Bio

GINI GRAHAM SCOTT, Ph.D., J.D., is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar/workshop leader, specializing in work and business relationships and professional and personal development.  Her topics include organizational behavior, conflict resolution, creativity, innovation, and problem solving.  She is founder and director of Changemakers and Creative Communications & Research.  She has taught classes at several universities and colleges, including California State University, East Bay, Notre Dame de Namur University, West Georgia College, and the Investigative Career Program in San Francisco.  

She has published over 50 books on diverse subjects. Her books on work and business topics, professional development, and success, include:

• WANT IT, SEE IT, GET IT! (AMACOM 2009)
• ENJOY! 101 LITTLE WAYS TO ADD FUN TO YOUR WORK EVERYDAY (AMACOM 2008)
• DISAGREEMENTS, DISPUTES, AND ALL OUT WAR (AMACOM 2007)
• 30 DAYS TO A MORE POWERFUL MEMORY (AMACOM 2007)
• A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO MANAGING EMPLOYEES FROM HELL (AMACOM 2006)
• A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WORKING WITH BAD BOSSES (AMACOM 2005)
• A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WORKING WITH HUMANS (AMACOM 2004)
• WORK WITH ME! RESOLVING EVERYDAY CONFLICT IN YOUR ORGANIZATION (Davies-Black 2000)
• RESOLVING CONFLICT (ASJA Press 2006, New Harbinger 1990)
• MAKING ETHICAL CHOICES, RESOLVING ETHICAL DILEMMAS (Paragon 1998)
• THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING (ASJA Press 2006, Smart Publications 1994)
• THE EMPOWERED MIND: HOW TO HARNESS THE CREATIVE FORCE WITHIN YOU (ASJA Press 2006, Prentice Hall 1993)
• MIND POWER: PICTURE YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS IN BUSINESS (ASJA Press 2006, Prentice Hall 1987)
• BUILDING A WINNING SALES TEAM (ASJA Press 2007, Probus 1991)
  

Scott's books on contemporary social issues and lifestyles include: THE CROOK WHO SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FACE (Sphinx 2009), AMERICAN MURDER (Greenwood 2007), HOMICIDE BY THE RICH AND FAMOUS (Berkley 2006, Greenwood 2005); THE TALK SHOW REVOLUTION (ASJA Press 2008, originally published as CAN WE TALK? THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF TALK SHOWS (Plenum 1996), THE PRIVACY REVOLUTION (ASJA Press 2008, originally published as MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS: THE BATTLE FOR PERSONAL PRIVACY (Plenum 1995), THE CREATIVE TRAVELER (ASJA Press 2008, Tudor 1989), and PRIVATE EYES (Paladin 1994, with Sam Brown).

Scott has incorporated the themes in her books into various creative projects, such as songs about work, conflict, ethical dilemmas, lying, and success, and photographs on these themes.  Her research project on social issues are featured at www.behaviorresearch.net.  You can also see a brief overview of these projects at SONGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, and SOCIAL RESEARCH.

Additionally, Scott has published over two dozen games with major game companies, including Briarpatch, Hasbro, and Pressman, and has used games in seminars and workshops on workplace issues, such as JOB CITY, GET A JOB!, WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE?, WHAT'S THE VERDICT?, and TRUTH OR LIE?  Because of her books on creativity, she was Nintendo's national spokesperson for Tetris II in 1994.  Her company GAMEWORLD at www.gameworldco.com features her new and previously published games.

Scott has received national media exposure for her books (including appearances on Good Morning America, Oprah, Montel Williams, CNN, and the O'Reilly Factor). She hosted a weekly radio talk show, CHANGEMAKERS, featuring interviews with guests on different occupations, businesses, lifestyles, and new technologies and trends, which aired from 1991 to 1993 to 1 million listeners in over 70 countries.  She is now relaunching the show on CHANGEMAKERS RADIO at www.changemakersradio.com.

She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California in Berkeley, a J.D. from the University of San Francisco Law School, and M.A.s in Anthropology, Mass Communications and Organizational/Consumer/Audience Behavior, and Popular Culture and Lifestyles at Cal State East Bay.