The case for a more ecological approach. Presentation at the 1978 Military Human Resource Management Symposium. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). Influencing bureaucratic macrosystems: Theory and strategy for organizational change. Presentation to the Sixth Symposium on Psychology in the Department of Defense. U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). Managing an organizational effectiveness effort: The fantasy and the reality. Presentation to the Organizational Effectiveness Key Managers Course. Fort Ord, CA.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). What's a nice person like you (the u. s. navy) doing in a place like this (organization development)?. Presentation to the Tri-Service Human Resource Development Conference. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). OD in the navy: A case for large systems change. Presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Kissimmee, FL.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). Some thoughts on how to best utilize external consultants. The OE Commuique, Vol. 1-77.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). The navy and organizational effectiveness. The OE Communique, Vol. 1-77.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). Organization development: form or substance. OD Practitioner, Vol.9-2, 12-13.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). From machiavelli to ringer: A proposed typology of social power. Working Paper Series, The Human Resource Management Research Program, Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey, CA.
1977	Forbes, R. (1977). Organizational development: An analysis of the u. s. navy experience. Working Paper Series, The Human Resource Management Research Program, Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey, CA
1976	Forbes, R. (1976). The development of effective organizations: A systems view. The Navy Human Resource Management Journal. Winter, 5-9.
1976	Forbes, R. (1976). Organizational success. Journal of Systems Management. 25-6, 38-39.
1976	Forbes, R. (1976). Quo Vadis: The navy and organization development. Working Paper Series, The Human Resource Management Research Program, Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey, CA.
1976	Forbes, R. (1976). A cause celebre: Organization development in the United States Navy. Presentation to a joint meeting of the Inter-University Seminar on the Armed Forces and Society and the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.
1976	Forbes, R. (1976). Quo vadis: The navy and organization development. Presentation to the Fifth Psychology in the Air Force Symposium. The U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
1976	Forbes, R. (1976). What is OD?. Presentation to the Program for Specialists in Organization Development. Goodland, FL.
1976	Forbes, R. and Nickols, F. (1976). Education technology and organization development: A collaborative approach to organizational change. Presentation to the Annual Convention of the National Society for Performance and Instruction. Miami, FL
1974	Forbes, R. (1974). Option bravo: A planning guide for a human resources availability. Human Resource Management Center. San Diego, CA.
1973	Forbes, R., et al. (1973). Facilitator's guide for the command action planning system (CAPS) workshop. Human Resource Management Center. San Diego, CA.

Community Service/Engagement

Founding Board Member, the Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching
	Member, American Psychological Association
	Member, Consulting Psychology Division
	Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
	Member, World Future Society

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