Executive  Coaching  .  Leadership  Development        

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RICK  GARDNER  

Rick   specializes   in   coaching   senior   executives   and   leaders   to   improve   their  personal   effectiveness   and   impact   within   their   organization.   He   brings   his  exceptional   enthusiasm   for   leadership   development   and   his   strong   business  background  to  his  coaching  approach.  He  provides  a  practical,  hands-­on  business  perspective   to   enhance   executives’   abilities   in   leading   strategic   organizational  growth   initiatives   in   business  model   redesign,   change  management   and   related  team  and  personal  challenges.    

Rick  has  been  coaching   for  over  14  years.  He  specializes   in  Director   through  C-­Suite  levels,  primarily  in  Sales,  Marketing,  Finance,  IT,  and  General  Management  functional   areas.   He   has   coached   executives   and   their   teams   operating   in   the  U.S.,   Europe   and   Asia   in   various   business-­life   stages   requiring   specific  

organizational   culture   change   and   leadership   adaptation   skills.   Industry   specialization   includes  Pharmaceutical,  Healthcare,  Insurance,  Financial  Services  and  various  Technology  industries.      

A   sample   of   organizational   clients   include   Arkema,   AstraZeneca,   Broadspire,   GlaxoSmithKline,   Bristol-­Myers   Squibb,   Children’s   Hospital   of   Philadelphia,   DuPont,   FMC   Corporation,   MedStar   Health,  NovoNordisk,  SCA,  Shire  Pharmaceuticals,  Siemens,  N.E.I.L  and  the  Philadelphia  Contributionship.  

Rick’s  ability  to  achieve  successful  and  enriching  coaching  results  is  based  on  the  powerful  combination  of  applied   leadership   development   systems   and   entrepreneurial   experience,   along   with   his   extensive  company  career,  which   includes  19  years  with   the  CIGNA  group  of  companies   in  a  variety  of   field  and  corporate  assignments,  including  Regional  Vice  President,  Field  Operations  Vice  President,  Vice  President  of   New   Products   and   Strategic   Alliances,   and   President   of   ESIS,   a   subsidiary   Insurance   services  organization.    

Rick   has   a   BBA   degree   from   Loyola   Marymount   University   with   a   concentration   in   Finance   and   holds  certifications   as   a   Chartered   Property   and   Casualty   Underwriter   (CPCU)   and   Associate   in   Risk  Management  (ARM).  He  received  his  coaching  accreditation  with  the  International  Coach  Federation  (ICF)  and  is  certified  in  the  following  assessments:  Insights  Discovery,  Lominger  360,  Leadership  Effectiveness  Analysis  (LEA),  Individual  Directions  Inventory  (IDI),  and  Global  Mindset  Inventory.  

 REPRESENTATIVE  ASSIGNMENTS:  General   Counsel,   Specialty   Insurance   Company:   Coached   to   enhance   communication   skills   and  successfully  influence  Board  of  Directors  to  be  prevailing  candidate  for  CEO  selection.      CFO,   Global   Medical   Device   Company:   Coached   newly   appointed   leader   resulting   in   enhanced  effectiveness   in  the  areas  of  broader  strategic  thinking,  staff  development  through   improved  delegation  skills,  and  elevated  executive  presence  and  communication,      Regional   VP   of   Sales,   Global   Pharmaceutical   Company:   Coaching   resulted   in   culture   change  turnaround   from   bottom   to   top   quartile   performance   in   key   areas   by   focused   leadership   behavior   in  building  employee  engagement,  accountability  and  performance  management.    Executive   Director,   Regional   Healthcare   System   and   Leadership   Team:   Increased   levels   of  effectiveness   by   enhancing   skills   in   flexing   communication   styles   and   applying   techniques   in   trust  building,  conflict  and  change  management  skills  in  achieving  key  business  imperatives.  

 CDO,   Internationally   Renowned   Pediatric   Hospital   Foundation:   Coached   Chief   Development  Officer  and  staff   to  upgrade  development   function  capability   through   improved   talent  and  performance  accountability   management,   enhanced   relationship   building,   and   conflict   resolution   skills   which  contributed  to  achieving  highest  level  of  fundraising  in  history  of  organization.