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David Whyte Beyond the Bottom Line: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America Meeting Fire with Fire: Creativity and Adaptability in the New Workplace In the Service of Life: Personal Destiny and the Soul’s Desire The Poetic Imagination in the Workplace Through the Eye of the Needle: Reimagining and Remembering Ourselves in the New Workplace

Biography

David Whyte grew up among the hills and valleys of Yorkshire, England. He holds a degree in Marine Zoology, and has worked as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands, led anthropological and natural history expeditions in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, and subsequently travelled India and the hinterlands of Nepal. He now lives at sea-level on Whidbey Island, Washington, working full time as a poet, reading and lecturing throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

He helps clients to understand individual and organizational creativity and apply that understanding to vitalize and transform the workplace. In organizational settings, using poetry and thoughtful commentary, he illustrates how we can foster qualities of courage and engagement; qualities needed if we are to respond to today’s call for increased creativity and adaptability in the workplace. He brings a unique and important contribution to our understanding of the nature of individual and organizational change.

David helps managers move their aspirations from investment in the status quo to more satisfying and profitable horizons. He quotes from hundreds of memorized poems illuminating the path of creativity and change, thereby creating a doorway through which individuals and organizations can walk.

In addition to his four volumes of poetry, David Whyte is the author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America, published by Doubleday/Currency, an audio cassette lecture series, and an album of poetry and music. His new book of prose, "Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as Pilgrimage of Identity" will be published by Riverhead Books in March, 2001. He lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest.

Client Comments

“ A thousand thanks for your superb presentation last weekend. I could listen to you speak and recite all day long, and I know I speak for many...”
-Bartley B. Nourse, Marion Foundation

“The evaluations for this year’s Program were excellent, and your presentation had much to do with it. I hope you will be able to join us again next year”
-Jeff Luke, Director - Pacific Program, University of Oregon

Travelling From
Washington, USA

Fee Range
$5,001 - $10,000

Books Published