Richard Hadden

Biography

Richard Hadden is a Certified Speaking Professional with a focus on Leadership and Employee Engagement. He is co-author of the "Contented Cows" leadership book series, and the new book, Rebooting Leadership.

EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration from The University of North Florida, Jacksonville.
Bachelor of Science in Management from Jacksonville University.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION
Richard has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, the highest earned designation in the speaking industry, conferred by the National Speakers Association, and held by fewer than 7% of its members.

CAREER
Richard Hadden was a manager for a large savings and loan association in the 1980`s. He learned computer programming and worked as a programmer and systems analyst in the field of multi-user microcomputer software, before the advent of PC`s. He was Director of Product Development for a software house in North Florida before starting his own software consulting business in 1986.

While consulting, he taught software design, principles of management, and international economics at Jacksonville University. He began working as a trainer and consultant to corporations and left the university in 1991.

Since 1990 he has delivered keynote presentations and training programs for more than 800 audiences on five continents.

PERSONAL
Richard is a 9th-generation Floridian, and a native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville. He`s a classically trained vocalist, a highly untrained bicyclist, and he loves to travel - on the job, and off. He and his wife Christine, a native of Scotland, have two children - a recent college grad, and a college sophomore.

Publications

Rebooting Leadership: Practical Lessons for Frontline Leaders (and their bosses) in the New World

Emerging from the ashes of an eight year period that witnessed the outright collapse or systemic failure of Enron, Worldcom, Lehman Brothers, AIG, your bank, my airline, and who knows which auto companies, are a new set of realities and expectations that profoundly impact the way people conduct their lives, their relationships, and their work.

Rebooting Leadership, written primarily for 1st and 2nd managers (but also for their bosses), provides proven, practical advice for leaders interested in excelling in a world where folks are wrapped way too tight, trust is at its nadir, the deal in the workplace has been turned on its head, and speed is the key differentiator.

Titles

Contented Cows Give Better Milk - Your People ... Your Profit.
The keynote that makes the business case for having a focused, fired-up, and capably led workforce.

Rebooting Leadership.
Based on his new book of the same title. It`s a whole new world out there. Rebooting Leadership helps leaders apply the unchanging fundamentals of leadership to the reality of the world we live in today.

Bottom Line Leadership.
A breakout workshop or seminar that helps leaders gain greater commitment and productivity from the workforce.

Contented Cows Moove Faster - Work is Contractual ... Effort is Personal.
All about Employee Engagement and Discretionary Effort. Learn how to get more, willingly and enthusiastically, from an engaged workforce.

The Journey Thus Far - Foundations for a Fabulous Future!
A motivational retrospective of your organization and its people. Highly customized.