Gary Bradt

Dr. Gary Bradt, a preeminent expert on change and leadership, is a dynamic speaker who inspires audiences worldwide by showing them how to win against all odds. Clients like IBM, Kodak, FedEx, General Motors, NASA, eBay, Sam’s Club and Walt Disney have asked him to share his unique and penetrating insights into what it takes to succeed in today’s rapidly changing business world. His message contains hope, humor, inspiration and practical solutions for leaders and organizations looking to win despite seemingly insurmountable odds.

For many years Spencer Johnson MD endorsed Dr. Bradt as the leading speaker worldwide on Dr. Johnson’s business bestseller Who Moved My Cheese? In that capacity, Dr. Bradt traveled the globe and gave over 100 presentations. Now, Dr. Bradt is expanding his influence, with exciting new presentations on change, leadership and life balance.

Dr. Bradt is President and CEO of Bradt Leadership, a corporation devoted to leadership development. He has spent over 17 years consulting with the nation’s senior business leaders, advising them on how to get better results through better leadership. Consulting clients have included Coca Cola, DuPont, Gateway, Abbott Labs and Ernst & Young, among many others.

Dr. Bradt attended The College of William and Mary as an undergraduate before transferring to Duquesne University where he obtained his BA degree in psychology. He earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Hahnemann University.

Currently, he is a licensed psychologist in North Carolina, where he resides with his wife and two children.

The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity

Change today is constant and rapid. Organizations that don’t learn how to adapt to change quickly will fall behind their competitors that do. The call from Gary’s speaking clients is often the same: Help our people learn to embrace change; help them see the opportunity in change and how it can work to their advantage. This keynote is designed to do just that.

The Ring in the Rubble provides audiences an inspirational, practical and memorable way to lead through change: The ring represents the golden opportunities change always creates. The rubble represents the disruption, fear and uncertainty that change often stirs up. The premise? There is always a ring in the rubble. A leader’s job is to find it. Dr. Bradt’s job is to show them how.

In this engaging and inspirational keynote, Dr. Bradt outlines ten tools for finding the ring; tools that lead to practical action focused on solving a specific challenge related to change. Dr. Bradt ties each of his tools and principles to your organization’s specific change situation. His background as a business owner, speaker, author and psychologist provides a unique perspective that leads to engaging stories and examples that will stir listeners to action. Whether its reacting to change or making change happen, this keynote will inspire your audience to take practical steps that will lead to better organizations professionally, and happier lives personally, whenever change is the issue.

How to Stay Sane While You Are Going Like Crazy

In this interactive keynote on leadership, life balance and time management, Dr. Bradt moves beyond the usual bromides offered up for leaders looking to achieve better results through time management and life balance techniques. Dr. Bradt offers rare insight on how these goals can be achieved by not trying to manage time at all. Instead, he encourages leaders to adhere to Dr. Bradt’s unique and guiding principle: Don’t Manage Time – Invest it in People. Through entertaining and illuminating stories drawn from his years as a leadership consultant working with top senior executives, Dr. Bradt shares leadership principles and practices that lead to results. Leaders learn to identify and invest in their best people before change takes place; to not waste precious energy trying to convince resisters while ignoring the willing who are waiting to be led; and victim or victor – it’s your choice – the first requirement for leading others is leading yourself.

Thank you for the great presentation. You were right on point with the issues and challenges we face as a team. It was obvious that you did your homework. — General Motors

We have had so many positive comments about your appearance! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and enthusiasm. — FedEx

Thanks for your inspiring session with us last week. You delivered exactly what we needed and I have received tons of positive feedback! You totally hit the mark! — BP

You were just fabulous during the offsite - everyone really enjoyed your talk and it got people really motivated. We received a lot of great feedback. — The Weather Channel