In 1993, he founded the Institute for Organizational Leadership (IOL), a non-profit educational consulting firm specializing in the development of strategic planning, leadership development and organizational models for public and private organizations. He has served on the doctoral faculty member at the University of Phoenix’s School for Advanced Studies since 2004 teaching courses in leadership and higher education, and also serves on a number of dissertation research committees for UOPX and other institutions. He is an accomplished speaker and has authored a variety of leadership, planning and change models used by organizations throughout the world.

Dr. Chambers holds a B.S. degree from Lee University, M.A. Degree from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education from Nova Southeastern University. He has completed additional Studies in Higher Education: Missouri Southern University, Joplin, MO; University of Mary, Bismarck, ND and holds a Doctoral Mentor Certification: University of Phoenix: 2005 to present; Certification for Role of Doctoral Mentor at the School of Advanced Studies, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ and CITI Certification in the Protection of Human Research Subjects: 2005 to present in Social / Behavioral Research Investigator and Key Personnel.

Personal and Professional Skills

• Transformational Leadership: The knowledge to lead a team through the design, development and implementation of positive change using transformational leadership principles and practices.
• Team Leadership: The ability to lead with vision, passion, and resilience in order to inspire others to achieve exceptional results
• Project Management: The ability to understand and manage large, complex projects involving corporate planning, reorganization or human resource allocation
• Change Management: The ability to understand and design workable change models that help individuals, teams and organizations implement positive planned change
• Information Technology: The capability to leverage large integrated IT systems in order to achieve exceptional results from both human and IT resources
• Education and Training: The ability to design and develop education and training programs for a broad range of industries and learning environments
• Curriculum Development: The ability design and develop effective curriculum for both academic and work settings based on best practice instructional design principles and practices
• Writing, Editing, Publishing: The ability to write, edit, and publish professional documents for use in education, training, and a broad range of work settings

Recent Publications

The following is a list of recent resources and presentations used in education, training, and consulting settings:

• Coaching for Life^TM Executive Coaching Program
• Getting Ready to Go ^TM  Life Planning
• Emotional and Social EQ and Knowledge Workers
• Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining IT Knowledge Workers for a Global Economy
• Transformational Leadership for IT Professionals^TM
• Transformational Leadership and Innovation
• Developmental and Learning Theories: Theory and Practice
• Organizational Leadership and Strategic Planning for the 21st Century
• Adopting a Transformational Work Culture
• A Change Management Model: The Human Factors^TM
• Decision Making and Avoidance: A Look at Corporate Leadership
• Customer Service Excellence: The Human Side of Service^TM
• Top 10 Things that Keep Small Business Owners Up at Night^TM
• Team-Based Strategic Planning and Organizational Development^TM
• Organizational Change Management for Corporate Leaders/Managers
• Ministry-Based Strategic Planning and Organization

You can contact Dr. Chambers through the Institute for Organizational Leadership office at 770-355-9957 or at jchambers@iolglobal.com.