Hello, I'm Paul Konasewich. I'm the founder of Connect Leadership. I am a passionate believer in approaching leadership as a science—a definable, measurable phenomenon that can be understood. I am particularly interested in how to effectively teach core leadership skills. These are still the early days of the field--there is much innovation is yet to come.

I am also cofounder of Supportive Listening, a simple and effective way to provide emotional support for loved ones.

A current focus of mine is researching and blogging about social enterprise in the developing world--how to create vibrant businesses that employ disadvantaged people.

In years past I was a group program manager at Microsoft, including stints on Excel, Encarta.com, and the Tablet PC. I have an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of business, where I focused on leadership and corporate strategy. Much of my thinking on group functioning was inspired by post graduate studies in family systems at the Georgetown Family Center.

I have previously served as Board President of the Bay Area Organization Development Network. I currently volunteer with Leap, an organization which brings artists into elementary schools for multi-week programs.

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Robert Brennan, M.A. Robert is a corporate trainer, psychotherapist, international speaker and former team leader. He has provided training services for over 10 years to companies such as Bank of America, McGraw Hill and Genentech. He is inspired by the opportunity to bring psychological principles to an organization for the purpose of developing leaders.

David Dahl, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. He has extensive experience with cognitive therapy for depression, stress and anxiety. He is an executive and personal coach, and a talented communication instructor for couples and work groups. Dr. Dahl has 25 years of experience as a pastor and offers spiritual direction and religious counseling. He teaches graduate courses in neuropsychology, law and ethics, marriage and discerning vocational direction.

Eran Magen, Ph.D.

Eran is a post-doctoral fellow at U. Penn’s center for Counseling and Psychological Services, where he leads the development of a program to provide Supportive Listening training for the entire student body. Eran received his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University, where he also earned my M.A. in education. Eran was trained in population health research as a Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.