Corrie Block

Corrie Jonn Block (born 3 April 1975) is a Canadian executive coach, author, and public speaker specializing in organizational behaviour and leadership. He has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Evening Leader, The CEO Magazine, The NYC Journal, and Gulf Business. In 2024, his book Love@Work: The Final Frontier of Empathy in Leadership reached the top of Amazon's bestseller list in the Management category.

Early life Block was raised in Calgary, Canada. He graduated from North Delta Senior Secondary School in Vancouver in 1993. That same year he completed a Master of Arts in Global Leadership from Fuller School of Intercultural Studies, USA.

In 2012, he completed a Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and moved from Yemen to the United Arab Emirates.

In 2017, he completed his Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Monarch Business School Switzerland. He was subsequently appointed Professor of Strategic Management at the same institution. and was named Global Icon 2021 by Passion Vista. His SpartanCEO online programme was awarded Bestselling Masterclass by PassionPreneur Publishing.

In 2022, he became a member of the Forbes Coaches Council.

In 2024, Block presented two TEDx talks addressing workplace meaning and empathy: Meaning at Work and Love at Work - Empathy and Leadership.

Publications Block has published four books: The Qur'an in Christian-Muslim Dialogue Historical and Modern Interpretations (2013) Spartan CEO: Six Pillars of Executive Performance (2020) Business is Personal: A Blueprint for Finding Meaning at Work (2021) Love@Work: The Final Frontier of Empathy in Leadership (2023)