Dr. Ted Sun. D.M.

Professor of Organizational Leadership - SMC University

As an executive development expert, Dr. Sun has taught many leaders the principles that have helped to reshape their lives. His work has been featured on ABC, NBC, Entrepreneur Magazine, Harvard Update, LA Times and the Chicago Tribune to name only a few. Dr. Sun has also presented his work at the 2007 Global Conference on Business and Economics in Rome and the 2008 National Conference on Diversity, Race and Learning. His new book “Survival Tactics” is available at the SMC Bookstore and through Amazon.

Dr. Sun was born in Shanghai, China and moved to the U.S. at the age of ten. He attended Ohio State University where he graduated with honors with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. He furthered his academic career with an MBA also from OSU. Professor Sun holds a Doctorate in Management in Organizational Leadership and is presently completing a second doctorate in Organizational Psychology. Professor Sun lives by the motto: “Enabling systemic shifts in thought around the world and leading humanity towards evolution from within”.

• Professor of Leadership - SMC University
• Adjunct Professor - City University, Seattle & Shanghai
• Adjunct Professor - Argosy University
• Adjunct Professor - Southern New Hampshire University

Academic Credentials

• Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, Capella University, expected 2009
• Doctor of Management, University of Phoenix
• Master of Business Administration, Ohio State
• B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Cum Laude, Ohio State

Main Academic Interests

• Change Management and Leadership
• Cross Cultural Diversity and Human Capital Theories

• Sun, T. (2009, Forthcoming). Inside the Chinese Business Mind: A Tactical Guide for Managers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
• Sun, T. (2008, May). Designing Diversity Training With Sustainable Results for Academia & Corporations. 14th Annual National Conference on Diversity, Race and Learning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
• Sun, T. (2007, October). Designing a Contextual System for Organizational Ethical Accountability. 7th Global Conference on Business & Economics, Rome, Italy.
• Sun, T. (2007, July). Survival Tactics: Top 11 behaviors of successful entrepreneurs. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN-10: 0275994708
• Sun, T. (2006, October). Leading Sustainable Change through Self-Discovery. United Nations Global Forum: “Business as an Agent of World Benefit: Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change.” Case Western Reserve University.
• Sun, T. (2006, June 30). So you think you can lead? Understanding three myths about leadership. Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2006, March 17). Redefine what it means to learn with three-step plan. Business First-Columbus,Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2006, February). 3 Steps to Managing Value-based Conflict: Understanding the Challenges of Intercultural Relationships. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, December). Your Abundance in 2006: 3 Ways to Create the Future of Your Choosing. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, November 25). Is there Organizational Cancer in your Company? Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2005, November). Dealing with Immigrant Stress: 5 ways to Avoid Rapid Aging. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, October). Redefining “What It Means to Learn”: Making Every Moment an Empowering Experience. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, September). 3 ways to Create Powerful Goals: Folding your future into the present. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, September 16). Judgment is the killer of success, in life and business. Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2005, August). Invented Judgment – the Killer of Success. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, July). The need to battle: Winning May Not Be What You Want. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, June). Your Success is in Knowledge Management. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, May). To Profit from Ethical Being. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, April). Are you Street Smart or Book Smart? What’s Better in Your Business? The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, April). Evaluate your work priorities, then reflect. Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2005, March). The Sustainable Source of Profits: Knowing Yourself. The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, February). Are Your Dreams an American Dream? The Immigrant Magazine.
• Sun, T. (2005, January). 3 Reasons Why Most New Year Resolutions DON’T WORK... The Immigrant Magazine,
• Sun, T. (2005). Monthly Column - Your Heart in Business, The Immigrant Magazine,
• Sun, T. (2004, December). Capturing innovations can bring success, Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2004, October). Logic vs. emotion: And the winner is?, Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2004, May). Knowledge required to achieve entrepreneurial success. Proquest Dissertations. ISBN: 0-496-83341-5.
• Sun., T. (2004). Current trends of organizational cancer. Institute for Transformative Thought and Learning.
• Sun, T. (2004). Factors of Entrepreneurial Success, International Journal on Business and Economics.
• Sun, T. (2004). Minimizing stress by addressing conflicts, Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2003). Secretes of biz success, Business First-Columbus, Bizjournals.
• Sun, T. (2003).Success in Chaos, Big Fish Networking.
• Sun, T. (2003). The value of human beings, Big Fish Networking.
• Sun, T. (2003). Reconstruct your organization’s culture, CPA Advocate.
• Sun, T. (2003). Growing your business, Big Fish Networking.