Lifetime Achievement Awards
Lifetime Contributions to Continuous Improvement Honorees

2010 Recipient

Joel Barker, Infinity Limited
Futurist, filmmaker, and author, Joel is well known for popularizing the concept of "paradigm shifts" in business. In 1986
he released his first videotape, Discovering the Future: The Business of Paradigms. By 1988, it was the best selling
business video in history. A change scientist for the over 30 years, Mr. Barker's work has had a profound influence on
breaking the barriers of resistance-to-change within society and organizatons.

2010 Recipient

Peter Senge, PhD, MIT
Dr. Senge is the author of The Fifth Discipline: the Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, one of the most
significant business books of the last century. The Journal of Business Strategy named him as one of the 24


2009 Recipient

Stephen R. Covey, PhD, Franklin Covey
Recognized as one of Time magazine's 25 most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey has dedicated his life to
demonstrating how every person can truly control their destiny with profound, yet straightforward guidance. As an
internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author, his
advice has given insight to millions.

2008 Recipient

Robert E. Fox, TOC Center
Co-Author of The Race, The Theory of Constraints
Journals, and Author of numerous articles, on management practices, Robert Fox is widely recognized as one of the
world’s foremost experts on Continuous Improvement practices.

After spending years in the East, studying Japanese Management methods, with the likes of Dr. Taiichi Ohno, and
others, Mr. Fox returned to the U.S. and soon met Dr. Eli Goldratt. Combining the best of all methodologies,
including Dr. Goldratt's breakthrough thinking, they developed the Theory of Constraints.