Lewis Bender, Ph.D.
SPECIALIZING IN TEAM WORKSHOPS

Conducts Seminars and Workshops

A specialist in training and organizational development for business and government.
Lewis Bender, Ph.D. conducts seminars and workshops for management, supervisory, support staff, and customer service employees - anyone who needs to be effective in communicating.

Lewis Bender, Ph.D

FIRE COMMAND OFFICERS SUPERVISORY TRAINING

May 13-14, 2024
Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel & Conference Center, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Fire Command Officers are facing unique challenges In today’s rapidly changing and fluid environment. This two-day workshop is designed to assist full and part-time fire service leaders address those challenges.

Lewis Bender, Ph.D.

Administrative Support Professional Development Training

August 12 - 14, 2024
Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel & Conference Center | Mt. Pleasant, MI
Cost: $395 per person
Includes: Dynamic sessions and class materials

About Lewis Bender, Ph.D.

Lewis Bender, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Lew has researched and taught a wide variety of courses related to management and supervision.


His primary research focus has been on organizational teams and the myriad factors and variables that impact team processes and effectiveness. He is a specialist in helping teams and organizations to become more effective and efficient. He is currently conducting seminars and workshops for leadership and operational teams across the U.S. and Canada.


Lewis Bender received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia (1977) his Master’s degree from Wayne State University (1973) and his baccalaureate from Grand Valley State University (1971).

Workshops

How Lewis Bender, Ph.D. Can Help Your Team

- Improving Team Effectiveness for Your Team
- Your Personality, Your Team’s Personality
- Effective Interpersonal Communication: It's What You Don't Say!
- Effective Team Involvement: The Art of Responsible Followship
- Creating Stronger Board/Director Understandings and Communications

- Generational Differences: You are not Training and Motivating You
- Problem Employees And The Games They Play
- Dealing with Gossip in the Workplace
- Trends That Are Changing The Workplace And Our Lives
- The Agony And Ecstasy Of Meetings

- Strategic Planning for Public Sector and Nonprofit Organizations
- Creative Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
- Strategic Planning For Public Sector and Non-Profit Organizations
- Train the Trainer
- Meeting and Event Facilitation

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Workshops

Learn how Lewis Bender, Ph.D. can help your organization!
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published Articles and Book

Published articles by Lewis Bender, Ph.D. are available by clicking on links below.

Lewis Bender, Ph.D. You are not Training ... Article

You Are Not Training
and Supervising
You

“They have no common sense!  They have no respect for authority.  They think they know it all and don’t want to learn.  They are constantly on their electronic devices and don’t pay attention to the work...”
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Lew Bender, Ph.D. Dealing with Problem Child Article

Finding Your Serenity: Successful Approaches for Dealing with Problem Employees

"Do not despair! There is hope. It is also apparent, based on all these years of research, that the vast majority of problem employee behaviors are predictable..."
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Lew Bender, Ph.D. Dealing with Problem Child Article

Which Way Do You Want to Go? Is Your Council Ready
to Answer that Question?

"So, why did you run for city or village council? What makes running for elected office worth the time, effort, and personal risk?..."
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Lewis Bender, Ph.D. Expanding Accountability Article

Expanding Accountability in Your Organization: Things You Need To Know and Do

"Lack of accountability. If there is one thing that drives us up a wall-it is lack of accountability. It doesn’t matter who does it or what position they hold..."
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New book by Lewis Bender Ph.D. and Mary Bender!

SUCCESSFULLY LEADING LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TEAMS

Successfully Leading Local Government Teams

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Successfully Leading Local Government Teams is a collection of stories that describe the unique challenges facing public sector teams that their private-sector counterparts do not face. It contains stories that describe the struggles, victories, defeats, and challenges of local public-sector service organizations. The focus is on how problem people impact leaders and team members and how to handle their games. Each of the stories in this book reflects events and situations that happened. Names, places, and many contributing factors have been changed to protect the guilty and the innocent people described in these stories.


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Clients

Antrim County Road Commission, Michigan
Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Illinois
City of Big Rapids, Michigan
City of Birmingham, Michigan
City of Cold Water, Michigan
City of Fenton, Michigan
City of Grosse Pointe, Michigan
City of Joliet, Illinois
City of Kalamazoo, Michigan
City of Ionia, Michigan
City of Lawton, Michigan
City of Lincoln Park, Illinois
City of Linden, Michigan
City of Lowell, Michigan
City of Mackinac, Michigan
City of Marshall, Michigan
City of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
City of Muskegon, Michigan
City of Plainfield, Illinois
City of Plymouth, Michigan
City of Rochester, Michigan
City of Rockford, Michigan
City of St. Johns, Michigan
City of Tallahassee Police Department, Flordia
County Road Association Self Insurance Fund
County Road Commission of Michigan
Delhi Township, Michigan
Delta Township, Michigan
Emmett Township, Michigan
Flordia Police Chiefs Association
Fox Metro WRD, Illinois
Genessee CDC, Michigan
Genessee County WWS, Michigan
Genessee District Library, Michigan
Grand Blanc Township, Michigan
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Hamburg DPW, Michigan
Hamburg Township, Michigan
Hamburg Township Fire Department, Michigan
Hamburg Township Utilities Team, Michigan
Hartland Township, Michigan
Highland Park Police Department, Illinois
Hudsonville, Michigan
Illinois Public Service Institute
Lincoln Park, Michigan
Livingston County Drain Commission, Michigan
Livingston County, Michigan
Livingston County Sheriffs Office, Michigan
Livingston County United Way, Michigan
Lowell Michigan Fire Authority
Marquette County Road Commission, Michigan
Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Institute
Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Master Academy
Michigan Public Service Institute
Michigan Risk Management Association
Midwest Advanced Public Service Institute
Muskegon County Road Commission, Michigan
National Volleyball Federation
Ohio Public Service Institute
Saginaw Township, Michigan

School Country Road Commission
St. Joseph County Michigan
Texas Township, Michigan
Three Rivers Area Foundation
Training Force USA, Instructor
Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Village of Douglas, Michigan
Village of Lawton, Michigan
Wexford County Sheriff's Office, Michigan
Wexford County, Michigan
Williamstown Township, Michigan

 

What participants say about lew and his teaching style...

Here is what previous participants have to say about Lew and his teaching style.

Customear

"...This is the only class I have taken over my 28 years that is beneficial to what we do. Lew couldn’t be a better facilitator, just awesome! ... ”

- 2022 MPSI

Customear

"Very valuable especially enforcing teaching is a difference. Facilitator awesome and enlightening."

-2022 IPSI

Customear

"Great data, Lew is always amazing!"

- 2022 MAPSI

Customear

"This was the most intensive professional development I have ever attended. Not only was the information great, but the setup for the conference meant that we were able to bond with other clerks. This is a week I won’t forget!..."

- 2022 MAMC Institute

Solution based consulting for:

Results, Workplace Conflict, Effective Communication, Teamwork

Get ready to see TEAM WORK at it’s best!
Lewis Bender, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 330
LeRoy, MI 49655-0330
618.792.6103
lewbender@aol.com