Type Of Business:
Government and military agency
Expertise:
Consultant; Project Management; Finance; Instructor; Change Agent
Favorite Business Publication:
The Academy of Management; Harvard Business Review
Specific Articles:
Bass, B. (1985). Leadership: good, better, best. Organizational Dynamics, 13(3), 26-40.
Bass, B. M. (1990). From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the vision. Organizational Dynamics, 18(3), 19-31.
Bass, B. M. (1999). Two decades of research and development in transformational leadership. European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology, 8(1), 9-32.
Edmondson, A., & McManus, S. (2007). Methodological fit In management field research. Academy of Management Review, 32(4), 1155-1179.
Elias, S. (2008). Fifty years of influence in the workplace: The evolution of the French and Raven power taxonomy. Journal of Management History, 14(3), 267-283.
Emery, M., & Purser, R. E. (1996). The search conference: a powerful method for planning organizational change and community action. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.
French, J. R. P., & Raven, B. (1959). The basis of social power. Studies in Social Power. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Koslowsky, M. & Stashevsky, S. (2005). Organizational values and social power. International Journal of Manpower, 26(1), 23-34.
Langer, E. J., & Piper, A. (1987). The prevention of mindlessness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 280-287.
Ocasio, W. (1997). Towards an attention-based view of the firm. Strategic Management Journal, 18(6), 187-206.
Pfeffer, J. (2010). Power play. (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 88(7/8), 84-92.
Podsakoff, P. M., & Schriesheim, C. A. (1985). Field studies of French and Raven’s bases of power: critique, reanalysis, and suggestions for future research. Psychological Bulletin, 91, 387-411.
Rerup, C. (2004). Variations in organizational mindfulness. Academy of Management Proceedings, B1-B5.
Schein, E. H. (1990). A general philosophy of helping: process consultation. Sloan Management Review, 31(3), 57-64.
Walumbwa, F. O., Lawler, J. J., & Avolio, B. J. (2007). Leadership, individual differences, and work-related attitudes: A cross-culture investigation. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 56(2), 212-230.
Weick, K. E., & Sutcliffe, K. M. (2006). Mindfulness and the quality of organizational attention. Organization Science, 17(4), 514-524.
Yukl, G. & Tracey, J. B. (1992). Consequences of influence tactics used with subordinates, peers, and the boss. Journal of Applied Psychology, 7, 525-535.
Hobbies/Sports:
Attending school; Continuous Learning; Organizational Consulting; Hiking; Exercising
Education Degrees:
Pursuing Doctorate of Management Degree (Organizational Development and Change),March 2013; Master of Science in Management (2009). Mr. Bassett, after his Doctorate of Management degree, will pursue a Post-Doctoral in Homeland Security
Industry:
Military Support Services
Work History:
Active Army (1989-1994); Army National Guard Traditional and Active Guard and Reserve (1994-present)
If you could solve one problem in the world today, what would it be?:
To have organizations recognize and become cognizant of toxic/destructive leaders and how participative ideal seeking can encourage and facilitate organizational growth and learning.
If you could have lunch with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why?:
Mr. Bassett would like to have lunch with Bernard Bass to further explore his theories on transformational and transactional leadership, Kathleen Sutcliffe and Karl Weick to further explore their theories on organizational mindfulness, Edgar Schein to discuss his theories on helping, and Kurt Lewin and John Kotter to learn more about their theories on change management.
Expanded Biography:
Mr. Bassett is very thankful for his mentor Mr. Reed Mick of Minnesota; he has deep passion and dedication for organizational development. His specialties include:
Strategic Business Planning
Balanced Score Card Development and Reporting
Principles of Lean
Six Sigma
Human Resource Development
Criteria for Performance Excellence (Baldrige)
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
More importantly than serving in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Mr. Bassett enjoys helping and mentoring soldiers and civilians toward achieving their goals.
Charity:
Volunteer, Yellow Ribbon Program; Helping the family members of deployed soldiers; Helping civilian organizations
Number Of Years In Profession:
22
Number Of Years In Current Position:
4
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
Mr. Bassett attributes his success to his continuous learning of cultures, teams, and organizations. He continuously learns from colleagues, professors, and authors of journals and books.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
Mr. Bassett became involved in his profession because he has passion for being involved in the military. He previously served as an Armored Crewman but followed his passion with helping soldiers as a Senior Human Resources Sergeant.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Mr. Bassett manages personnel actions for traditional and active duty personnel
Education Certifications:
Change Management; Project Management; IT and Business Transformation
Awards/Honors:
Military Awards: The Army Commendation Medal (2008-2009) for training more than 300 soldiers on the Personnel Services Delivery Redesign concept, a decentralized process of processing administrative actions for soldiers; Meritorious Service Medal (2006-2008) for providing training, logistics, and administrative oversight to a military organization; Meritorious Service Medal (2004-2006) for providing medical support and coordinating with medical facilities outside of Minnesota to ensure a medical rating of 95% of medically deployable soldiers; Three Army Commendation Medals; Three Army Achievement Medals.
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Mr. Bassett will be working as a consultant for organizations. He has a passion of helping and is learning about Search and Future Search Conferences to improve organizational learning, ideal seeking, and setting, planning and obtaining strategic goals.