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May 6, 2025 64 mins

Lead with Purpose

 

Dr. Roger A. Gerard is the owner of Sloan & Gerard Consulting, a private consulting practice serving executives and boards in strategic planning, operational planning, executive coaching, and management development. He also specializes in process improvement, and the use of lean methodologies in bringing about significant and measurable organizational

improvement.

 

He is the former Chief Learning Officer for ThedaCare, an integrated healthcare delivery system, retiring from that position in 2014 after 23 years in that role. Dr. Gerard has a 52-year career history leading executive and management development initiatives, in both large

and small organizational environments. His work has been primarily within the healthcare industry, but he has also spent a quarter of his career consulting in manufacturing and service industries nationwide. In addition, he is a creative photographer and provides help to his wife Debra in her fine art business.

 

Previously, Dr. Gerard served as Vice President of Northern Michigan Hospitals and as the

Director of Organizational Development. Before joining NMH, he was Creative Manager for

Quality Systems for Sandy Corporation where he consulted with major clients (Burroughs, IBM, General Motors, Hyatt, etc.) on systemic leadership development and quality improvement projects.

 

Dr. Gerard is the author of Owning the Room: Leading with Mind, Heart and Spirit to Make

Extraordinary Choices in a Demanding World and the forthcoming title, Lead With Purpose:

Reignite Passion and Engagement For Professionals in Crisis. He also co-authored On the

Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Industry.

 

Dr. Gerard has presented at numerous national conferences and locally throughout Wisconsin and Michigan on leadership and lean in the healthcare industry. He earned his Ph.D. in Management and Applied Decision Sciences from Walden University in 2001.

 

The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.

 

Links:

 

Dr Roger A Gerard:

https://www.rogergerard.com/

 

The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742

 

The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3

 

The Human Intelligence movement:

https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/

 

This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron.

You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com

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