Sheila Murray Bethel

Global leadership and change expert, CEO of Bethel Leadership Institute, best-selling author, and Hall Of Fame speaker, Dr. Sheila Murray Bethel’s client list reads like a global “Who's Who” of business, trade associations, education and government. Having given over 3,000 presentations to over two million people in 20 countries, she brings a broad view of current trends and relevant issues to help organizations maximize human resources, solve people problems and increase bottom line results. Business savvy and people smart, she understands how to help people be their best and what it takes to make a business work.

Dr. Bethel writes for several international publications, online publications and is a guest columnist for The Washington Post. Her latest of five books, A New Breed Of leader: 8 Qualities That Matter Most in the Real World, What Works, What Doesn’t and Why is winning global praise.

In addition to vast experience in the profit and non-profit world, Dr. Bethel is currently Leadership Advisor to the US Justice Department’s Community Capacity Development Office and is developing its Leadership Academy. She has worked on programs with four US Presidents, governors, members of Congress, and the military, including General Colin L. Powel.

Calling on her twenty-five years of experience, Dr. Bethel offers powerful guidance for leading in tumultuous times. She artfully blends content-rich presentations with an entertaining and motivating style. You receive the double benefit of enjoying yourself while learning practical, immediately applicable real-world material for real-world results. She cuts right to the core issues you care about and shows your audience what works, what doesn't and why.

Dr. Bethel holds a PhD in Communications, and has served on the adjunct faculty of Indiana Purdue University, San Francisco State University, and the University of Southern California. She is a member of the Advisory Council for Amsted University based in Malaysia.