Instructor Information
Gary Cruze
Senior Instructor, Emory Corporate Learning
Biography
Dr. Gary Cruze Dr. Gary Cruze is an educator and training professional who is passionate about personal and professional development. He has more than 30 years’ experience in higher education, human resource development and corporate learning. He believes that we all have inspired strengths and gifts that we should maximize in our life’s work. He has held multiple university administrative positions and faculty appointments at both public and private institutions. He has provided leadership in numerous areas including academic affairs, student retention, university relations, marketing, executive education, facilities management, student affairs, and career services. As a faculty member, his areas of expertise included management and leadership, organizational design and strategies, marketing theory and practices, human resource development and career planning. Gary also managed corporate learning for an engineering & technology Fortune 100 company for 10 years. He and his staff provided a full range of services and offerings for the 9,500 employee organization including needs assessments, curriculum design, conducting training programs, program assessment, and organizational development. He also provided coaching services for all levels of management. His priority was to align all programs with the corporation’s business goals and strategies. Gary has conducted hundreds of employee training programs in such areas as improving interpersonal effectiveness, time management, leadership development for managers and high potential employees, effective oral & written presentations, delegating, career planning, train-the-trainer, motivation and dealing with difficult people. Gary earned a Bachelor’s degree in journalism & public relations and an MBA from Northern Arizona University. His doctorate is in adult and higher education from Arizona State University and his dissertation work focused on developing leadership skills in multiple settings.
Education
Bachelor's degree: journalism and public relations (Northern Arizona University) Master's degree: MBA (Northern Arizona University) Doctorate: higher & adult education (Arizona State University)
Interesting/Humourous Teaching Experience
Best teaching experiences: It continues to be the moments of recognition, excitement and commitment I see in students I work with in a variety of settings & topics.
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Stepping Up to Management Certificate Bootcamp *NEW* |
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Tues, Wed, Thur: Dec 1-3 / 9:00 am-4:30 pm
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Gary Cruze | Register |
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