Ruth Middleton House, EdD 
Core Faculty - School of Leadership Studies | Fielding Graduate University
Kennesaw, GA, UNITED STATES
Focuses on culture change in organizations and society
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Biography
Ruth House is President and Lead Consultant of Middleton-House & Company, which assists clients in getting better results by achieving project alignment, organizational alignment, and organizational change. She specializes in troubleshooting high risk/high visibility projects, including multi-billion dollar partnerships, joint ventures, and large-scale organizational change.
Dr. House’s resume includes previously held positions at BellSouth as Director of Interface Management, Manager of Cross-Functional Projects, and Manager of Organizational Change. She also served as President of the Paradigm Corporation for over 10 years.
In addition to her faculty appointment at Fielding, Ruth is a member of the Senior Faculty of Keller Graduate School of Management. She is author of It’s Time to Change the Way You Change and The Human Side of Project Management, and co-author with Martin Broadwell of Supervising Technical and Professional People. She is a regular contributor of management and organizational change articles to The Georgia Engineer and is a member of Women’s Transportation Seminars, and an associate member of the American Council of Engineering Companies.
Ruth’s current interests include culture change in society; applying the principles of interpersonal interaction and of organization development within technical organizations; and applying organization development principles and methods across organizations—especially in the case of multiple service organizations (within government agencies and without) who must cooperate in order to achieve a good outcome.
Industry Expertise (6)
Education/Learning
Program Development
Writing and Editing
Training and Development
Professional Training and Coaching
Research
Areas of Expertise (12)
Managing Organizational Development
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Strategies for Complex Change
Managing Resistance to Change
Strategic Management
Group Process
International Human Resource Management
Managing Global Diversity
Organizational Change
Inter-Organizational Change
Change in Society
Individual Resilience and Readiness for Change
Accomplishments (3)
ACEC President’s Award (professional)
(2010) Associate Member of the Year.
President’s Circle (professional)
(2010) Awarded by BelSouth.
Honorary Member (professional)
(2010) Awarded by the 325th Tactical Training Squadron, US Air Force.
Education (2)
The University of Georgia: EdD, Interdisciplinary Degree
University of Alabama: MA, Counseling Psychology
Affiliations (8)
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC/G) : Member
- ACEC/G, The Emerging Trends Task Force
- Strategic Management Society : Member
- Entrepreneurship and Strategy Interest Group : Member
- Knowledge and Innovation Interest Group : Member
- Global Strategy Interest Group : Member
- Competitive Strategy Interest Group : Member
- Middleton House and Company : President
Event Appearances (7)
It's a Done Deal, Now What?
Georgia Engineering Alliance Summer Conference Atlanta, GA
2015-06-24
Wicked Projects
Georgia Society of Association Executives Atlanta, GA
2014-05-31
What To Do When You Don't Know What to Do
The Georgian Club Atlanta, GA
2013-11-01
Better Collaborative Online Meetings
Georgia Engineering Alliance PDH Day Atlanta, GA
2011-10-21
In the Path of Emerging Trends
American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia, CEO/Executive Roundtable Atlanta, GA
2011-09-29
Politics with a Little ‘p’: Understanding, Responding to and Using Personal Power in Your Community and in Your Organization
Georgia Engineering Alliance Summer Conference Atlanta, GA
2011-06-20
Promoting Long Term Goals under Short Term Pressure
Georgia Engineering Alliance Summer Conference Atlanta, GA
2010-06-01
Articles (5)
(June-July 2012)
(October-November 2011)
(October-November 2006)
(2005) Managing Organizational Change
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