ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Peter Lazes Files

Peter Lazes was the founder and Director of the Healthcare Transformation Project within Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. The Healthcare Transformation Project was established in 1997 to assist union and management healthcare leaders create integrated delivery systems to improve patient care and reduce costs. This program provided labor union and management leaders with customized consulting, research, and educational programs to implement strategic worker participation programs. His work involved assisting hospitals and healthcare organizations to develop methods to improve patient care and reduce costs with a focus on frontline staff engagement.

In addition to his work with the Healthcare Transformation Project, he has served as a consultant for organizations in a variety of sectors and written over 30 articles and produced several videos on topics such as organizational change, innovation and new work systems, new roles for unions, and strategies for keeping American jobs. Dr. Lazes's international activities included consulting and education programs in Ireland, Poland, Norway, and UK. Peter received his Ph.D. in clinical and industrial psychology from Union Institute and University.