Welcome to idiotworld.org. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week bestselling author (and Executive Therapist) Dr. John Hoover has taken his impressive academic and executive credentials down a decidedly different road in recent years. A former executive with Walt Disney Productions and McGraw-Hill, he holds Masters Degrees in Marriage & Family Therapy, Human & Organization Development, and a PhD in Human & Organizational Systems. Dr. John has been a leadership coach, communications specialist, organizational behavior consultant, and/or keynote speaker for organizations including:

ABC Television
AIM Healthcare
Ambassador Advertising
American Mensa
American Society of Training and Development
Association for Project Management
Association for Technical Communications
Boeing/Rocketdyne
Boeing Leadership Center
Central Oregon Hospital District
Delta Air Lines
Eagle Crest Resorts
The Fielding Institute
HBO
Hilton Hotels Corporation
High Bridge Audio
Hollywood Radio and Television Society
Human Resource Planning Society
IBM
International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
The Ewing Kaufman Foundation
Los Angeles Advertising Club
McGraw-Hill
Motorola/Verizon
National Association for Employee Recognition
National Parks & Recreation Association
NBC Television
New York State Training Council
Printronix Corporation
Sanyo Fisher USA
Trendwest
Xerox
Wyoming Department of Corrections

Always irreverent and controversial, Dr. John (Recovering Idiot Boss) twists the lens on business and workplace issues like leadership, creativity, performance, and organizational excellence, making them informative and entertaining. He is the author or co-author of ten business and self-help psychology books to date:

• Bullwinkle on Business: Motivational Secrets of a Chief Executive Moose (St. Martin’s Press March 2007)
• How to Work for an Idiot: Survive and Thrive without Killing Your Boss (Career Press 2003/Barnes & Noble Publishers 2006)
• How to Sell to an Idiot: 12 Steps for Selling Anything to Anyone (John Wiley & Sons 2005) with Bill Sparkman
• The Art of Constructive Confrontation: How to Increase Accountability and Decrease Conflict (John Wiley & Sons 2005) with Roger P. DiSilvestro
• Unleashing Leadership: Aligning What Your People Do Best with What Your Organization Needs Most (Career Press 2005) with Angelo Valenti, PhD
• How to Live with an Idiot: Clueless Creatures & the People who Love Them (Career Press 2004)
• Leadership When the Heat’s On (McGraw-Hill 2002) with Danny Cox
• Think Out of the Box! (Career Press 1996) for Mike Vance & Diane Deacon
• Seize the Day: How to be an Extraordinary Person in an Ordinary World (Career Press 1995) with Danny Cox
• An American Quality Legend: How Maytag Saved our Moms, Vexed the Competition, and Pre-saged the Quality Revolution (McGraw-Hill 1994)

Dr. John’s books have been translated into 19 languages. For more information on coaching, consulting, and keynote speaking write to howtoworkforanidiot@gmail.com.

…and always remember: “Nobody ever enhanced his or her career by making the boss look like an idiot.”