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Richard Hadden

Value your workforce, become an employer-of-choice, and discover the link between employees and earnings

Richard Hadden, foremost management expert, has a vital message for employers. There is a very real connection between people and profits! Becoming an "employer of choice" doesn't happen by accident or luck. It's the result of a calculated business strategy. The hard-hitting business classic, Contented Cows Give Better Milk: The  Plain Truth About Employee Relations and Your Bottom Line, makes a wellresearched case that treating your employees right will make you more money.

The more recent companion book, Contented Cows MOOve Faster:  How Good Leaders Get People to Put More OOMPH! Into Their  Work, validates that most employees can contribute much more if  they really wanted to. The book, destined to be another business standard, reveals how great leaders inspire and draw out that extra effort - resulting in greater profits.

Creating great workplaces, where all employees are valued and respected, is the heart of Richard's messages. As co-author of these two bestsellers and one of the country's highest rated speakers on employee relations, he knows how to attract and keep a motivated staff, as well as create an ideal work environment.

Recognized for his research and customization, Richard blends real-life perspectives with humor every interactive program. While treating employees the right way might simply be the right  thing to do, Richard also proves it is good business! With an eye on the bottom line, he offers hard evidence that employers who value their workforce and create terrific environments in which to work, win because of well-planned, well-executed business strategies.

After earning a BS in Management from Jacksonville University and an MBA from the University of North Florida, Richard worked in various capacities - as a manager of an S&L association, an IT director, a college professor of management, software design, and international economics, and an entrepreneur. In fact, Richard is a rare speaker who communicates with the authority of one with firsthand knowledge and real life experiences. Since 1990, as a consultant and trainer, he has addressed numerous corporations and associations throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Australia. Richard's highly rated programs include:

• Becoming an "Employer of Choice"
• Leadership - Employee Retention/Turnover
• Employee Morale - The War for Talent
• How to Earn the Greatest Return for Your Human Capital