Lessons Beneath the Mask: From Pain to Promise

An established organizational development specialist with over twenty years of corporate experience. As an Assistant Vice President of a Fortune 500 corporation, he had direct responsibility for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of organizational development strategies and activities. Mr. Barksdale had functional and operational responsibility at regional and corporate levels for managing Human Resources, organizational development, and training in areas of sales and marketing, management and diversity. Reuel Barksdale is a tenured full Professor in the Business Programs Department at Columbus State Community College where he teaches Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Business Management and Interpersonal Skills Management. He is Coordinator of the Human Resources Development Degree and Certificate Programs. Professor Barksdale is also an adjunct professor at Ohio Dominican University where he teaches Organizational Management and Leadership courses. As a motivational speaker and organizational development consultant, Mr. Barksdale has addressed audiences across the country on the topics of change management, diversity, management, strategic planning, conflict resolution, leadership, and employee development. Reuel Barksdale received his Bachelors of Science degree from Franklin University and a Master’s of Science in Administration degree from Central Michigan University.