Meet
Cy Wakeman

Cy Wakeman is the former President of Reality-Based Leadership, a leadership development company acquired by Alex Dorr in 2025. Alex now owns and leads Reality-Based Leadership as CEO.

Cy founded the original Reality-Based Leadership business and served as its president for more than 25 years. She is the author of Reality-Based Leadership, No Ego, and the New York Times bestseller Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace.

Reality-Based Leadership: The Next Chapter

In 2025, after 25 years of building Reality-Based Leadership, Cy sold the company to Alex Dorr, her handpicked successor and co-owner since 2023.
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Alex joined Reality-Based Leadership in 2015 and has played a central role in keynote delivery, program development, brand growth, and the company’s strategic direction.

As Owner and CEO, Alex now leads Reality-Based Leadership, its intellectual property, programs, certification, speaking services, and continued development. Under his leadership, the company is expanding its work through new research, practical tools, leadership programs, and his book, How We Could.

Cy Wakeman's Books

Cy Wakeman is the author of three books connected to the history of Reality-Based Leadership:

• Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
• Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier
• No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results

These books remain part of the Reality-Based Leadership library. The company’s current work is owned and led by Alex Dorr and continues to evolve through new tools, programs, certification, and resources for today’s leaders.

Explore Reality-Based Leadership Today

Whether you discovered Reality-Based Leadership through Cy Wakeman’s books or earlier speaking work, you’re in the right place. Explore Alex Dorr’s keynotes, Reality-Based Leadership programs, certification, and resources for today’s leaders and organizations.