Richard LeatonRichard Leaton, MBA, began his career as a United States Naval officer. Despite the popular notion that when an officer says jump, the sailors ask, "How high?", this statement could not be further from the truth in daily shipboard operations. The saiors have ideas and opinions. The sailors have families and ambitions. This realization began Richard's journey of discovery-how to build a team through connection and engagement. Richard left the Navy after five years and joined the General Electric Company where he led projects, teams and ultimately a global department focused on the learning and development resources of nearly 500,000 individuals. As an executive and general manager, Richard was able to test his model of Intentional Engagement(R) with his own team and the positive results were evident to anyone who visited his department. Implementation of his Intentional Engagement(R) model included his international teams in Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Central and South America. After nearly 20 years, Richard left General Electric and now splits his time as both an Information Technology executive and leadership author. To learn more about the author, please visit www.RichardLeaton.com. Read More Read Less