Jon Katzenbach

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Jon R. Katzenbach (August 26, 1932 – October 11, 2025) was an author and consultant who was best known for his work on informal organization. He is a practitioner in organizational strategies for Strategy&. He was a managing director with PwC U.S., based in New York.^{[better source needed]}

Early life

Katzenbach attended Brigham Young University and graduated with distinction from Stanford University in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.^{[better source needed]} He obtained his MBA from Harvard University in 1959 where he was a Baker Scholar.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

• The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization (1992)
• The Discipline of Teams: A Mindbook-Workbook for Delivering Small Group Performance (1993)
• Real Change Leaders: How You Can Create Growth and High Performance at Your Company (1995)
• Teams at the Top: Unleashing the Potential of Both Teams and Individual Leaders (1997)
• Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees (2000)
• Why Pride Matters More Than Money (2003)
• Leading Outside the Lines: How to Mobilize the Informal Organization, Energize Your Team, and Get Better Results (2010)
• HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams (2013)
• High-Performance Teams (2016)

Further reading

• Katzenbach, Jon and Khan, Zia. "Money is Not the Best Motivator" Forbes.com, April 6, 2010
• Reingold, Jennifer and Yang, Jia Lynn. "Hidden Workplace" Fortune, July 23, 2007
• Goldsmith, Marshall and Katzenbach, Jon. “Navigating the ‘Informal’ Organization.” BusinessWeek, February 14, 2007
• Hammonds, Keith. "A Katzenbach Reader" Fast Company, April 1, 2005
• Hammonds, Keith. "Consultant, Heal Thyself" Fast Company, April 1, 2005
• Maruca, Regina Fazio. "What Makes Teams Work?" Fast Company, October 31, 2000

References

External links

• Jon Katzenbach