Power & Influence - About the Author, Robert L. Dilenschneider

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


			Robert L. Dilenschneider Founder and Principal of the Dilenschneider Group Robert L. Dilenschneider formed The Dilenschneider Group in October 1991. Prior to forming his own firm, Mr. Dilenschneider served as president and chief executive officer of Hill and Knowlton, Inc. from 1986 to 1991. He has counseled major corporations, professional groups, trade associations and educational institutions, and has assisted clients in dealings with regulatory agencies, labor unions, consumer groups and minorities, among others. Mr. Dilenschneider has authored eight books — including the best-selling Power and Influence, A Briefing for Leaders, On Power, The Critical 14 Years of Your Professional Life, Moses: C.E.O — and The Critical 2nd Phase of your Professional Life. Most recently, he published 50 Plus!—Critical Career Decisions for the Rest of Your Life. Mr. Dilenschneider started in public relations in 1967 in New York, shortly after receiving an M.A. in journalism from Ohio State University, and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

RECENT NEWS

Dilenschneider column in The Strategist: New Power Rules
for PR Pros

Author Robert L. Dilenschneider wrote a piece entitled 'The New Power Rules PR Pros Should Know About' in the Spring issue of The Strategist, which can be read right here.

Esquire: Power and Influence tops racks of 'power' books

According to an inset article in the February 2008 issue of Esquire, among the plethora of books on influence and power, Robert L. Dilenschneider's book is 'remarkable because it survives in your mind in small ways, veering productively and spryly toward lessons about humility, adaptation, and change as a means of gaining power.'

Read it here as a PDF extract.

Recorded Interview for ExpertsOnline.tv

Check out online the recorded audio interview of Robert L. Dilenschneider for ExpertsOnline.tv in which the author of Power and Influence introduces the key elements of the book. Part one and two can be found here and here respectively.

Robert Dilenschneider interviewed by Bottom Line

For their February 2008 issue, Bottom Line interviewed the author of Power and Influence. The resulting article entitled "How to Be More Powerful Without Putting People Off' can be read here (pdf).

Notre Dame Magazine profiles Robert Dilenschneider

Robert L. Dilenschneider, who holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, was profiled by the University's Alumni magazine. The article provides some extra insight to the achievements of the author of Power and Influence, readable as a PDF file here.

Newsweek's Richard M. Smith interview with Robert Dilenschneider

In the latest of his series of interviews as part of the Kaplan - Newsweek M.B.A. program, Newsweek's Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Richard M. Smith spoke with Robert L. Dilenschneider about managing corporate images - and about his new book.

You can read an extract of this interview here, along with a short video.

Robert L. Dilenschneider's new commentary in The Advocate

Read the author's comment published in The Advocate titled 'Providing a blank electronic check to entrepreneurs', right here. (PDF)