Wally Hauck holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Warren National University, a Master of Business Administration in finance from Iona College, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania.  He is a Certified Speaking Professional and for 15 years his consulting firm, Optimum Leadership, has consulted with dozens of organizations and coached hundreds of individuals in improving leadership skills to boost employee engagement and performance. 

Combining training and facilitation expertise with a business background in marketing and sales, he helps leaders to optimize resources, improve services to internal and external customers, and boost employee engagement.  His clients include BIC Corporation’s Shaeffer Pen Division, Blockbuster Video, State of Delaware., Goodwill Industries, IBM, Pitney Bowes, Sheraton Hotels, Boys and Girls Village, Independent Living, Balfour, and the State of Connecticut.

Wally uses Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s Theory of Profound Knowledge to assist leaders to develop strategies that do not try to change people but rather, remove obstacles in the system that block effective performance. Wally is a professor of Organizational Change and Development at the University of New Haven in Connecticut.

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“I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.”    -   Thomas Jefferson

Affiliations

• President of the National Speakers Association Connecticut Chapter 2008-2009
• Past President of American Society for Training and Development ASTD, Fairfield County CT Chapter
• Past member Board of Directors for ASTD, Fairfield County CT Chapter
• Past  member of the Board of Directors of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
• Past member of the Board of Directors for Bridgeport Rotary
• Past Board Member for Literacy Volunteers of America
• Speaker for The American Society of Quality at national conventions
• Speaker for The International W. EDWARDS DEMING INSTITUTE
  THE NINTH ANNUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR 2003
• Speaker for the The International W. Edwards Deming Institute 12th Annual Research Seminar 2006