Gregory P. (Greg) Shea, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Management; Senior Fellow, Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, The Wharton School
Research Interests:Leadership, leadership of change, organizational innovation
About Gregory
An award-winning teacher, consultant, and author of numerous books on leadership and change, Greg has expertise that covers organizational and individual change, group effectiveness, and conflict resolution. For over 30 years, he has consulted extensively with senior organizational leaders of companies facing change in industries including telecom, manufacturing, power, digital technologies, financial services, and health care. At Wharton Executive Education, Greg leads program integration in Leading and Managing People, Leading Organizational Change, Becoming a Leader of Leaders: Pathways for Success, and LIMRA Leadership Institute Fellow Designation Program. A member of the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association, Greg’s writing has appeared in such journals as Sloan Management Review, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and British Journal of Social Psychology.
Executive Education Programs Taught
Becoming a Leader of Leaders: Pathways for Success
Ensure your competence as a leader and examine the timeliness of your strategic vision. You will learn from the decision-making processes of great leaders and discuss challenges with a network of global peers.
Leading Organizational Change
Academic Director
Expertly lead change initiatives within your organization by learning how to apply actionable steps to overcome resistance, establish greater resilience, and drive positive change behavior. Hone your intuition and develop real-world frameworks by participating in an experiential simulation employed by Fortune 500 executives.
Wharton/ASIS Program for Security Executives: Making the Business Case for Security
Academic Director
This program covers the core concepts of business to broaden your managerial and strategic perspectives, enhance your business instincts, and sharpen your ability to tackle management challenges. It will help you work more effectively with other leaders in your organization and communicate the bottom-line impact of security decisions.
Leading Successful Change: 8 Keys to Making Change Work
In this revised and updated edition of Leading Successful Change, Shea and Solomon share success stories from a host of companies including Twitter, Viacom, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, offering a tested method for leading successful change, which they have developed over a combined 50 years of helping organizations do just that.