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Rich Teerlink Past-Chairman Harley-Davidson, Inc. |
Rich Teerlink led Harley-Davidson's fabled turnaround-creating an open, participative culture of trust where passionate people give their best. He challenges audiences to reinvent their own organizations.
Blazing a Trail:
Richard Teerlink led Harley's difficult journey from a traditional "command-and-control" culture to an open, participative organization where employees had new levels of responsibility for charting their course. His talks recount the highlights and lowlights, the victories and setbacks, and the breakthroughs and dead ends as he led the difficult transformation and developed a culture built on trust. Teerlink shows what's possible when an organization's strategy and values are shared by people at every level.
Something For Everyone:
Teerlink's experience revitalizing the Harley brand offers invaluable lessons for business leaders at all levels. He shows that there is no "quick fix" to affect lasting and beneficial organizational change, but provides practical, reality-based prescriptions for developing employee alignment, life-long learning and effective approaches to recognition and meaningful communication. The results speak for themselves.
Revered Leader:
In his 18 years with Harley-Davidson, Teerlink served as chief financial officer, president, chief executive officer and chairman. His book, More Than a Motorcycle, was a national best seller and his Harvard Business Review article, Leadership U-Turn, is one of HBR's most-requested reprints.
