Online Degrees

Richard Maybury, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty

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Biography

Academic Background:

Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology-The Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, California, specializing in leadership, organizational systems, adult learning and human motivation.

Masters in Human and Organizational Development-The Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, California.

Leadership Educators Program, Harvard Kennedy School.

B.A. in Clinical Psychology/Computer Science, North Adams State College, North Adams, Massachusetts.

Teaching Background:

Instructor, MBA Program, Post University

Faculty member for the Boston University Metropolitan College Corporate Development Center

Faculty member of Fairfield University’s Executive Development Center, Fairfield, Connecticut

Faculty member of University of Houston Executive Development Center, Houston, Texas

Faculty member and education partner in a number of client corporate universities

Chamber of Commerce professional education provider, Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Wexner Heritage Institute faculty member, New York City

Instructor, Berkshire Community College, Business and Information Systems Program, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Professional Background:

President/Owner: Peak Performance Group, Inc. Gloucester, Massachusetts. (1987-present).

Education and Organization Development Manager: GTE Electrical Products Headquarters, Danvers, Massachusetts.

Business/Infromation Systems Instructor: Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

I.T. Systems Development Project Manager: The Geary Corporation/General Electric, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Teaching Philosophy:

Dr. Maybury’s teaching philosophy has its roots in a blend of Malcolm Knowles’ philosophy, a former professor of Richard’s, of adult learning integrated with neural restructuring research related to learning. Richard believes that teaching is about the learner, not the teacher. His responsibility as an educator is to create an environment that enables students to pursue their interests, in their own style and relevant to the world in which they live. The key is to help the students learn how to learn on their own through techniques such as: introducing them to new information, asking questions, challenging perspectives, teaching critical analysis techniques, introducing resources and original works for their own analysis, stimulating and promoting original thought, and ensuring the student’s dignity is respected.

Research over the past twenty years has yielded profound insights and approaches to restructuring one’s cognition through the remapping of neural networks related to learning. Though still in its very early stages, with the aid of technology, techniques for facilitating the neural restructuring in a learning mode resulting in developing new capabilities, insights, skills and ways of thinking employing cognitive elements not previously utilized by the student has been successful.

Dr. Maybury has been studying and employing these approaches for the past 15 years with significant success. Recently much has been written specifically related to using similar techniques in leadership development and organizational change. Dr. Maybury is currently working on papers to be published related to practical applications of these theories.

Personal Background:

Dr. Maybury enjoys a number of athletic activities such as golf, skiing, sailing, baseball, tennis, hiking and most anything else that can be experienced outdoors. Heavily involved in the community, Richard volunteers for a number of community service organizations, provides pro bono educational opportunities for volunteers and children in various types of mentoring programs, coaches in community sports programs, serves on emergency response teams, and serves on community/business collaborative committees in support of the public school system.

Research/Academic Interests:

Dr. Maybury’s research interests include: transformative adult learning, neural restructuring for the purpose of learning, organizational systems effectiveness, human motivation, innovation, transformational leadership, organizational design optimizing potential in a global environment, and the synergy between leadership, organizational design and human potential.  Dr. Maybury has enjoyed teaching business and psychology courses focusing on leadership, organizational development, human motivation, organizational conflict, organizational design, communications and organizational systems.

Professional Memberships:

American Psychological Association

New England Psychological Association

Association for Psychological Type

Human Resource Leadership Forum

American Society of Training & Development

Former Chapter President of the American Psychological Association

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Political Caucus Committee

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Education Collaborative Committee

Publications/Presentations:

Perceptions of Transformational Change, dissertation, 2001, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, California.

The following authored and published courses are delivered and licensed to global clients through Peak Performance Group, Inc.:

• Team Leadership: Mastering the Dynamics of Collective Action
• C.O.L.T. - Colloquium On Leadership And Teams: Seizing the Opportunity and Leading from Anywhere
• Leading And Managing Change
• Building High Performance Teams: Capturing the Magic of Synergistic Effort
• Team Facilitation Skills: Orchestrating the Symphony of Team Member Work
• Analyzing And Designing Successful Organizations: Leading a Complex Effort in a Changing World
• Concepts Of Organizational Analysis And Design For Executives
• Designing And Managing Remote Operations: Maximizing Global Success
• Communicating With Influence I: Strategies for Personal and Team Success
• Communicating With Influence II:  Techniques for Maximizing Influence
• Building Successful Team Communication And Collaboration Skills
• Using Dialogue And Discussion For Creative And Productive Communications:  Success Through the Lost Art of Discourse 
• Managing Generational Differences:  Piloting and Motivating The New Workforce
• Managing Interpersonal And Organizational Conflict: Differences are the Seed of Creativity and Achievement
• Understanding And Managing Stress: Turning Stress into Productive Energy
• Preventing Harassment And Discrimination In the Workplace: Helpful Insights for All Employees
• Project Management Tools And Techniques for Everyday Managers
• Project Management:  Concepts For Senior Managers
• Instructional Design I: Key Principles for Learner-Focused Performance-Based Instructional Design
• Instructional Design II: Tools and Techniques for Creating Measurable, Performance-Based Professional Development Programs
• Assessing Training And Development Needs To Support Business Goals
• Designing Education And Training Assessment And Evaluation Tools
• Training And Education Facilitation Skills
• Project Management Skills For Instructional Development
• Staying Safe In A Global Environment (manuscript)
• Administrative Assistant’s Guide To Preparing Their Executive For Global Travel (manuscript)