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RICHARD LEIDER
Ranked by Forbes as one of the “Top 5” most respected coaches, Richard Leider is a best-selling author with thirty years experience in coaching people to live and work on purpose. Founder and Chairman of The Inventure Group, a Minneapolis firm that helps people discover the power of purpose, he is an internationally recognized speaker, who works with many leading organizations such as 3M, Boeing, American Express, Pfizer, and the Mayo Clinic. As a leader in executive development, he has taught over 100,000 executives from 50 corporations worldwide.
He is the author of seven books, including three best-sellers and his work has been translated in 17 languages. Repacking Your Bags, The Power of Purpose are considered classics in the career development field. His newest book, Claiming Your Place At the Fire has been touted as “the defining” book on the new retirement. As a commentator on life transitions, Richard has been published in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and USA Today and has appeared as a guest on television and public radio.
A Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor, Richard also holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing. He consistently receives the highest marks as an educator in the Global Learning Resource Network of Duke Corporate Education and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota Carlson School’s Executive Development Center.
Along with his professional pursuits, for over 20 years Richard has led annual Inventure Expedition walking safaris in East Africa.
His work received recognition from the Bush Foundation, where he was awarded a Bush Fellowship to study “purposeful aging.” Believing passionately that each of us is born with a purpose, he is dedicated to coaching people to discover their own power of purpose.
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- Whistle While You Work
- The Power of Purpose
- Repacking Your Bags


