Our Mission
The Conrad Consulting Group helps organization’s boost their results through transforming the way their employees think about themselves and others, enabling them to be more productive and work together more effectively.
The human brain is a brilliant machine. Yet, researchers have consistently demonstrated that traditional intelligence, or IQ, is not enough for people to perform at a consistently high level, particularly under stress.
Few things are as stressful to people as change. Mergers, reorganizations, rapid growth, downsizing, new leadership, increased workforce and customer diversity - all present remarkable organizational challenges and opportunities. For many organizations, these challenges prove costly in terms of their inability to attract, develop, and retain talent, or provide products and services that appeal to an ever-changing marketplace.
The Conrad Consulting Group helps organizations get it right. We not only help employees be resilient through dramatic change, we present an innovative approach that enables them to emerge from change better and stronger. Our groundbreaking work in emotional, social and cultural intelligence represents the new frontier in understanding and managing human performance. (keep the keynote and workshop topics the same)
Jarik E. Conrad, Ed.D., MBA, MILR, SPHR
Insightful, inspiring, and refreshing are the adjectives most used when describing Dr. Jarik Conrad. He is a true-to-life example of the power of emotional intelligence. He grew up in public housing in East St. Louis, IL, a place so economically challenged that it has been described as the most distressed small city in America.
He is now president of the Conrad Consulting Group, which helps organization’s boost their results through transforming the way their employees think about themselves and others, enabling them to be more productive and work together more effectively.
A committed life-long learner, Dr. Jarik Conrad has 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. 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.
Dr. Conrad is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a certified intercultural sensitivity expert and a certified emotional intelligent expert. He serves on the board of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a past president of its the North Florida Chapter. He also 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 is a frequent radio and television commentator, and 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
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Jarik E. Conrad, Ed.D., MBA, MILR, SPHR
Insightful, inspiring, and refreshing are the adjectives most used when describing Dr. Jarik Conrad.
A committed life-long learner, Dr. Jarik Conrad has 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. He has held senior positions with several notable Fortune 500 companies, including Pillsbury (General Mills), Union Carbide (Dow), Citigroup, and CSX.
Dr. Conrad is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a certified intercultural sensitivity expert and a certified emotional intelligence expert. He is past president the North Florida Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and serves on the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations (CREIO) along with several nonprofit boards and committees.
He is a frequent radio and television commentator, and 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. |
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