Paul Gustavson was born is small town in southwest Utah, grew up in Overland Park, Kansas and has called Northern California home for 35 years. He is an author, board member, advisor, speaker and consultant. He was a walk-on letterman under College Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards at BYU. In the early 70's, he began an in-depth study of high performance teams and the systemic design of high commitment work systems. Recently he co-authored with Stewart Liff the book, A Team of Leaders: Empowering every member to take Ownership, Demonstrate Initiative, and Deliver Results which was just voted "One of the Top 30 Business Books for 2014" by Soundview Executive Book Summaries. In 2012, he co-authored with Alyson Von Feldt a popular book "Running into the Wind, Bronco Mendenhall, Five Strategies for Building Successful Teams" and in 2013, he co-authored with Tom Ward "The Power of Living by Design".His professional career has been devoted to helping create great places for people to work. He believes that whatever happens at work goes home with most folks. He believes that organizations are perfectly designed to get the results that they get. His writing focuses on strategies, processes and designs to create better workplaces, homes and communities.He has served for over 20 years as a member of the Marriott School of Management's OB/HR Advisory Board and as a past chair for 8 years. In April 1999, he received the Marriott School of Management's William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award for his contribution to the field of organizational behavior, leadership and strategy. In 2004 he received the Herrmann International Big Thinker Award for his contribution to the field of whole brain thinking.