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​Howard is the author of Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code for Standout Performance (John Wiley), named one of the Top Business Books of 2008 by Soundview Executive Book Summaries. He is also the author of When Goliaths Clash: Managing Executive Conflict to Build a More Dynamic Organization. His third book, Coach Yourself to Win: 7 Steps to Breakthrough Performance on the Job and in Your Life, was published by McGraw-Hill in October 2010 (coachyourselftowin.com) and named to the Washington Post’s list of Top 5 Business Books for April 2011.
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Howards’ article, “Are Your Global Team Members Miles Apart,” appeared in The Harvard Business Review, OnPoint, Summer, 2013. An interview with him was included in Thoughts from the Top: A Collection of Interviews with Business Gurus. Harvard Management Update’s interview with Mr. Guttman forms the basis of the chapter “Bury Your Opinion, Shortchange Your Team” in Teams That Click, a part of the Harvard Business School Press Results-Driven Manager series.
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Articles by Mr. Guttman have appeared, and he has been quoted in broad-interest newspapers and magazines such as TIME magazine, American Airlines’ American Way, Amtrak’s Arrive, Business News New Jersey, Investors Business Daily, The Washington Post, The Newark Star-Ledger, U.S. News and World Report, and U.S.A. Today magazine.
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He is also a frequent contributor to professional journals such as People & Strategy, Human Resource Executive, Chief Learning Officer, Leader to Leader, MWorld, Pharmaceutical Executive, and Pharma VOICE. He is a contributing editor to Leadership Excellence.​​
Education
M.S. | Case Western Reserve, University’s School of Applied Social Sciences​
B.A. | Social Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University
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Distinctions
Celebrated Author:
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Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code for Standout Performance
(John Wiley; greatbusinessteams.com)
Named one of the Top Business Books of 2008 by Soundview Executive Book Summaries.
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When Goliaths Clash: Managing Executive Conflict to Build a More Dynamic Organization.
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Coach Yourself to Win: 7 Steps to Breakthrough Performance on the Job and in Your Life
(McGraw-Hill; coachyourselftowin.com)
Named to The Washington Post’s list of Top 5 Business Books for April 2011.
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​​Distinguished Publications & Forums​
Thoughts from the Top: A Collection of Interviews with Business Gurus. Harvard Management Update’s interview with Howard forms the basis of the chapter, “Bury Your Opinion, Shortchange Your Team,” in Teams That Click, a part of the Harvard Business School Press Results-Driven Manager series.
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Articles published
TIME magazine, American Airlines’ American Way, Amtrak’s Arrive, Business News New Jersey, Investors Business Daily, The Washington Post, The Newark Star Ledger, U.S. News and World Report, and U.S.A. Today magazine.
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Professional journals
People & Strategy, Human Resource Executive, Chief Learning Officer, Leader to Leader, MWorld, Pharmaceutical Executive, and PharmaVOICE.
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Contributing editor
Leadership Excellence
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Adjunct Professor
Organization behavior and management consulting, Graduate School of Management of Rutgers University
Behavioral consulting, Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Graduate School of Psychology. (1997 -1998)
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Speeches
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“Great Business Teams: What Does It Take?”
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“Conflict Management as a Core Leadership Competency”
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“Putting Performance into High-Performance Teams”
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“Executive Coaching: Lessons from the Firing Line”
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“Alignment: Creating High-Performance Teams from the Top Down”
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“Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Through Self-Coaching”
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​Mr. Guttman is widely recognized for his contributions to leadership, team dynamics, and organizational development.
