James C. Selman (born February 7, 1942) is an American consultant, coach, and author. Born in

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

, Selman received his

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from the

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in 1965, where he majored in

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and

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Selman is described as being "in the forefront in helping major companies embrace the concept" of "contextual management".Perry Pascarella, "Can Management Break Out of Its Box?", ''Industry Week Magazine'' (June 13, 1983). He formed Selman & Associates in 1976, and "began research into the nature of culture and large-scale systems change". In 1984, he partnered with

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to form Transformational Technologies, a consulting and training franchise operation, which served as the corporate division of Werner Erhard & Associates, with Selman as its first president. In his capacity there, he was noted to have said of his philosophy of management, "when we talk management technology, what we are talking about is a rigorously tested and challenged body of distinction for having access to whatever the phenomenon of management really is". In October 1987, Selman moderated a televised broadcast that featured Werner Erhard in discussion with top sports coaches

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and

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discussing principles of coaching across all disciplines.Sourcebook of Coaching History, Vikki G Brock PhD., 2012. They sought to identify distinctions found in coaching, regardless of the subject being coached. In 1989, with the late Professor Roger Evered (U.S. Naval Graduate School at Monterrey), Selman documented the outcome in the first article on organizational coaching, titled "Coaching and the Art of Management". In another article, "Leadership and Innovation: Relating to Circumstances and Change", Selman identifies six ways of responding to change. Selman was described as "an enormously powerful man with a deep voice and a way of speaking that held people's attention and inspired confidence".Elizabeth Russell, ''Reading Under the Covers: An Autobiography'' (2005). Selman & Associates became Paracomm Partners International in 1988. Selman is the host and co-producer with Phyllis Haynes of the podcast and web program Possible Futures, conversations and commentary to explore ideas and decision making and their relationship to possible futures.

Bibliography

*"Managers Anonymous," ''New Management'', 1988 (Vol. 6, Issue 2) *"Coaching and the Art of Management," ''Organizational Dynamics'', 1989 *"Coaching: Beyond Management," 10-hour video course & workbook, 1989 *"Rethinking the Fundamentals," ''Canadian Utilities Limited'' (internal corporate publication), 1990 *"Ground Rules for Effective Teams," ''TransAlta Utilities'', 1992 *"Empowering Organizational Culture," ''TransAlta Utilities'', 1992 *"Dialogue on Commitment," ''Journal of Management Inquiry'', 1995 *''Retiring Right The Freeway Guide: How to Invent the Rest of Your Life!'' (Audiobook; Waterside, 2007) *''Leadership'' (2007) *''The Elder'' (with Dr. Marc B. Cooper; Sahalie Press, 2011) *''Living in a Real-Time World: 6 Capabilities to Prepare Us for an Unimaginable Future'' (Jan 7, 2019) *''Serene Ambition in a Real-Time World'' (Aug 27, 2020)

References

External links

Amazon.com author page for Jim Selman

YouTube channel page for Possible Futures with Jim Selman
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