Erwin RauschThe retired president of Didactic Systems, human resource consultants and publishers of simulation games on management and leadership topics, was previously a manufacturing executive for more than 20 years. He is the author, lead author, or editor o eight books and many other articles and papers. Notable works include High Quality Leadership: Practical Guidelines to Becoming a More Effective Manager and High Quality Managerial Leadership Decisions - The Key to Superior Performance, to be published in 2006. In 1998, 1999, and 2003 he was guest editor of special issues of the Journal of Workplace Learning, Career Development Journal, and Management Decision, respectively, the last two based on internet conferences that he coordinated. He recently concluded moderating a debate on Leadership Issues, which has been published as Volume 43. Issue 7 (2005) of Management Decision and includes his editorial and paper- A Practical Focus on Leadership in Management - for research, education, and management development.He has two degrees in engineering and one in economics, and has taught economics and management subjects as adjunct at Rutgers and Kean Universities for more than 15 years. Read More Read Less