Paul Falcone is principal of Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Consulting, LLC, specializing in international keynote speaking, management & leadership training, executive coaching, and HR advisory services. He is the former CHRO of Nickelodeon Animation Studios and has held senior-level HR positions with Paramount Pictures, Time Warner, and City of Hope. Paul has extensive experience in entertainment, healthcare/biotech, and financial services, including in international, nonprofit, and union environments.

Paul is the author of seventeen HarperCollins Leadership, AMACOM, and SHRM Books, many of which have been ranked as #1 Amazon bestsellers in the categories of human resources management, labor & employment law, business conflict resolution and mediation, business mentoring & coaching, communication in management, business and organizational learning, and business decision-making and problem-solving. His books have been translated into Chinese, Hindi, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Turkish and have sold in excess of 750,000 copies worldwide.

Paul is a certified executive coach, a long-term columnist for SHRM’s “HR Magazine,” and an adjunct instructor in UCLA Extension’s School of Business and Management. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Management Association. Paul is an accomplished keynote presenter, inhouse trainer, and retreat facilitator and specializes in the areas of effective interviewing and hiring, talent and performance management, leadership development, workplace ethics, crisis leadership, and effective leadership communication.