Florida Atlantic University

Faculty Member, Educational Leadership

Professor Leadership and Policy Studies

About

John Pisapia is a Professor of Leadership Studies at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida and founder of the Strategic Leader Network (SLN). Dr. Pisapia brings over 23 years of management experience as a principal, state commissioner of education, University Department Chair, and Research Director to his academic podium. He previously held tenured faculty positions at West Virginia University and Virginia Commonwealth University.

John holds memberships in the Strategic Management Society, the Academy of Management, and the International Leadership Association.  Recently he was named as a Fulbright Scholar to Hong Kong, the Adam Smith Research Professor at the University of Glasgow, and awarded the distinguished service award for profound leadership in international education by the International Schools Association.

His work in strategic thinking and execution has received national and international attention. His book, The Strategic Leader describes his theory of strategic leadership and presents the tactics that lead away from compliance responses and toward engagement, commitment, and self managed organizations. He has developed three tools to investigate his ideas on leading. The Strategic Thinking Questionnaire (STQ) measures the leader’s use of systems thinking, reframing and reflection. The Strategic Leadership Questionnaire (SLQ), measures five actions leaders use in leading their organizations: managing, transforming, bonding, bartering, and bridging. The Strategic Thinking Protocol fosters a new way of strategic planning.

John is the founder of the Strategic Leader Network (SLN) a global learning community focused on the principles of strategic leadership. He’s has been called the “global professor,” teaching and consulting with leaders in education and business in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Europe, USA, and South America.  His articles have appeared in the Leadership Review, International Journal of Leadership Education, The American Journal of Business Research, Educational Management and Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, Government Union Review, New China Frontiers, and the NOLPE Law Review. 

Jpisapia@fau.edu

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