Don Edward Beck

Don Edward Beck ( born 1937 ) is an American management consultant and co-author ( with Chris Cowan ) of the book Spiral Dynamics.

Survey

Beck has made ​​the work of his mentor, Clare Graves, a model of the value of change and the changing cultures developed (the " Spiral Dynamics "). Beck is a cofounder of the National Values ​​Center in Denton (Texas), and CEO of the Spiral Dynamics Group, Inc., the market this model internationally. In these functions, Beck used the system of Spiral Dynamics in itself.

Career

While he held in the years from 1981 advisory activities in South Africa, he co-wrote with Graham Linscott 1981-1988 the book The Crucible: Forging South Africa's Future ( German about: The ordeal: Shaping the future of South Africa ) ( 1991).

Beck taught 20 years at the University of North Texas. He is a "Fellow" in Gallup. He served the South African Springboks (winner of the Rugby World Cup 1995) as team psychologist and advised the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, the Texas Rangers (baseball) and the U.S. Olympic Committee for Athletics. He also wrote a sports column for The Dallas Morning News. Beck lives in Denton, Texas.

Bibliography

• Don Beck and Christopher Cowan, Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change, 1996 ( German: Spiral Dynamics - Leadership, Values ​​and Change ISBN 978-3-89901-107-4. )
• Don Beck and Graham Linscott, The Crucible: Forging South Africa's Future, 1991, ISBN 0-620-16241-4.