Dr. Christopher P. Neck is currently an Associate Professor of Management at Virginia Tech, where he teaches a management practices course to a single class of over 1,000 students at Virginia Tech. Chris completed his Ph.D. in Management at Arizona State University and received his M.B.A. from Louisiana State University. He has received numerous teaching awards, while at Virginia Tech.

Chris’s research specialties include employee/executive fitness, self-leadership, leadership, group decision-making processes, and self-managing teams. He has authored 5 books, as well as over eighty publications in scholarly journals.

Many major organizations have participated in his management development training. For information, on Chris' management development training workshops and speeches, please visit the SPEECHES section.

Due to Chris' expertise in management, he has been cited in numerous national publications including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Houston Chronicle, and the Chicago Tribune.

Outside of Chris' professional interests, he is also a dedicated runner and has completed 12 marathons.

For more information about Chris visit the ABOUT section.

October 3, 2008 - Chris was recently featured on Roanoke's WDBJ7 News alongside Virginia Tech Head Football Coach, Frank Beamer. Please visit the VIDEO section to view this news feature!

Chris' latest book, Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence, 4th edition is available now. This book explores methods for achieving personal goals using self-assessment, self-reward, and self-punishment concepts and exercises. This revision includes a new chapter on Self Leadership within Teams. For more information, please see the BOOKS section.