Gilley, Kay 1949-

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GILLEY, Kay 1949-


PERSONAL: Born May 1, 1949, in Ft. Wayne, IN; daughter of Howard (an automotive manufacturing mid-manager) and Evelyn (a homemaker; maiden name, Alcorn) Gilley; married James Hargreaves, August 31, 1986 (divorced). Education: University of Oregon, B.S. (political science), 1989, M.S. (industrial relations/management), 1991.


ADDRESSES: Offıce—Intentional Leadership Systems, 5 Chelan Court, Durham, NC 27713. E-mail— [email protected].

CAREER: Intentional Leadership Systems, Eugene, OR, and Durham, NC, president/founder, 1991.


AWARDS, HONORS: Best Books to Work By, New Age Journal, 1987, for Leading from the Heart; Best of the Bunch Books 1987, New Age Journal, 1987, for The Alchemy of Fear; Award of Academic Excellence, College of Business Administration, University of Oregon, 1991.


WRITINGS:


The Alchemy of Fear: How to Break the CorporateTrance and Create Your Company's Successful Future, Butterworth-Heinemann (Boston, MA), 1986.

Leading from the Heart: Choosing Courage over Fear in the Workplace, Butterworth-Heinemann (Boston, MA), 1986.

(Editor, with John Renesch and William De Foore) The New Bottom Line: Bringing Heart and Soul to Business, New Leaders Press/Sterling & Stone, 1987.

The Game Called Life (spiritual fiction), 1st Books, 2001.


Contributor to periodicals, including Long Island Women, Family Practice Management, Campbell Law Observer, New Leaders, High Tor Forum, Innerchange, Dancing USA, and Amateur Dancer; contributor of interviews to Quality Letter for Healthcare Leaders, Trends, Medical Economics, Modern Physician, Professional Counselor, Business Digest, Los Angeles Business Journal, Orange County Business Journal, and others. Author of columns published in Messenger, Innerchange, Indiana Journal of Commerce and Industry, and Business News. Editor and publisher, "Focused Intent" (tabloid newsletter), 1991-96.


WORK IN PROGRESS: Choice Points: Seven Keys to Living with Intention; Life at the Edge (spiritual fiction; sequel to The Game Called Life).

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