Roger Connors is the CEO of Partners In Leadership and is a three-time New York Times Bestselling Author. He and his business partner, Tom Smith, have authored the most extensive body of knowledge on workplace accountability ever written. His company, Partners In Leadership, has thousands of clients and has trained hundreds of thousands of people in more than 50 countries. His books and materials have been translated into numerous languages. Roger has conducted workshops and consulting engagements throughout the world with some of the most successful and prestigious companies. He and Tom are recognized as the worldwide experts on the topic of workplace accountability. Roger brings extensive expertise in helping management teams facilitate large-scale cultural transition through Partners In Leadership’s Accountability Training® methodologies and models that he and Tom have developed and authored.
Roger is a highly respected facilitator of senior executive groups and management teams. He has partnered with his clients to help them produce billions of dollars in improved profitability and shareholder value using the Partners In Leadership Training. His clients include a quarter of the “Most admired companies in the world,” almost half of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Companies, all 13 of the top 13 most admired Pharmaceutical Companies, and nearly half of the Fortune 50 largest companies in the United States, along with many other well-known and highly regarded organizations. In addition, both he and Tom were featured speakers at the Executive Office of the President of the United States in Washington, D.C. where they presented The Oz Principle® Accountability Training.®
Roger is a member of the American Society for Training & Development. He holds an MBA with Distinction from The Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University and a Bachelor of Science from the School of Accountancy at Brigham Young University. Roger and his wife, Gwen, have five children.