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Ron Harding
The Requisite CEO Coach -- coaching CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-sized companies
Formerly CEO at Mallinckrodt Baker

Current role and interest

Ron Harding is a coach to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-sized companies, 

Current RO-related interests and activities

He offers his services by the hour or day, donating his fees to support the Global Organization Design Society.  You may contact Ron directly using the contact info below or through Ken Shepard at the GO Society

Distinguishing experiences that provided the foundation for my RO-related roles

Ron is a former CEO of a company that developed a strong early interest in Requisite Organization and used RO to transform his stagnant company into double-digit growth.

Unusual among CEOs who develop an interest in Requisite Organization, Ron has sustained his interest with continuing active engagement in all GO Society activities.

He has deep experience at different levels of management and across functions

  • He began his career with Mallinckrodt, Inc. and progressed through ever-increasing management roles in Operations and Marketing. 
  • He has been Plant Manager on two occasions and was Marketing Manager for Mallinckrodt's world-leading paracetamol business. 
  • Mr. Harding also spent time working in Germany as General Manager of Mallinckrodt's European business.
  • In 1997, Mr. Harding left Mallinckrodt to become President of Bespak, Inc., a drug delivery technologies company.
  • He joined Tyco Healthcare (now Covidien) in 2001 as President of Mallinckrodt Baker, a global specialty chemicals business. He led the company through a requisite change in strategy and structure resulting in moving a stagnant business into double-digit growth.
  • After Mallinckrodt Baker was sold in 2010, he began consulting and mentoring start-up companies, including a stint as Acting CEO of Phytopharmacon, a natural products R&D company.

Contributions to the Global Organization Design Society

Speaker/Panelist at GO Society Conferences

GO Society Board Member  2015 to present

GO Society Treasurer 2015 to present

Degrees and certifications

BS: Chemical Engineering; Clemson University

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Contact Info

Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services

A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Ron Capelle is unique in his multiple professional certifications, his implementation of RO concepts through well designed organization development methods, and his research documenting the effectiveness of his firm's interventions
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts.  His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design
Requisite Organization International Institute distributes Elliott Jaques's books, papers, and videos and provides RO-based training to client organizations