AJ Josefowitz is a leadership development consultant, coach, and trainer who resides in Austin, Texas. He has recently published Growing Confident Leaders and recommends the book for people who lead organizations who want to improve their abilities to influence others, people who aspire to greater roles of leadership, and anyone interested in learning how to get others to do something you want them to do because they want to do it.
While completing his doctorate at the University of Minnesota, Josefowitz held an internship with the newly forming corporate human resources development organization at Honeywell. He subsequently worked for Honeywell Bull, a partnership between Honeywell and CII Bull, a French company, with a small share of the company held by Samsung.
Three companies, very different histories, cultures, skill sets, and experiences, and of course, there were language challenges. Josefowitz used to call that experience a laboratory of human relationships. It was very rich, and he learned a lot.
A long human resources department tenure at 3M followed. While he was there, Josefowitz worked with leaders experienced in different specialties, work objectives, and structures.
In 2015, he retired from the company but not from his profession. He now spends his professional time teaching and consulting.
An Austin resident since 1995, his volunteer work has included consulting and training at the Austin Police Department, Austin Museum of Art, Austin Chapter United Way, and Meals on Wheels.