 |
| Dr. Jarik Conrad |
Speaker: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Insightful, inspiring, and refreshing are the adjectives most used when describing award-winning author, speaker, coach, and consultant, Dr. Jarik Conrad. Dr. Conrad grew up in public housing in East St. Louis, Illinois; it is a place so economically challenged that it has been described as the “most distressed small city in the United States.” Dr. Conrad rose up from this difficult environment through education, hard work and self-determination. He has received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, two master’s degrees from Cornell University, and a doctor of education degree from the University of North Florida.
Dr. Conrad is now a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a certified intercultural sensitivity expert and a certified emotional intelligence expert. He has served on the board of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a past president of its North Florida Chapter. He currently serves on the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations (CREIO). He has been an adjunct faculty member at Jacksonville University, taught continuing education classes at the University of North Florida and is an external faculty member at the Mayo Clinic. He has worked with several notable Fortune 500 companies, including Pillsbury (General Mills), Union Carbide (Dow), Citigroup and CSX Technology, a business unit of CSX Corporation, where he led the human resources department.
Currently, Dr. Conrad is the President and Founder of the Conrad Consulting Group. The company’s main focus is to teach skills for the development of emotional, social and cultural-emotional intelligence. The Conrad Consulting Group’s proven methods and strategies facilitate employee productivity and effectiveness on the job; they also boost the overall efficiency and economic potential of companies by transforming the way their employees relate to each other.
Dr. Conrad is a frequent radio and television commentator. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications. His books include: The Master of Success with notable authors Ken Blanchard and Jack Canfield, The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Intercultural Sensitivity, and the award-winning The Fragile Mind: How it has Produced and Unwittingly Perpetuated America’s Tragic Disparities.
No comments:
Post a Comment