Dr. Carl Lee Tolbert
Lecturer and Program Methodologist, Business
Departments
Faculty, School of Business
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- Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, Columbia International University
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M.L.A. (Master of Liberal Arts), University of Chicago (in progress)
- M.S. in Space Studies (with Honors), American Military University
- Graduate Certificates in Economics and Negotiation, Heriot-Watt University
- Graduate Certificate, Product and Digital Marketing, Cornell University
- B.S. in Individualized Studies (General Engineering), Charter Oak State College
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- AI and Business Strategy
- Data Analytics
- Marketing
- Research Methods
- Change Management
- Leadership
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- The 10 Immutable Laws of the Industrial Distribution Specialist (Book, 2025)
- Demystifying AI for the Christian Leader: Wisdom, Accountability, and Stewardship in the Age of Intelligent Machines (Book, 2026)
- The Red Queen’s Space War, 2nd Edition: Dynamics of Proliferation and Competition in the Orbital Commons (Book, 2026)
- Shadows of Accountability: Artificial Intelligence, Simulated Judgment, Moral Responsibility, and Justice, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Leadership and Organizational Change
- Leveraging Variable Frequency Drive Data for Nondestructive Testing and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Systems, NDT
- Enhancing Persona Creation Through the Hermeneutic Fusion of Horizons: Business Applications in AI Natural Language Generation, Journal of Comprehensive Business Administration Research
- The Anointed Steward: A Critical Review of Western Christian and Secular Steward Leadership Literature, Religions
- A New Take on Lencioni’s Fable of Team Dysfunctions after Two Decades, The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal
- The Leadership Identity Presented on LinkedIn, The Journal of Values-Based Leadership
- Exploring Micro-Business Enterprises in Nicaraguan Barrios, The Transnational Journal of Business
- Dissertation: A Hermeneutic Study of Industrial Distribution: The Nuanced Understanding of Organizational Fitness in the Context of Complex Systems and Memetic Culture, Columbia International University
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- Applied Research
- Artificial Intelligence and Accountability
- Change Management
- Complex Systems
- Qualitative Methodology
- Workforce Measurement and Retention
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- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)
- CITI Program, Social-Behavioral-Educational Research Certification
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Denison Certified Professional (Leadership 360)
- LinkedIn Top 5% Expert Voice, Industrial Automation and Leadership
- Peer Reviewer, MDPI (Applied Sciences, NDT, Machines)
- Member, Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP)
- Member, American Mathematical Society (AMS)
- Member, International Leadership Association (ILA)
- U.S. Navy Veteran
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- Grit and the Industrial Maintenance Workforce (SMRP)
- Trusted Partnership in Technical Sales (EASA)
- National Keynotes on Industrial Distribution Performance and Channel Health
- A Hermeneutic Study of Industrial Distribution (Doctoral Research Presentation)
Biography
Dr. Carl Lee Tolbert is an applied researcher, author, and industrial systems leader whose work connects engineering practice with organizational scholarship. He serves in Truett McConnell University’s DBA program as a methodologist and lecturer, guiding doctoral candidates through research design, instrument development, IRB compliance, data analysis, and defense preparation. His teaching spans data analytics, AI and business strategy, business research methods, marketing strategy, and change management. Dr. Tolbert holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership and brings more than 25 years of field experience, including two decades as a Vice President of Engineering leading a multistate technical division across automation, mechanical, and reliability initiatives. He has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed and industry publications on applied systems, leadership, artificial intelligence, and performance measurement, in addition to several books. His current research examines AI and accountability, industrial workforce retention and grit, predictive maintenance, and how people interpret and adopt technology. A U.S. Navy veteran, he approaches scholarship with both academic rigor and hard-won practitioner insight.