EPIC LIVING - Key Persons
Carmen spent 32 years as a heretic at the Central Intelligence Agency. Despite this, she held several senior positions at the Agency, including serving on the executive team that led the CIA's analytic directorate. She thinks most organizations don't have a good way of determining when it's time to transform and/or "sell" their current business model. Heretics, mavericks, and rebels at work can provide organizations with the important early warning system they so desperately need.
Since retiring from CIA in 2010, Carmen has continued to write and speak about Rebels at Work, analysis and strategic warning, the emergence of new global norms in the 21st century, the future culture of work, and cognitive diversity. She is Puerto Rican by birth and Texan by nationality. She tweets under @milouness and @RebelsatWork
Carol Morrison is a Senior Research Analyst. She has been with i4cp for eight years, researching and writing about the talent, strategy, and leadership issues that directly affect organizational performance. In addition, Carol has authored articles for Talent Management Magazine, Chief Learning Officer, HRPS Journal, Human Resource Executive, and other publications.
Eric Pennington is the entrepreneur, disrupter and dreamer behind Epic Living, LLC, a people development company that helps organizations and individuals discover their well-being, professional and personal growth potential. Eric has over fifteen years of practical entrepreneurship and leadership experience inside of small and large organizations alike. Some of the organizations who have called on Eric for inspiration include Vistage, MPI, Aver, Inc., and United Schools Network.
Eric is also the author of the eye-opening guide to finding balance and personal growth, The Well-Being Guide: Making the Most of Life and Work. Based on personal experiences and as a follow-up to his 2008 book, Waking Up in Corporate America, the guide is practical and offers readers the opportunity to evaluate their own lives through self-discovery.
The following are a couple of notes of praise for Eric and his work:
"Eric is an outstanding coach who came into my life at a time when I really needed him. His new book is the perfect distillation of countless hours that we've spent together. Nobody has enough time, and we are all too distracted . . . But you have to do the work if you want to change. The Well-Being Guide is a field manual to guide your epic journey and keep you on track." - John Habanek, VP, Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase
"A powerful book, Waking Up In Corporate America, renews my hope in what one person can do to change their world for the better. Eric's experiences in Corporate America are not only relevant, but timely."
Job Titles:
- SVP of HR at T - Mobile, He Observed That "Companies That Understand
Lois Kelly has been a creative rebel throughout her career, helping some of the most respected companies in the world create new ways to launch products, communicate complicated issues, influence public opinion, deal with crises, go public, adopt innovative business practices, and occasionally try to move mountains.
During this journey, Lois has become a student of change, learning what it takes to get people to embrace new ideas. Her obsession is creating clarity from complexity. Her most meaningful work is leading workshops where people create the future they want for their organizations and companies.
Lois lives in Rhode Island, the smallest and most creative state in the United States, and tweets under @LoisKelly and @RebelsatWork.