Life Stories

About the Book

The book is about my early life and it was a “hoot” going back to the first ten years of life, I hope others enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I could not believe I remembered all those people and their names.

About the Author

Dr. Varney is best known for his pioneering work in designing and implementing one of the first master’s degree programs in organization development in the U.S. He was a member of the group of academics who founded the OD&C Division of the Academy of management in 1971. He has published books and numerous articles on the subject of change. Dr. Varney’s academic career followed an 18-year career in industry. Most recently he and coauthors James McFillen and Scott Janoch authored a book on change leadership entitled “Grasp the Situation: Lessons Learned in Change Leadership”. This ground breaking book is based on an article published in the Journal of Change Management entitled “Organizational Diagnostics: An Evidence Based Approach” by McFillen, O’Neil, Varney and Balzer.