Awakened Leadership

Behnam Bakhshandeh, Ph.D., MPS is an accomplished business manager, known widely as a dynamic writer, speaker, personal and professional development coach, and trainer. Implementing his skills as a passionate, visionary leader, he produces extraordinary results in record time. Behnam brings his broad experience and successful track record to each project, whether it involves personal development, implementing customer-focused programs, integrating technologies, redesigning operational core processes, or delivering strategic initiatives. Behnam is president and founder of Primeco Education a coaching and consulting company operating in the personal and professional development industry since 2001. Behnam's formal education includes a Ph.D. in Workforce Education and Development (WFED) with a concentration on Organization Development (OD) and Human Resources Development (HRD) from Pennsylvania State University, a master's degree in professional studies in Organization Development and Change (OD&C) from the Pennsylvania State University, World Campus, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Phoenix. He is also the founder and president of Primeco Education a coaching and consulting company working with individuals, teams, and organizations on their personal and professional development since 2001. He has authored and published five books in the personal and professional development industry. His recent books include: Revolutionizing the Online Learning Journey: 1500 Ways to Increase Engagement (2024) The Inclusive, Empathetic, and Relational Supervisor: Managing Diverse Employees through Interpersonal Relationships (2024) Building Organizational Coaching Culture: Creating Effective Environment for Growth & Success in Organizations (2024) Successful Supervisory Leadership: Exerting Positive Influence While Leading People (2023) Transformational Coaching for Effective Leadership, Creating Sustainable Change Through Shifting Paradigms (2023) High-Performance Coaching for Managers: A Step-by-Step Approach to Increase Employees Performance & Productivity (2023) Organization Development Intervention: Executing Effective Organizational Change (2021) Foojan Zeine, PsyD, LMFT is an International Speaker, Author, Psychotherapist, and a successful Life and Executive Coach. She has her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She has obtained a graduate certificate in the Topic of Human Behavior from the Harvard Extension School (HES). Her expertise is in Intimate Relations and Addictive Behaviors. She has extensive experience treating Depression, Anxiety, Traumas, and Domestic Violence. Foojan presents internationally and is a leading expert in the field of Online Therapy. She has published numerous research articles in the field of psychology and human behavior. She is the originator and the author of Awareness Integration Theory (AIT), which is a multi-modality Psychology and Educational approach and intervention toward minimizing Depression and anxiety while improving Self-esteem and Self-confidence. She is the founder of the International Awareness Integration Institute which conducts training workshops to educate and certify psychotherapists, coaches, and teachers in this approach. She is a lecturer/ professor at the California State University Long Beach and Université Paris Cité teaching AIT.

Chapter 1: Overview and Background Chapter 2: Basic Diagnosis, Stages, and Models for Implementing OD Chapter 3: Role and Place of Coaching in OD Interventions & Business Management Chapter 4: Place of Philosophy, Psychology & Awareness in OD Interventions and Leadership Chapter 5: Application of AIT in Individual OD Intervention Chapter 6: Application of AIT in Teams/Group OD Intervention Chapter 7: Application of AIT in Departments/Divisions OD Intervention Chapter 8: Evaluating the Impact of OD and AIT Change Interventions Chapter 9: Using Technology for Implementing AIT in OD Chapter 10: Implications, Foresights and Final Thoughts