William Lytle

After working for Exxon and Polaroid, Bill Lytle became an independent management consultant to a variety of organizations in the U.S. and Canada, including: manufacturing, research, and financial; private, nonprofit, and government; union and nonunion. He helped organizations learn to work collaboratively with their employees to implement significant organizational changes. Bill has been a frequent presenter at workshops and conferences and has written books, articles, and training materials that guide those involved in complex change. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from Yale University; he also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.
Bill recently published his first book. The idea for The Essential Organizer began with his neighbor who is a volunteer at a local hospice. She and others frequently witnessed the stress so many family members experienced when, at an already fragile and vulnerable
time, they did not know the wishes of their loved ones, either for their personal care or for the management of their estates. These observations, coupled with her experience resolving her own family’s complicated estate, led her to recognize the need for the development of a comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook for families. This guide would include the basic preferences unique to the life of a loved one as well as the more obvious instructions. As a consequence,she suggested that Bill write this book.