D.D. (Don) Warrick, DBA

Donald D. Warrick, DBA

D.D. (Don) Warrick, DBA

Professor of Leadership and Organization Change
Dwire Hall 210
Dr. Warrick is an award winning educator, consultant, and author who specializes in developing and coaching leaders, developing high performance teams and organizations, and managing organization development, change and transformation.

Bio

Dr. Warrick is an award winning educator, consultant, and author who specializes in developing skilled leaders, high performing organizations, teams, and cultures, and effectively managing change.  He is a Professor of Leadership and Organization Change at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where he holds the title of President’s Teaching Scholar awarded by the University of Colorado.  Dr. Warrick has received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Organization Development Network Association for his “significant and lasting impact on the field and practice of organization development” and the Academy of Management Distinguished Educator Award for “exceptional contributions to organization development and change education, scholarship, and practice.”  He has been recognized in the prestigious Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers with a chapter devoted to his contributions as one of the leading thinkers on organization change and development.  He is the author or co-author of over one hundred articles, book chapters, and professional papers and eleven books.  At his university Dr. Warrick has received the Chancellor’s Award, the university’s highest annual award, the Outstanding Teacher Award for the University, and has also received the Outstanding Faculty Award and many Outstanding Teaching Awards in the College of Business.  He also serves as the President of the Warrick Agency Training and Development Company and has been a consultant or trainer for many Fortune 500 and international companies as well as medium and small size organizations, government agencies, universities, and non-profit organizations.  For his contributions to his areas of expertise, Dr. Warrick has received a number of awards including, for example, being named the Outstanding Organization Development Practitioner of the Year, the Outstanding Human Resources Professional of the Year, Best Professor in Organizational Development, and the David Bradford/McGraw-Hill Educator of the Year.  Dr. Warrick completed his BBA and MBA degrees at the University of Oklahoma and doctorate at the University of Southern California.

SAMPLING OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE USED DR. WARRICK AS A CONSULTANT OR TRAINE

Aeroquip-Vickers

Allied Signal

Amax Gold

American Banking Association

Amoco Canada

Ampex

Analytical Surveys Inc.

AT&T

Atmel

Bank Of America

Bank Of Oswego

Bateman Engineering

Battle Mountain Gold

Belize Chamber Of Commerce

BC Credit Union, Canada

Benedictine University

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Bowling Green State University

British Petroleum

California Banking Association

Central Michigan University

Cincinnati Bell Information Systems

Christian Booksellers Association

Christian Music Trade Associations

Cigna Health Care

City Of Colorado Springs

City Of Denver

Compassion International

Colo. Springs School Dist. 20

Cornerstone University

Current Incorporated

Dayspring

Deloitte Touche

Department Of The Interior

Digital

Dofasco Steel, Canada

Dow Corning

DuPont

Eli Lilly

Federal Highway Administration

Focus On The Family

Great West Financial

Greater Europe Mission

Halifax Community College

Hartford Insurance

Harley-Davidson

Harrison Western

Hewlett Packard

Honeywell

Hughes Aircraft

IBM

Integrated Medical Systems

J.D. Edwards

Junior Achievement

Kaman Corporation

Kansas Power And Light

King’s Daughters Medical Center

Kirkham Michael Engineering

KNEnergy

Knoll Pharmaceuticals

Land Properties

Louisiana State Universities (14)

Manville

MCI

Mead Corporation

Midwest Gas Association

Mitsui USA

National Park Service

Navigators

Newmont Mining

Nextel Communications

Noel-Levitz

Northern Pipeline

Nova Information Systems

Norwest Mortgage

OC International

Occidental Life Insurance

Occupational Health Mgmt Systems

Outreach Publications

Penrose-St.Francis Healthcare

Pepsi-Cola

Public Service Of Colorado

Public Service Of Wisconsin

Regis University

Rocky Mountain Healthcare

Rose Medical Center

Schuller International

SEMCO ENERGY

State Of Hawaii

State Of Louisiana

St.Charles Medical Center

St.Vincent Medical Center

Sun Oil Company

Terracon Consultants Inc.

The Broadmoor

The Gold And Silver Institute

Trapper Mining Inc.

TRW Electronics

Unilever

United Technology

University Of Colorado

Univ. Of South Dakota

URS Corporation

U.S. Army

U.S. Olympic Committee

Western Area Power Admin

Whirlpool

Word Publishing

Xerox

Young Life International

Zellerbach

 

Education

  • DBA, University of Southern California
  • MBA, University of Oklahoma
  • BA, University of Oklahoma

Teaching

  • Professor, Leadership and Organization Change, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO, 1971 -present
  • Professor, University of Colorado Executive MBA program, CO, 1981-2018 

Professional Experience

  • Officer, United States Air Force
  • Manager, Pacific Telephone
  • Manager, Training and Development, Hughes Aircraft
  • President, Warrick Agency Training and Development Company
    • Consultant or trainer for many Fortune 500 and international companies, as well as medium and small size organizations, government agencies, universities and non-profit organizations and religious organizations.

Selected Publications

  • 11 Books, Over 100 Articles, Book Chapters, and Professional Papers
  • Co-Editor of 2 Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Warrick, D.D., Mueller, Jens,  Warrick, Anna F., & Mueller, Jens, (Eds, 2024).  Cases on critical leadership skills.  Cheltnam, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Warrick, D.D. (2023).  Revisiting resistance to change and how to manage it.  What has been learned and what organization need to do.  Business Horizons,  66(4), 433-441.
  • Warrick, D.D. & Cady, Steven H. (2023). Is your organization prepared for Tsunami change?  Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 59(2), 337-340.
  • Warrick, D.D. (2017).  What leaders need to know about organization culture.  Business Horizons 60 (3), 395-404.

Selected Honors and Awards

  • International
    • Life Time Achievement Award from the Organization Development Network Association for "significant and lasting impact on the field and practice of organizational development."
    • Academy of Management Distinguished Education Award for "exceptional contributions to organizational development and change education, scholarships and practice."
    • Chapter devoted to his contributions in Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers.
  • University of Colorado System
    • President's Teaching Scholar
  • UCCS
    • Chancellor's Award
    • Outstanding Teacher Award
    • Legacy Builder Award
    • Don Warrick Endowment for Excellence in Leadership, Teaching, and Culture established by UCCS.
  • College of Business
    • Outstanding Teacher Award (multiple awards)
    • Outstanding Faculty Award
    • Outstanding Service Award
  • Professional
    • Outstanding Organization Development Practitioner of the Year
    • Outstanding Human Resources Professional of the Year
    • Best Professor in Organizational Development
    • David Bradford/McGraw-Hill Educator of the Year

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