Chris Bart
Ph.D, FCPA, F.CIoD, C.Dir
ON, CANADADr. Chris Bart, FCPA is the world's leading expert on organizational mission statements (the most widely used management tool in the world) and how companies can use them more effectively to become a "mission driven" organization. He is currently the CEO of Corporate Missions Inc – an international consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations excel in their governance and the execution of their business strategies. He is also the Founder of The Directors College where from its inception in 2003 to 2013, he served as its inaugural Principal and Lead Professor. He now assists the College as its Lead Faculty and pursues his passion for good governance globally as the Executive Chairman of the Caribbean Governance Training Institute, the Caribbean Institute of Directors and the Corporate Governance Institute.
Dr. Bart has authored the 10 year Canadian business best seller (2003-2013), "A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them" as well as the widely acclaimed publications: "20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Should Ask About Strategy (2013) – 3rd Edition" and "20 Essential Questions Directors of Not-For-Profit Organizations Should Ask About Strategy (2009). He also has several others, including: "Achieving the Execution Edge: 20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Need to Get Answered About Strategy Execution" (with E.S. Schreiber); and "The Mission Driven Hospital: Turning Noble Aspirations into Accountability and Action".
Dr. Bart has been awarded 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", the HRPA 2011 "Summit Award for Corporate Governance & Strategic Leadership", and McMaster's "Innovation Award". For his research, he has received both the McMaster Research Recognition Award and its Theory to Practice Award. A highly regarded lecturer, Dr. Bart has received both the "Outstanding Undergraduate Business Professor" and "MBA Professor of the Year" awards on multiple occasions. He has also won "The President's Award for Teaching Excellence", McMaster's highest teaching award – which made him the most decorated professor at the DeGroote School. In 2009, his CPA designation was elevated to FCPA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants). In 2012, Dr. Bart was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to Canada. And in December 2018, he was given an honorary Chartered Director designation (the first of its kind) by The Directors College.
Over the years, Dr. Bart has been invited to lecture at numerous institutions throughout the world, including the USA, South Africa, Egypt, Greece, the Caribbean, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Czech Republic and China.
Dr. Bart is listed in Canadian Who's Who. He is currently a Director of Terra Firma Capital Corporation (TII.V) where he serves on the firm's Audit Committee and chairs the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee. He is a past Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of the United States and a former Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, the Harshman Foundation, The Canadian Foundation for Education and Research on Finance, the United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton and Eagle Precision Technologies (a former TSE listed company) where he chaired its Compensation Committee.
Client Testimonials:
"An enthusiastic, passionate speaker with a compelling message for leaders looking to capture the elusive "mission mystique" and turn their organizations into mission driven powerhouses!."
CEO, Fortune 500 Organization
Dr. Chris Bart, FCPA is the world's leading expert on organizational mission statements (the most widely used management tool in the world) and how companies can use them more effectively to become a "mission driven" organization. He is currently the CEO of Corporate Missions Inc – an international consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations excel in their governance and the execution of their business strategies. He is also the Founder of The Directors College where from its inception in 2003 to 2013, he served as its inaugural Principal and Lead Professor. He now assists the College as its Lead Faculty and pursues his passion for good governance globally as the Executive Chairman of the Caribbean Governance Training Institute, the Caribbean Institute of Directors and the Corporate Governance Institute.
Dr. Bart has authored the 10 year Canadian business best seller (2003-2013), "A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them" as well as the widely acclaimed publications: "20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Should Ask About Strategy (2013) – 3rd Edition" and "20 Essential Questions Directors of Not-For-Profit Organizations Should Ask About Strategy (2009). He also has several others, including: "Achieving the Execution Edge: 20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Need to Get Answered About Strategy Execution" (with E.S. Schreiber); and "The Mission Driven Hospital: Turning Noble Aspirations into Accountability and Action".
Dr. Bart has been awarded 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", the HRPA 2011 "Summit Award for Corporate Governance & Strategic Leadership", and McMaster's "Innovation Award". For his research, he has received both the McMaster Research Recognition Award and its Theory to Practice Award. A highly regarded lecturer, Dr. Bart has received both the "Outstanding Undergraduate Business Professor" and "MBA Professor of the Year" awards on multiple occasions. He has also won "The President's Award for Teaching Excellence", McMaster's highest teaching award – which made him the most decorated professor at the DeGroote School. In 2009, his CPA designation was elevated to FCPA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants). In 2012, Dr. Bart was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to Canada. And in December 2018, he was given an honorary Chartered Director designation (the first of its kind) by The Directors College.
Over the years, Dr. Bart has been invited to lecture at numerous institutions throughout the world, including the USA, South Africa, Egypt, Greece, the Caribbean, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Czech Republic and China.
Dr. Bart is listed in Canadian Who's Who. He is currently a Director of Terra Firma Capital Corporation (TII.V) where he serves on the firm's Audit Committee and chairs the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee. He is a past Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of the United States and a former Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, the Harshman Foundation, The Canadian Foundation for Education and Research on Finance, the United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton and Eagle Precision Technologies (a former TSE listed company) where he chaired its Compensation Committee.
Client Testimonials:
"An enthusiastic, passionate speaker with a compelling message for leaders looking to capture the elusive "mission mystique" and turn their organizations into mission driven powerhouses!."
CEO, Fortune 500 Organization
Sex, lies and mission statements: Making mission matter!
In Sex, Lies and Mission Statements, Dr. Bart focuses on how vitally important the mission statement is to every organization. Based on over 20 years of research,...
Achieving performance excellence through leadership and mission
More than ever, customers are demanding that they receive the best service and quality for their money. They can and will take their money to where the best value exists. The challenge for organizations committed to the highest level of customer service is to create, maintain and increase extraordinary service levels on a daily basis throughout their entire organization.
While many organizations "talk" great service - typically through their mission and value statements-most fail in...
Back to the future: Timeless leadership lessons for organizational success!
Leadership is easy, right? Tell someone what to do and then move to the next problem while they do their job. It sounds so straightforward. Yet we don't always reach our goals. Instead, we get customer complaints, shipments failing to arrive on time and simple projects that run over budget. But you told them what to do, didn't you?
Back to the Future is designed to help every manager who is swamped with conflicting priorities and yet who needs the greatest results with the least...
Competing in the "experience economy"
Commodities. Brands. Services. In today's challenging marketplace, these are proving to be no longer enough to gain competitive advantage. Indeed, most "service levels" have become so standardized (and expected) that they are being commoditized like steel, sugar and oil. Enter now the world of the "Experience Economy": a rapidly emerging form of economic offering. In the experience economy, businesses must devise and stage memorable events for their customers. They must find new ways to...
Employee engagement: Business buzz or serious business?
In today's hyper-competitive business environment, organizations need to get both the most and the best out of their people. To do this, most organizations go through the time consuming-and costly exercise of setting work objectives and conducting performance reviews to ensure the most favourable performance results for their firm. But this is proving to be insufficient!
In adopting traditional staff development models, leaders today are foregoing a key component of competitive...
Corporate governance under attack: Aspiring towards a culture of great governance
Corporate governance continues to be problematic globally. Stories regularly appear indicating that Boards and Directors are failing in their responsibilities to shareholders, investors and society at large. This is particularly disturbing because, without significant
improvement, confidence in capital markets will wane and stakeholders of all sorts will increasingly lose confidence in their institutions.
As the Founder, Past Principal and Lead Professor of The Directors...
