My Credentials:
SERVICE:
Dr. Conrad R. Richards, as a management consultant, he has targeted people, change, and service impacting talent acquisition, professional development, learning and development, leadership development, organizational behavior, sales development, and service quality. As a personality psychologist, his practice targets applied business psychology in life cycle of employees and independent contractors from onboarding to exiting using surveys intruments to provide guidance and organizational analysis. Psychometric instruments applied to personality assessments, coaching and mentoring feedback, with intentional guided expected behavioral change. business psychology applied to human complexities in employability, recruitment and selection, learning and development, teams development, knowledge management, talent development databases, conflict management, and strategic policies to support performance outcomes. Conrad's financial background in accounting, finance, budgets, and cost allocations, targets business planning, feasibility studies, and quantitative analysis applied to business management needs
EDUCATION:
Dr. Richards academic achievements include, AAS in Accountancy from NYC College of Technology (1992), BBA in General Accounting Services from Pace University (1997), MBA in Corporate Finance & Investments from Adelphi University (2000), and Ph.D., in Leadership and Organizational Change Management from Walden University. His research targeted Human Development in Real Estate Brokerage, from Walden University (2009).
IMPACTING CHANGE:
Brokerage Performance
His published dissertation defended the notion that personality testing is a critical tool in recruitment and selection in real estate brokerage organization. His research published title: Beyond Real Estate Licensing: Case Study Analysis of Behavioral Assessment Relationship Applied to Human Development (2009). ProQuest. His hallmark research study of personality testing was adopted into New York Law and Rules and Regulations, Real Estate Broker Education Curriculum (2018) that require real estate brokers to train and supervise sponsored licensees, but also include suggested personality testing as a resource in hiring licensees, who are capable, trustworthy, and meets the characteristics of desired performance. Conrad has conducted ongoing research of personality testings and have created a behavioral framework from over 500 assessments to determine potential successful real estate characteristics in newly hires. Conrad has published a series of articles listed on his LinkedIn profile and published textbooks targeting Real Estate Strategic Management and Real Estate Transactional Strategy will be released.
Faculty and Classroom Performance
Dr. Conrad Richards contends in current research that personality assessment goes beyond real estate brokerage or mortgage brokerage recruitment and talent selection but to extend to the recruitment and selection of real estate educators as well. Conducted research by Dr. Richards has indicated that Real Estate Instructor Behavioral Assessment and Classroom Management Techniques are necessary for educators to understand and master self while applying effective methods in handling difficult classroom situations and instructor negative criticism. If educators are unaware of their behaviors and how they are percieved by learners; if instructors are unaware how they handle difficulty situations and criticism, such unawareness could lead to potential sources of instructional difficulty and professional derailment.
Dr. Richards conducted a brief overview at the 2022 REEA Conference, San Antonio Texas, Instructor Panel. Targeting: “Self Regulating in Difficult Situations” www.reea.com
CREDENTIALS:
Director of Real Estate Programs at Real Advantage Institute, a NYS approved real estate school, He holds a NYS Real Estate Instructor Approval, NYS Real Estate Broker License, Notary Public Appointment Queens County, New York. He is the holder of CDEI - Certified Distant Education Instructor Designation from IDECC - International Distant Education Certification Center to Instruct Online Professional Developmental Learning. He is the holder of GSI - Gold Standard Instructor Certification through (REEA) Real Estate Education Association. He is also a Certified Consultant and Distributor of Psychometrics Personality Inventories from Hogan Assessment Systems to appraise, evaluate, and interpret behavior in professionals and organizational culture.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Dr. Richards currently teaches graduate and undergraduate university students, continuing professional college students, vocational licensing real estate students, and corporate customized learning and development programs for real estate institutions, mortgage banking institutions, and communities. Business Policy and Strategic Management, Quantitative Models for Business Decision Makers, Applied Research for Managers, and Real Estate Education for Salespeople and Brokers. Mortgage Origination Education for morgage professionals
Dr. Conrad R. Richards
- Taught and served at the following Universities, Colleges, Professional Schools, Corporate Institutions, and Communities:-
New York University School of Professional Studies; Baruch College Zicklin School of Business; Baruch College Continuing and Professional Studies; Hofstra University Continuing Education; Queens College Continuing Education; York College Continuing Education; NYC College of Technology Alumni Board Member and Speaker for Graduates; New York Real Estate Institute; Real Estate Education Center; Real Advantage Institute; other contracted corporate organizations, and community serving entities located in the Greater Area of New York City.
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE:
Dr. Conrad Richards, was elected (June, 2022), as REEA President-Elect of Real Estate Educators Association. He will continue to Chair the Education Committee. As member of the Real Estate Educators Association, a National Organization that serves to provide support and guidance in developing instructional standards for real estate educators. As Chair of the education committee, he has served and develop new strategies in program development and design, program business definition, operationalized program policies and procedures, program promotion and release, and organizational strategies. He engages in executive policy development, organizational effectiveness, and systems to increase membership base. He has engaged and supported senior executives in corporate decision making. www.reea.com
Dr. Conrad R. Richards, MBA, Ph.D., has over 25 years of practical professional experiences applied to leadership and organizational development. As a management consultant targeting project management, training development and service, Conrad has targeted education, employment, recruitment and selection, leadership, organizational development, sales development, service compliance, and service quality. As a personality psychologist who has conducted over 500 personality assessments, with expert feedback, and coaching encounters to impact leadership, professional development, and actionable insights that leads to best decisions about people, teams, and organizational culture. He has devoted his passion to study and interpret personality derailment factors and human complexities in new hire experiences, onboarding, professional development, business assessments, project team leadership, organizational culture, performance, and service quality of independent contractors and employees. He also devises corporate 360-degree strategies in creating an inclusive engaged work culture that drives organizational efficiencies in light of organizational and market change. He has conducted ongoing research of changing consumer demand and competitive service quality through intelligent data and tech support and the promotion of brand recognition and market differentiation. He has developed leadership conflict management strategies to provide and secure a sustainable workplace for professionals to meet real estate brokerage, and retail mortgage banking strategic management objectives. He has also worked in project management initiatives that targets business analytics and feasibility studies for business decision makers. Drawing from his doctoral studies applied to leadership and human development, he continues to engage in ongoing research targeting the life cycle of employees and independent contractors. He remains current in NYS real estate licensing and regulatory laws working through a number of real estate education affiliates, and several top-tier real estate brokerage firms in New York City. He also remains abreast of the changes in mortgage banking laws, loan products, business ethics, service compliance development, and customer retention strategies. Conrad is able to provide value in people analytics and management. He stays abreast of the latest evidence of research in human complexities and systems thinking related to organizational design, competitive advantage, adult learning and productivity development, applied psychology in talent acquisition and selection, entrepreneurship, strategic communications, team building, conflict management, sales and marketing, service quality, and compliance. Dr. Richards, as a management consultant, provides an informed perspective in New York City. conrad@conradrichards.com