Patrick Farran
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Patrick Farran
Patrick’s 25+ years as a senior organizational leader, and consultant, with specialties in change management, systems/process improvement, culture transformation, and employee engagement, spans multiple industries (professional services, government, healthcare, education, non-profits, manufacturing, financial services, insurance, high-tech, and energy), and organizations from start-ups and non-profits, to mergers and acquisitions, to established global organizations and Fortune 100’s.
In his work with Ad Lucem Group, he has served as an executive coach/advisor to hundreds of industry leaders and business owners.
Prior to founding Ad Lucem Group, Patrick served as Director of Consulting for the SAS Institute serving state and local government agencies, educational institutions, and health care organizations.
He also served as Sr. Associate Director in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where he taught and coached in the Executive MBA, Executive Masters in Nonprofit Administration, and traditional MBA programs, as well as mentoring start-up founders through Notre Dame’s IDEA Center.
Patrick researches and writes on topics of organizational change, culture transformation, work meaningfulness, and engagement. He is the co-author of The Intentional Executive: A Purpose-Driven Playbook to Transform Your Leadership, Your Team, and Your Results.
In his free time, he performs in community theatre and trains for his next triathlon.
Degrees/Schools:
- PhD in Values-Driven Leadership from Benedictine University
- MBA from DePaul University
- BS in Secondary Education of Chemistry/Mathematics from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Certifications:
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
- SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources)
The Intentional Executive – https://adlucemgroup.com/the-intentional-executive
Improving Engagement During Times of Change.
In: Dhiman S. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham · Feb 14, 2020: https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-030-02470-3_70-1