Richard J. Scherberger, Jr. is the founder and owner of Executive Leadership Skills, an organization and leadership development consulting and training firm. He has an M.P.S. in Counseling Psychology from Western Kentucky University and a B.A. in Political Science from Old Dominion University. He is a certified trainer of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), The Human Element (THE), and Situational Leadership (SLII). He is a member of the International Association of Coaching (IAC).
Since 1981, he has provided consulting and training services in both the public and private sectors, focusing on key leadership and management issues facing executives in today's organizations. He is recognized for his work in organizational leadership and management development; organizational diagnosis; team building; strategic planning; performance management; organizational and interpersonal communications; conflict resolution; mentoring; and, coaching and counseling.
Richard was a member of the planning team that developed the strategic leadership planning process for US Army, Europe and was instrumental in the implementation of the performance management process used throughout the Army. Additionally, he planned, developed, and implemented the premier leadership and management development programs for civilian executives and interns currently used throughout the Army: Vision w/ Value, Culture and Climate (V2C2); Organizational Leadership for Executives (OLE); and, the Intern Leadership Development Course (ILDC). Richard also developed and presented the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) course that he designed specifically for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also the developer of MentorWorks®, a seven-phased approach to establishing mentor programs in organizations. He designed and developed Effective Technical Teams: Essential Skills for Team Success currently used by the Department of the Army. He is the author and developer of the GRRREPPP® method of organizational diagnosis. His credibility as a consultant and trainer using experiential learning systems is outstanding, and as a result, he has been called upon on countless occasions to train the trainers of many various organizations.
In addition to his work in leadership and organization development, Richard has many years experience directing the activities of several highly successful, multifaceted, multi-cultural organizations in Europe, Asia, and the United States. He has also been a college instructor, serving on the faculties of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Army Management Staff College, as well as serving as an adjunct professor at St. Mary College and the USDA Graduate School.
