Justin Menkes

Justin Menkes, author of recently published Better Under Pressure, explains why today’s leaders need realistic optimism, subservience to purpose, and the ability to find order in chaos.

The Harvard Business Review blog now features an interview of him that I highly recommend. To see this video, please click here.

Menkes wrote an article for HBR worthy of your attention. Please click here.

Menkes will soon complete my second interview of him. To read the first, please click here.

To read my review of his brilliant book, Executive Intelligence, please click here.

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Justin Menkes is a leading expert in the field of evaluating C-suite executives and preparing individuals for the CEO position. His research led him to the discovery of Executive Intelligence and the creation of a methodology to measure it. He is an active member of Spencer Stuart’s Board Services Practice and Executive Assessment Services, and has been advising boards about their chief executives since 2002. During his doctoral work at Claremont Graduate University, he studied under the late Peter Drucker. Previously, he graduated with honors from Haverford College and received his M.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Menkes holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Claremont Graduate University.