Dean is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on performance measurement and performance management. His latest book Transforming Performance Measurement: Rethinking the Way We Measurement and Drive Organizational Success has been hailed as a 'breakthrough,' 'a masterpiece,' and 'the most important book ever written about performance measurement.'  He is also the author of seven other books and over 200 articles, monographs, and book chapters.

Lodestar CEO, Dr. Tom Nelson, commented, “Helping clients move the ‘performance needle’ has been a hallmark of Lodestar since it’s inception in 2000.  We are delighted to have in Dean, the acknowledged thought leader in the critical areas or measuring and managing performance improvement, working with us and our clients.”   

 

During his distinguished career as a consultant, Dean has helped more than 100 organizations on five continents improve their performance. His client list reads like a Who's Who of outstanding organizations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. In addition to his consulting career, Dean was for many years a senior researcher and performance measurement thought-leader at IBM Corporation and held leadership positions with several other Fortune 100 companies.  He also served as a professor at 5 universities and was a manager with a U.S. government agency. 

 

Dr. Spitzer commented, “I am very excited about the potential of collaborating with Lodestar and look forward to helping to advance performance management within the firm’s offerings and among its clients.” 

 

About Lodestar

Lodestar is a B2B consulting firm that integrates Research, Innovation and Information Management, enabling our clients to build more effective organizations. Our collaborative approach results in evidence-based recommendations that help our customers tell their story, develop new products and growth strategies, measure the impact of their investments and maximize their use of information resources. 

 

Contact: Carol Nelson at 215.579.8332 or cnelson@lodestarlink.com