Mick Ukleja (born April 28, 1948) is an American author, consultant and philanthropist.[1]
Mick Ukleja | |
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| Born | April 28, 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Dallas Theological Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Consultant |
| Spouse | Louise Ukleja |
| Website | Official website |
Ukleja is the President and CEO of LeadershipTraQ, a leadership and management consultancy based out of Los Alamitos, California. He is founder of the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership at the College of Business Administration at California State University, Long Beach, where he also serves on the Governing Council.[2] Ukleja was honored by CSULB in 2006 as a Distinguished Alumnus by the College of Liberal Arts, and also in 2002 when he received the President's Distinguished Service Award from former president Robert Maxson.[3]
Ukleja is a former director and current chair of the board of trustees for the Astronauts Memorial Foundation at NASA.[4] He also sits on the National Executive Board for The Ken Blanchard Leadership Center, as well as the Board of Governors at CSULB.
Biography
editUkleja was born in San Bernardino, California. He received his B.A. degree in Philosophy at California State University Long Beach, a Masters in Semitic languages and a Ph.D. in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Before starting LeadershipTraQ, he was pastor at Grace Church in Cypress, California for 20 years.[1]
In the media
editUkleja has made appearances on NBC and FOX News,[5] as well as radio interviews with Dennis Prager[6] and Hugh Hewitt.[7]
Books
edit- Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today's Workforce, coauthors Chip Espinoza, Craig Rusch (Wiley, 2010, ISBN 978-0-470-56393-9)
- The Ethics Challenge (Morgan James, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60037-609-2)
- Who Are You? What Do You Want?: Four Questions That Will Change Your Life (Penguin Group, 2009, ISBN 978-0-399-53543-7)
- Who Are You and What Do You Want: A Journey for the Best of Your Life (Meredith Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-696-23892-5)
References
edit- ^ a b "Putting values back in business". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24.
- ^ "Governing Council / UCEL". www.csulb.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-08-06.
- ^ "CSULB Online 49er: V12n89: Famous CSULB alumni contribute to campus".
- ^ "The AMF Honors Trustee Ukleja" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Self Help Books : Personal Development : Self Improvement : Career Guidance". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04.
- ^ "Who Are You and What Do You Want?". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Two Very Different Books". Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2009-08-11.