Bonnie Richley

Bonnie Richley has a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and an MSODA from Case Western Reserve University and a BA in English from Baldwin Wallace University. Dr. Richley developed the concept of Social Business Innovations (SBIs) to help organizations rejuvenate communities in which they are embedded. She has also been actively involved in gender research and practice; positive organization development with expertise in Appreciative Inquiry; executive coaching as a trainer and master coach; and adult learning theories and competency development. Dr. Richley is a Research Fellow at Rutgers University from 2010 and was Visiting Professor at ESADE Business School Barcelona, Spain from 2004-2006.

Dr. Richley’s certifications include Executive Coaching (Hay Group), Coaching by Values (ICF accredited), and Workplace Mediator including train-the-trainer. She has created and conducted both basic and advanced coaching training and certification programs at ESADE Business School. She has participated in panels and keynote engagements to generate dialogue about important issues in the workplace. Dr. Richley has been an invited guest speaker on issues to include Appreciative Inquiry, sustainability, leadership, change, adult learning theories, organizational learning, competency development, and both individual and team coaching.

From 1987 through 2003 Dr. Richley worked for a variety of organizations in a management capacity including the international healthcare market. She spearheaded and directed the Center for International Relations at a major university hospital and was responsible for generating revenue of approximately $2.5 million. She has also been involved in the strategic planning and program development for the office of Urban Health at the School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Richley’s work experience includes serving as the Executive Director for the Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. As an organizational development consultant, she works with organizations in the for-profit and the not-for profit sectors in the U.S. and across the globe. Her consulting practice and work experience has focused on executive coaching, leadership training, strategic planning, program development, organizational change, Appreciative Inquiry and team coaching and development. Clients include: Cleveland Schools that Can (C-STC), TUI Tourism International, Jesuit Refugee Services, The American Red Cross, University Hospitals of Cleveland, KALEIDOSCOPE Magazine, Case Western Reserve University, the Wilson Planning Cooperative, and MHA Nation Tomorrow in North Dakota. She is a partner and co-founder of Interaction Science, LLC.

Dr. Richley has published scholarly and practitioner articles on Social Business Innovation, organizational change, sustainability, team learning and development, managing by values, gender studies and also presented her work nationally and internationally. Her work includes numerous book chapters, a co-authored book on Managing by Values and recently a book on High-Impact Engagement: A two-phase approach for individual and team development.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management (1999 — 2009)
• Master of Science Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management (1997 — 1999)

Companies

• Chief Design and Innovation Officer Interaction Science LLC (2015)
• Chair, Program Director, and Associate Professor, Business and Entrepreneurship Department Chatham University (2018 — 2018)
• Adjunct Professor Case Western Reserve University (2013 — 2018)
• Assistant VP of Human Resources Case Western Reserve University (2013 — 2016)
• Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University (2009 — 2016)
• Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University (2009 — 2013)
• Visiting Professor ESADE Business & Law School (2004 — 2006)

Skills

• Curriculum Design
• Conflict Resolution
• Social-business Innovations

Other

Organizational Effectiveness, Executive Education, Community Outreach, Program Evaluation, Individual and Team Learning and Development, Emotional Intelligence, Nonprofits, Positive Organization Development, Career Development, Academic Administration, Organizational Behavior, Data Analysis, Qualitative Research, Workshop Facilitation, Academic Advising, Appreciative Inquiry, Staff Development, Experiential Learning, Research, Executive Coaching, Public Speaking, Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Higher Education