Bruce L. Tulgan is the author of numerous books including It's Okay to Manage Your Boss (2010), Not Everyone Gets a Trophy (2009), It's Okay to be the Boss (2007), and Managing Generation X (1995). Since founding the management training firm RainmakerThinking, Inc. in 1993, he has been a keynote speaker and seminar leader.

Education

Tulgan earned a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 magna cum laude from Amherst College

Amherst College

Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...

 and a J.D.

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 from the New York University School of Law

New York University School of Law

The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....

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Books

Tulgan has written 18 books, including:

• It's Okay to Manage Your Boss (2010)
• Not Everyone Gets a Trophy (2009)
• It's Okay to Be the Boss (2007)
• Managing Generation X (1995)

RainmakerThinking, Inc.

Tulgan is the founder and chairman of the management training firm RainmakerThinking, Inc. (New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...

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Free video newsletter

The current issue and all back issues of Tulgan's newsletter are available for free at www.rainmakerthinking.com. The first issue of the newsletter was published in January 1996 and as of July 2010, there are 240 back issues of the newsletter. The newsletter is currently distributed weekly and is available in video and text.

Family

Tulgan lives with his wife Debby Applegate

Debby Applegate

Debby Applegate is an American historian and biographer. She is the author of The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, for which she won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.-Biography:...

 in New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...

. Applegate is the author of The Most Famous Man in America

The Most Famous Man in America

The Most Famous Man in America is a biography of Henry Ward Beecher by Debby Applegate. Applegate received the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for this book.-External links:* *...

: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century...

, for which she won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author.-1910s:* 1917: Julia Ward Howe by Laura E...

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Honors and awards

• 2009 Golden Gavel award from Toastmasters International
  Toastmasters International
  Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills...
  
  . This honor is annually presented to a single person. Past winners have included Marcus Buckingham
  Marcus Buckingham
  Marcus Buckingham is a British-American New York Times bestselling author, researcher, motivational speaker and business consultant best known for promoting what he calls "Strengths." Basing most of his writing on extensive survey data from interviews with workers in countries around the world, he...
  
  , Stephen Covey
  Stephen Covey
  Stephen Richards Covey is the author of the best-selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Other books he has written include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families. In 2004, Covey released The 8th Habit...
  
  , Deepak Chopra
  Deepak Chopra
  Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...
  
  , and Tom Peters
  Tom Peters
  Thomas J. "Tom" Peters is an American writer on business management practices, best-known for In Search of Excellence .-Life and career:Peters was born in Baltimore, Maryland...
  
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• Named to the 2009 Thinkers 50 rising star list (also known as the Guru Radar).

As a media resource

Bruce writes a regular online column for the Daily News (New York)

and his writing has appeared in magazines and newspapers, including in the The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

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USA Today

USA Today

USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...

, and HR Magazine.

As well, his work has been the subject of many news stories, including in print publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek

and Fortune (magazine)

Fortune (magazine)

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online publications such as ABC News

ABC News

ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...

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and business blogs such as Chris Brogan

Chris Brogan

Chris Brogan is an author, journalist, marketing consultant, and frequent speaker about social media marketing.Chris’s book, "Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust" , written with Julien Smith, became a New York Times bestseller, and hit the Wall Street...

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Appearances on National Public Radio

Layoffs (January 29, 2001) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1117770

Managing Generation-X (February 10, 2000) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1070195

The Clash Of Ages: How Technology Divides Workers (June 22, 2009) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105751918

The Mystery of the Missing Christmas Bonus (December 13, 2005) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5051762

A Changing American Workplace, as Boomers Retire (September 21, 2005) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4857792

When Your Boss Is Too Nice (February 27, 2008) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88732062