sd.DR. SEAN DUFFYEXECUTIVE · AUTHOR · EDUCATOR

EXECUTIVE · AUTHOR · EDUCATOR

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Progress starts
with people.

I’m Dr. Sean Duffy. I lead technology and operations programs, teach project management, and write about what it takes to lead people well.

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Portrait of Dr. Sean Duffy
Dr. Sean Duffy · Executive, author & educator
From a family business in Chicago
to global technology programs and the classroom.GET TO KNOW MY WORK ↓
EXPERIENCE ACROSS

01 / THE WORK

My work, in business
and beyond.

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Leadership

Building PMOs, leading technology programs, and helping teams work through change.

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Writing

A book and blog posts about trust, difficult conversations, and developing other leaders.

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Teaching

Teaching project management and leadership at Purdue Global and Concordia University Chicago.

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Leading From Within: The Path to Transformational Leadership by Dr. Sean R. Duffy — original coverA BOOK BY DR. SEAN R. DUFFY

02 / THE BOOK

A closer look at
how we lead.

Leading From Within

The Path to Transformational Leadership

Leading From Within explores four responsibilities: lead yourself, lead change, align a team around its mission, and develop other leaders.

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03 / THE PERSON

Chicago roots.
A lifelong learner.

My first lessons in leadership came from behind the counter of our family-run restaurant business.

Duff’s Dogs grew to two locations in Chicago. We learned to listen, adapt, and build something together. Those lessons still shape how I lead, write, and teach today.

The story behind the work

A PRINCIPLE I COME BACK TO

“You can either deal with the discomfort of addressing the issue now, or deal with the dysfunction later.”

DR. SEAN DUFFY

EXPERIENCE IN ACTION

Projects and recognition

Enterprise transformation

At UL, I led 22 project managers through an approximately $33 million technology remediation program over 18 months. Other projects have focused on delivery standards, investment decisions, and career paths.

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Recognized leadership

Recognition for mentoring, strengthening delivery, and developing people—including UL’s Inspirational Leadership Award, four UL Challenge Coins, and MOXFIVE’s Phoenix and Made it Easy awards.

Awards and distinctions

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