About Craig Hickman

Craig Hickman is the author of more than a dozen books, among them such national and international bestsellers as The Oz Principle, The Strategy Game, Mind of Manager, Soul of a Leader, and Creating Excellence. His business novel An Innovator's Tale led to a four-year turnaround assignment as CEO of Headwaters Technology Innovation, an international nanotechnology company based in Princeton, New Jersey.

Prior to joining Headwaters, he founded the Management Perspectives Group, whose clients included some of the largest domestic and international companies such as Procter & Gamble, American Express, PepsiCo, Unilever, AT&T, Amoco, Nokia, Honeywell, and the U.S. Government.

He earned his MBA with honors from the Harvard Business School and has consulted for corporations and organizations around the world, lecturing abroad for the U.S. State Department, and serving as a member of the Board of Directors for several companies. He lives in Chicago.