Cheryl Lentz

Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Department of Management and Technology
College
College of Business

Office Hours

M-F 10- 2 pm CST
Cheryl Lentz

Known as the Academic Entrepreneur, Dr. Cheryl is a unique and dynamic speaker who intensely connects with her students, having one foot in academia and one foot in the business and entrepreneurial space. Her goal is to offer her students pearls of wisdom today they can use tomorrow in their personal and professional lives. It is not enough to know; the expectation is for participants to take action and do. Join Dr. Cheryl on her journey to connect these dots to provide inspiration, knowledge, and counsel to move forward effectively.

Known globally for her writings on leadership and failure, as well as critical and refractive thinking she has been published more than 49 times with 25 writing awards. As an accomplished university professor, speaker, & consultant, she is an international best-selling author, and top quoted publishing professional on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. She took the stage as a TEDx Speaker in *Farningdale2020, October 10, 2020.


  • D.Mgt. - Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, University of Phoenix-Arizona
  • M.S. - Master of Science in International Relations, Troy University
  • B.A. - Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • OBLD 304: Coaching and Mentoring
  • OBLD 371: Leadership
  • OBLD 511: Organizational Leadership
MGMT 371, MGMT 533, MSLD633

SCHOLARSHIP

  1. Dissertation: Strategic Decision-making in Organizational Performance:
    UMI 3277192
  2. The Refractive Thinker®: Vol I: Ch 10: Fail Faster, Succeed Sooner
  3. The Refractive Thinker® Vol II: Research Methodology: Ch 3: The Modified Ask-the-Experts Delphi Method: The Conundrum of Human Resource Experts on Management Participation
  4. The Refractive Thinker® Vol II: Research Methodology: Second edittion
  5. The Refractive Thinker®: Vol III: Change Management: Ch 10: Strategic Change Management: The Importance of Inclusiveness
  6. The Refractive Thinker®: Vol IV: Ethics, Leadership, & Globalization: Ch 9 with Dr. Judy Fisher-Blando and Dr. TG Robinson, The Globalization of Body Language
  7. The Golden Palace Theory of Management (Panache Publishing)
  8. Journey Outside the Golden Palace
  9. Strategic Decision-making in Organizational Performance (Lambert Publishing Company: Germany)
  10. The Refractive Thinker®: Vol V: Strategy in Innovation: Epilogue
  11. The Refractive Thinker®: Vol VI: Post Secondary Education
  12. Effective Study Skills in 5 Simple Steps
  13. The Consumer Learner: Emerging Expectations of a Customer Service Mentality in Post Secondary Education,
  • Sloan C Certification from Colorado State University  Global
  • Quality Matters Peer Reviewer (APP/PRC) Certification.
USO Bronze Award