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).
Improving Team Effectiveness for Your Team
with Lewis Bender, Ph.D.
Learn how Lewis Bender, Ph.D. can help your organization!
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Improving Team Effectiveness
Your Personality, Your Team's Personality and the Impacts
Effective Interpersonal Communication
Performance Appraisal Processes That Make Sense
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
Train the Trainer
Meeting and Event Facilitation
Published articles by Lewis Bender, Ph.D. are available by clicking on links below.
Is it time to change your recruiting message?
“It doesn’t matter whether the public works operation is large or small, urban or rural, or specializing in roads, water, parks, or wastewater. The same complaints resonate across the profession. How can we meet rising demands and attract and retain qualified people?…”
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.
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
August 11 – 13, 2025
Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel & Conference Center | Mt. Pleasant, MI
Join Lewis Bender, Ph.D. and Mary Bender as they bring together a unique collection of specialized development training sessions designed especially for Administrative Support Professionals!
Registration deadline is July 28, 2025.
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