Lyle Kirtman

Lyle Kirtman is a leadership development consultant and CEO/president of Future Management Systems Inc., a firm specializing in leadership and organizational development, strategic planning, high‑performance team development, conflict resolution, and executive coaching. He has worked in leadership development for more than 30 years, consulting with over 700 organizations, including around 300–350 school districts across educational, non‑profit, corporate, and government sectors. Kirtman has also chaired the Massachusetts governor’s task force on innovation in education and has consulting experience with entities such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, and corporate and nonprofit organizations including Cisco Systems and United Way.

Kirtman is the author or coauthor of several influential books on educational leadership, including Leadership and Teams: The Missing Piece of the Educational Reform Puzzle (Pearson), Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole-System Change (with Michael Fullan, Solution Tree Press), Coherent School Leadership: Forging Clarity from Complexity (with Michael Fullan, ASCD), and Shaping the Future: Four Leadership Pivots for Lasting Educational Impact. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a **master’s