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Ryan Gottfredson, PhD.

Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, trainer, and researcher. He helps improve organizations, leaders, teams, and employees improve their decision making, effectiveness, agility, and culture through a focus on mindsets. Ryan is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Indiana University, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University. Ryan Gottfredson is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Follow him on Instagram or connect on LinkedIn.

CEO Insider

Keeping Perspective Amid Trying Times

CEO InsiderRyan Gottfredson, PhD.

Have you lost a job? Are you fearful of losing a job? Have you been asked to take a pay cut? If so, my heart goes out to you. I can only imagine the uncertainty and stress that you likely feel. But, if you are reading this, I imagine that...

Executive Insider

Why Leaders are often Villain-Like and how they can become More Hero-Like

Executive InsiderRyan Gottfredson, PhD.

Here is an unfortunate reality: Most, if not all, leaders see themselves as a hero; yet evidence suggests that perhaps the majority of leaders are actually the villain. Consider Tom Coughlin. Tom Coughlin is the former successful head football coach of the New York Giants, having won two Super Bowls...