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City Club of Cleveland - William Baker, Ph.D.
 
 
 
Bill Baker has been one of the most influential men in the world of television. He has been an integral part of producing some of the industry's most respected and popular programs, including Charlie Rose, Bill Moyers Journal, Nature, Cyberchase, and Great Performances. He has won seven Emmys and two Columbia Dupont Journalism awards, and was named to theNational Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Management Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.

Dr. Baker, and his friend Dr. Michael O'Malley of Yale University have co-authored the book "Leading With Kindness". Using engaging stories featuring leaders from a range of organizations-Pitney Bowes, Tupperware, The Blackstone Group, Eileen Fisher Clothing, GE, Smucker's, Walt Disney, Rodale Publishing, the Juilliard School, John Deere, Time Warner, and Burt's Bees among them-Leading With Kindness shows how kind leaders reinforce expectations for employees by establishing clear boundaries, telling the truth and encouraging growth through risk-taking.
December 25, 2009