RON ELSDON is a founder of Elsdon, Inc., Elsdon Organizational Renewal, and New Beginnings Career and College Guidance, specializing in providing career and workforce development for organizations and individuals. He is the author of "Affiliation in the Workplace: Value Creation in the New Organization" (Praeger, 2003) and the editor of "Building Workforce Strength: Creating Value through Workforce and Career Development "(Praeger, 2010). He holds a PhD from Cambridge University and lives in Danville, California.