Gary Bradt, Psy.D.

Gary Bradt's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Dr. Gary Bradt is a change and leadership expert, speaker and author who helps organizations turn change and tough times into opportunity. Dr. Bradt's twenty-plus years of experience in the leadership field makes him uniquely qualified to deliver on this message. Dr. Gary Bradt is a clinical psychologist, business owner, leadership consultant, husband and father who has learned to cope with one of the toughest challenges of all - a child's chronic, life-threatening illness.

Gary Bradt has spoken all over the globe for clients like General Electric, American Express, eBay, FedEx, Proctor & Gamble, Fidelity Investments and Bristol-Myers Squibb, to name just a few. For years, Dr. Bradt was endorsed by Spencer Johnson as the leading speaker worldwide on Who Moved My Cheese? Now, Spencer Johnson has asked Gary Bradt to once again be the leading speaker on Johnson's current bestseller, Peaks & Valleys.

Gary Bradt is an author as well. His book, The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity represents the culmination of a lifetime of experience in helping individuals and organizations learn how to win whenever things change. Ken Blanchard, author of Leading at a Higher Level, describes Dr. Bradt's book on leading change as "Beautifully written and full of wisdom, The Ring in the Rubble is a gem."

Dr. Gary Bradt believes it is important to not only inspire each person attending his presentations, but also to give them practical strategies and tactics they can immediately implement for the betterment of themselves and the organizations they serve. He never gives the same speech twice. Dr. Bradt takes care and pride in directly tying his message to each group's specific change leadership challenges. He arms every member of his audience with new ideas on how they can take the responsibility of leading change and winning now.

More About Dr. Gary Bradt . . .
Dr. Bradt earned his BA in Psychology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University and Hospital in Philadelphia. He currently serves as President of a leadership-consulting firm he co-founded with his wife Dr. Peggy Bradt in 1993.

• Leave a Golden Legacy
  

  (This speech can be delivered as a follow on to The Ring in the Rubble or as a stand alone presentation). Everyone leaves a legacy. The question is what will your legacy be? In this presentation you will get to actively create your answer to this question. You will be provided specific tools for building your legacy one person, one relationship, and one interaction at a time. You will be challenged and inspired to dream big, to take risks and to reach beyond yourself. You will learn that a leader’s greatest joy comes not from personal triumph, but from inspiring others and leaving them better off for having known you, worked with you or worked for you. A golden legacy is not defined by how many rings of opportunity you find. It’s defined by how many rings you lead others to. In this presentation you’ll learn how.

• The Ring in the Rubble: Find the Golden Opportunity Within Every Change (Change and Leadership)
  

  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 (Life Balance/Time Management)
  

  In this interactive keynote on time management and life balance, Dr. Bradt moves beyond the usual bromides offered up for those looking to achieve better time management and life balance. Dr. Bradt offers unique insights on how these goals can be achieved by not trying to manage time at all. Instead, he encourages leaders to Invest Time in People, with a Purpose, to achieve their greatest results. Through entertaining and illuminating stories drawn from his years as a leadership consultant working with top senior executives, Dr. Bradt shares best practices that achieve the best results in this arena. Audiences leave with a better understanding of how they can be more effective in all their relationships, at work and at home, and how success is a choice, not an accident.

• Winning Against All Odds (Leadership)
  

  Winning against all odds requires that leaders and organizations practice fundamental principles tied to success. In his entertaining, dynamic and moving presentation, Dr. Bradt demonstrates how you can apply these principles for incredible results at work and at home. You will hear inspiring stories of how others have found tremendous opportunity in the face of disaster; learned to let go of the past to create a remarkable future; and overcome fear to reach for their dreams. You will learn how to make change work for you, not against you. You will experience the power of laughter, especially in times of crisis. You will discover that the best leaders are not afraid to look in the mirror when searching for answers to their biggest problems. Finally, you will learn how to win against seemingly insurmountable odds. In the process, you will become a beacon of success, lighting a path for others to follow.

• The Five Choices of Change (Change Management)
  

  In this keynote on change, Dr. Bradt builds on the message he developed over the years as the leading speaker on change and the business bestseller, Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson MD. This presentation weaves inspirational stories with practical tips on how organizations and individuals can learn to use change to their advantage, thereby getting an edge up on the competition. Dr. Bradt demonstrates how change can be conquered through changing one’s attitudes and reactions; from victim, to victor. Audiences learn how to embrace change and the opportunities it creates. Dr. Bradt shows how to move from passive acceptance of change to being a change leader. Through in-depth preparation, each presentation is focused on the specific challenges facing each audience; and how that audience can meet and beat those challenges. This presentation is meant for any group facing significant change and looking to conquer the inherent challenges therein.

"Gary Bradt was an incredible speaker. What I really liked was the actual tools he gave us to use. It wasn't just an abstract lecture, but a fun, inspirational, how-to event."

–Medical Group Management Association

"The group LOVED you and your message. Personally, I learned so much from you that I applied immediately in both my professional and personal life. Thank you for helping us create such a memorable program."

-Actelion Pharmaceuticals

"I have used Gary Bradt to work with my teams 3 times…. I have never met anyone that wasn't touched by his message and approach. I actually sent his book to everyone in my family…. I can't imagine a group that deals with real life issues daily, is under tremendous stress and wants to do a better job, that wouldn't love Gary's message and his delivery."

- Harland Clarke

"Gary Bradt was one of the best speakers I've heard or contracted in my 18 years with NCL. He was outstanding and resonated fully with the audience. We would absolutely utilize Gary's talent at other upcoming meetings."

– Norwegian Cruise Lines

"Excellent! Way beyond my expectations. I wish you could have heard the feedback I was getting. Life change took place today."

– Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware