Associate Professor at University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Award-winning, course creator, dynamic and multi-talented academic and practitioner with extensive expertise in academic programmes accreditation, course development, consultancy, executive education, and business development with 24+ years of experience in designing, leading, implementing, and managing projects in various industries/sectors. Successful in creating, implementing and refining long-term strategy, focused on collaborative partnerships, performance management, future foresight, and investing in people. Acknowledged for programmes and processes developed to improve efficiency, profitability, competitive positioning across all organizational levels. Areas of expertise include:
• Human Resource Development
• Strategy Articulation & Deployment
• Consultancy and Executive Education
• TQM & Business Excellence
• Learning Organizations
• Developing Strategic Partnerships
Latest Publications:
Garad, A. and Gold, J. (2021). The Learning-Driven Business; a Complete Guide for Organizational Learning. Bloomsbury, London, UK.
Kennan S. and Garad A. (2020), Competencies of Quality Professionals in the Era of Industry 4.0; A Case Study of Electronics Manufacturer from Malaysia, International Journal of Quality & Reliability https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-04-2019-0124
