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.Roger has a 52-year career history leading executive and management development initiatives in both large and small organizational environments, focusing specifically on organizational performance improvement. He has worked primarily within the healthcare industry, but he has also spent a quarter of his career consulting in manufacturing and service industries nationwide. He is the former Chief Learning Officer for ThedaCare, a Northeast-Wisconsin-based integrated healthcare delivery system; after 23 years in that role, he retired from the position in 2014. Prior to his 23-year tenure with ThedaCare, Roger served as Vice President of Northern Michigan Hospitals (NMH) in Petoskey, Michigan (1990 –1991), and as its Director of Organizational Development (1985–1990). Before joining NMH, Roger was Creative Manager for Quality Systems for Sandy Corporation in Troy, Michigan, one of the largest training/consulting firms in the Midwest. With Sandy, he consulted with major clients (Burroughs, IBM, General Motors, Hyatt, etc.) on systemic leadership development and quality improvement projects. He also spent three years as Management Development Specialist for Gulf + Western Manufacturing, a Fortune 100 company.Roger has co-authored several books, including On the Mend (2012), focused on the ThedaCare Lean Journey, and a second book, Owning the Room: Leading with Mind, Heart, and Spirit (2021), focused on the fundamentals of extraordinary leadership, and Lead wiht Purpose: Reignite Passion and Engagement for Professionals in Crisis. Roger has presented at numerous national conferences and locally throughout Wisconsin and Michigan on leadership and lean in the healthcare industry, and once served as Chair of the HealthCare Track at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) in Dallas. Roger is a past member of ASQ, SHRM, and OD Network. He earned his PhD in Management and Applied Decision Sciences from Walden University in 2001.Dr. Gerard has three adult daughters, one son, and six grandchildren.Read more about this authorRead less about this author