Chris Bart

Chris K. Bart
Born	January 6, 1952
Occupation	business professor, professional speaker, management consultant, author
Website
corporatemissionsinc.com

Dr. Chris Bart (born January 6, 1952) is a university professor, professional speaker, business consultant and author. He is a notable authority on organizational mission and vision statements, and also for his knowledge both on the roles and responsibilities of corporate directors and the strategic governance of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.^[1][2]

Bart serves as professor of Strategic Market Leadership (Strategy and Governance) at the DeGroote School of Business of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and is the founder, principal and lead professor of The Directors College. The latter is Canada's first university-accredited certification program for corporate directors.^[3] He is also Associate Editor of the International Journal of Business Governance & Ethics and a faculty member at both the Municipal Councillors College and the Sports Governance College.^[4][5]

Bart received his PhD from the Richard Ivey School of Business of the University of Western Ontario, in 1982, and his MBA and BA (Hons. Bus.) from the Schulich School of Business, York University. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

Academic

Bart teaches strategy and governance to students at the DeGroote School of Business and founded The Directors College. He was named "Outstanding Undergraduate Business Professor" in 1982, 1987 and 1996 and "MBA Professor of the Year" in 1984, 1989 and 1991. Bart became DeGroote’s most decorated professor in 1995, when he won the school’s highest teaching award: The President’s Award for Teaching Excellence.^[6]

In 1993, Bart helped found the Management of Innovation & New Technology Research Center at McMaster University and was named its first director. The following year, he created the Innovation Management Network, a global association of professionals who collaborate through the Internet on matters of innovation and new technology.^[7]

Speaker

Bart is a featured speaker of the National Speakers Bureau with two unique presentations: "Sex, Lies and Mission Statements"; and "Achieving Excellence in Customer Service through Leadership & Mission". Among his other popular presentations are: "The Service Mission"; "The Role of the Board in Strategy"; and "Competing in the Experience Economy" (Reference 6). In the past, Bart has lectured at institutions around the world, including the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Cranfield Institute of Technology, the UK, Monash University, Australia, the Czech Management Center and both Fudan and Tsinghua Universities in China.

Consultant

Bart conducts keynote speaking and business consulting through his company, Corporate Missions Inc. He serves as a consultant to many organizations helping them to improve both their mission/vision statements and governance practices.^[8] Bart has consulted in numerous industries such as banking, health care, high technology, municipal governance, human resources and manufacturing.

Author

Bart has internationally published more than 100 articles, cases and reviews. He is the author of the number 1 bestselling business book of 2010 in Canada, A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them,.^[9][10] Among his other works are the acclaimed CICA publication 20 Questions Directors Should Ask About Strategy: Second Edition.^[11] Business publications such as The New York Times, The Financial Post, Profit magazine, The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, and Canadian Business have each quoted Bart in their articles.

Qualifications

In 2011, Bart was awarded the TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership Award.^[12][13] Previously, Bart has also received the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Award for Corporate Governance, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce HR Hero Award, the United Way Chairman’s Award and McMaster’s Innovation Award. In 2009, his Chartered Accountants designation was elevated to FCA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants).^[14] In the past, Bart has served on a number of organizational Boards and continues to maintain some of those positions.^[15] He is a past director of the Planning Executives Institute and listed in the Canadian Who's Who.

Partial bibliography

Books

• A Tale of Two Employees. Corporate Missions Inc. Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9732247-0-3.

Monographs

• Twenty Questions for Directors Should Ask about Strategy. Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2003, ISBN 1-55385-031-9.
• Twenty Questions Directors Should Ask about Strategy – Second Edition. Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2006. ISBN 1-55385-031-9.
• Twenty Essential Questions Directors of Not-for-profit Organizations Should Ask about Strategy. Corporate Missions Inc. Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9732247-3-3.

Other publications

• "IT and the board of directors: An empirical investigation into the ‘Governance questions’ directors should ask about IT, JIS, 224, 2, Fall 2010, 147–172.
• An exploration into the content of the compensation discussion & analysis document”, Corporate Board, 5, 2, 2009, 6–15
• The role of the board in IT governance: Current and desired oversight practices.” International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 4, 4, 2009, 316–329.
• Leveraging human intellectual capital through an employee volunteer program and service-learning: The case of Ford Motor Company of Canada.” Journal of Intellectual Capital, 10, 1, 2009, 121–134.
• Improving the board’s involvement in corporate strategy: Directors speak out”, International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, V 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 382–393.
• A comparative analysis of mission statement content in secular and faith based hospitals”, Journal of Intellectual Capital, Vol 8, No. 4, 2007, 682–694
• Issues in Canadian board transparency”, Corporate Board, Vol 3, No 1, 2007, pp. 43–48.
• The performance impact of content and process in product innovation charters”, Journal of Product Innovation Management, V24, No. 1, 2007, pp.3–19.

Awards

• TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership Award^[16][17][15]
• Outstanding Undergraduate Business Professor in 1982, 1987 and 1996
• MBA Professor of the Year (1984, 1989 and 1991)^[18]
• DeGroote Research to Practice Award of Excellence^[19]

References

1. ^ "Bart, Chris". Degroote.mcmaster.ca. December 11, 2007. http://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/faculty/profiles/bart.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
2. ^ "Faculty". Thedirectorscollege.com. http://thedirectorscollege.com/faculty/637/. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
3. ^ "Bank of Montreal, TD Canada Trust, Deloitte & Touche, a few of our clients". Corporatemissionsinc.com. http://corporatemissionsinc.com/clients. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
4. ^ "Sports Governance College". Sports Governance College. http://sportsgovernancecollege.com/. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
5. ^ "Int. J. of Business Governance and Ethics – IJBGE". inderscience.com. http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=70#board. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
6. ^ "Chris Bart". CAL Entertainment. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
7. ^ "Chris Bart". National Speakers Bureau. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
8. ^ Guelph Mercury; Councillors Begin Ranking of Municipal Services; Scott Tracey; May 26, 2011[1]
9. ^ The Globe and Mail; The List Bestselling Business Books of 2010; January 11, 2011[2]
10. ^ Canada (April 19, 2011). "Fund alerts and market update alerts". Globeadvisor.com. http://www.globeadvisor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/gam/20110419/RBDAYBOOK0419BOOKLISTATL. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
11. ^ [3]
12. ^ The Directors College [4]
13. ^ om een reactie te plaatsen!. "2011 HR Summit Awards: Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership Award". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1zNcEqqjwA. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
14. ^ "CA Institute Confers FCA Designations on Two Hamilton-Area Chartered Accountants". Marketwire.com. September 24, 2009. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ca-institute-confers-fca-designations-on-two-hamilton-area-chartered-accountants-1049668.htm. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
15. ^ ^{a b} Board of Directors. "Terra Firma – Dr. Chris Bart". Tfrcorp.com. http://www.tfrcorp.com/index.php/chris-bart. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
16. ^ "Congratulations to Dr. Chris Bart, Recipient of the 2011 Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership Award". Thedirectorscollege.com. http://thedirectorscollege.com/news/congratulations-to-dr-chris-bart-recipient-of-the-2011-corporate-governance-and-strategic-leadership-award/. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
17. ^ "Canadian HR Reporter – Article – 2011 HR Summit Award winners announced". Hrreporter.com. February 2, 2011. http://www.hrreporter.com/articleprint.aspx?articleid=9000. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
18. ^ "Dr. Chris Bart, C.A". Newswire.ca. http://www.newswire.ca/en/extras/custom/information_exchange/bart.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
19. ^ "McMaster Daily News". Dailynews.mcmaster.ca. March 11, 2010. http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=6648. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 

External links

• Corporate Missions
• Chris Bart's Blog