Ichak Adizes Explained

Ichak K. Adizes [1]
Birth Place:Skopje, North Macedonia
Founder of the Adizes Institute
Occupation:Management consultant and researcher

Ichak Kalderon Adizes ([2]) is a global management consultant, academic, and author known for contributing to organizational development and corporate lifecycles.

He is the founder and CEO of the Adizes Institute, where he developed the Adizes Symbergetic Methodology.

This approach has been applied across various organizations, from startups to multinational corporations, to facilitate rapid change without destructive conflict and optimize performance.

Early life

Ichak Adizes is an Israeli-American. He was born in North Macedonia. As a Jewish child during World War II, he hid as a Muslim for protection in Albania. The story was documented in a film entitled I Want To Remember, He Wants To Forget.[3]

In 1948, Adizes moved with his family to Israel, where he served in the Israel Defense Forces. After completing his undergraduate education, he moved to the United States in 1963, where he obtained a doctorate degree in business from Columbia University.[3]

Career

From 1967 to 1982 Adizes was a tenured professor at UCLA,[3] then at Stanford, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University and Columbia University's executive programs.

Adizes founded the Adizes Institute, which is based in Santa Barbara, California.[4] He is well known in the corporate world for developing the PAEI management model in early 1970s, that categorizes managers into four key roles Producer, Administrator, Entrepreneur and Integrator.[5] [6] [7]

Adizes was named as one of the top communicators in the world alongside Pope Francis, Dalai Lama, Angela Merkel as per the 2017 Holmes Report.[8]

Bibliography

Adizes has authored several books on corporate management:

Personal life

Adizes is married to Nurit Manne Adizes. They have six children and live in Carpinteria, California.[4] He plays the accordion.[13]

Children

Atalia Omer, Topaz Adizes, Shoham Adizes, Nimrod Omer, Cnaan Hamburger, Sapphire Adizes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ichak Adizes earns University of Belgrade honorary PhD degree (article in Serbian language). 2019-12-29.
  2. Web site: Dr. Ichak Kalderon Adizes interview with Antonio Alizzi. .
  3. Web site: Ichak Adizes . . Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara . June 30, 2019 .
  4. Donelan, Charles (February 16, 2012) "Pianist Ratimir Martinović at SBCC", Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2017-04-05. Leadership success through synergy: Maximizing performance in public sector management. 2021-09-21. Vanguard News. en-US.
  6. Web site: Adizes' PAEI management roles. 2021-09-21. HotPMO. en-US.
  7. Web site: Romero. Luis E.. The Ultimate Guide To Team Synergy. 2021-09-21. Forbes. en.
  8. Web site: The Research: Big Questions & Inspiration. 2021-09-21. www.provokemedia.com. en.
  9. Web site: Adizes. Ichak. 1996-10-01. The 10 Stages of Corporate Life Cycles, Planning and Strategy Article. 2021-09-21. Inc.com. en.
  10. Web site: 2018-12-12. Here are the books these 25 successful Australian CEOs will be reading this summer. 2021-09-21. Business Insider Australia. en-AU. 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213145729/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/books-to-read-this-summer-2018-10. dead.
  11. Web site: 10 inspirational books that every entrepreneur should read in 2020 Silicon Canals. 19 August 2020 . 2021-09-21. en-US.
  12. Web site: ThriftBooks. Ichak Kalderon Adizes Books List of books by author Ichak Kalderon Adizes. 2021-09-21. ThriftBooks. en.
  13. Web site: ESpeakers Marketplace. MarketPlace eSpeakers.

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