Richard Hadden is a Certified Speaking Professional who helps organizations improve business results by creating a great place to work. An internationally recognized thought leader in the field of Employee Engagement, he is co-author of "Contented Cows Give Better Milk, Contented Cows Moove Faster '" and "Rebooting Leadership." He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox, and his work has been featured on National Public Radio, and in the pages of Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Workforce Management, and many trade and professional association journals. EDUCATION: Master of Business Administration in International Business from The University of North Florida, Jacksonville. Bachelor of Science in Management from Jacksonville University. 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 from 1988-1991. Since 1990 he has delivered keynote presentations and training programs for more than 800 audiences on 5 continents. In 2000, he received the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association. This is the highest earned designation in the speaking profession. Titles Contented Cows Give Better Milk: Your People, Your Profit Rebooting Leadership Contented Cows Moove Faster: Work is Contractual…Effort is Personal The Journey Thus Far: Foundations for a Fabulous Future! Bottom Line Leader$hip Leading Through the Storm Topics Customer Service, Employee Retention, Leadership, Coaching, Human resource, Business, Management Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State FL Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.

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