A highly sought-after lecturer, Michael Hammer is one of the world's foremost business thinkers. He is the originator of both reengineering and process-centering, ideas that have transformed the modern business world. Dr. Hammer serves as an advisor to leaders of the world's most progressive companies. He is the author of several books: the international bestseller Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution, The Reengineering Revolution: A Handbook, co-authored with colleague Steven Stanton; and Beyond Reengineering: How the Process-Centered Organization Is Changing Our Work and Our Lives. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of America's twenty-five most influential individuals.