Margaret Bradley

Margaret Bradley

VA, US
Practical business psychologist who helps executives and professionals become wildly successful by harnessing the power of excuses.

Do you want to get outstanding results quickly?  Be recognized for your effectiveness and professionalism?  Receive plum assignments?  Have a consistently high-performing work group?

Dr. Margaret R. Bradley is a business psychologist with a track-record of helping teams and individuals turn their strengths into lasting competitive advantages.  She draws on a unique combination of academic credentials and managerial experience.  Her academic background includes a B.A. from Hollins College, 36 hours at the Darden School of Graduate Business Administration, and a masters degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.  Margaret has held leadership positions in the insurance and electric utility industries and has served on numerous boards of directors.

As president of the M.R. Bradley Group, Inc, she is known for presenting serious topics with pizzazz and offering workshops that make an instant positive impact on the productivity of teams.

Clients are busy executives who strive to create climates that foster top-notch performance.  They include large law firms, Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, the military, associations, and government agencies.  Her speeches are based on extensive research, well-tested applications, and feedback from thousands of audience members.

Wouldacouldashoulda: Harness the Power of Excuses, her soon-to-be-published book, is based upon interviews with highly successful executives and her own experience in a wide range of excuse-free environments.

Do you want to get outstanding results quickly?  Be recognized for your effectiveness and professionalism?  Receive plum assignments?  Have a consistently high-performing work group?

Dr. Margaret R. Bradley is a business psychologist with a track-record of helping teams and individuals turn their strengths into lasting competitive advantages.  She draws on a unique combination of academic credentials and managerial experience.  Her academic background includes a B.A. from Hollins College, 36 hours at the Darden School of Graduate Business Administration, and a masters degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.  Margaret has held leadership positions in the insurance and electric utility industries and has served on numerous boards of directors.

As president of the M.R. Bradley Group, Inc, she is known for presenting serious topics with pizzazz and offering workshops that make an instant positive impact on the productivity of teams.

Clients are busy executives who strive to create climates that foster top-notch performance.  They include large law firms, Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, the military, associations, and government agencies.  Her speeches are based on extensive research, well-tested applications, and feedback from thousands of audience members.

Wouldacouldashoulda: Harness the Power of Excuses, her soon-to-be-published book, is based upon interviews with highly successful executives and her own experience in a wide range of excuse-free environments.

Wouldacouldashoulda: What's Your Excuse?

For individual contributors who always want to be at their best.  Of particular interest to those who aspire to positions of more responsibility.  Provides easy-to-implement techniques for instantly creating greater value, getting higher satisfaction, and making every effort count.

Wouldacouldashoulda: How to Create an Excuse Free Culture

For leaders who want sustainable excellence for themselves and their teams.  Techniques presented are research-based and experience-tested by executives.  Of particular interest to leaders who want plum assignments for their team, increased probability for acquiring additional resources, and recognition for producing outstanding results.

Entertainment-basedEducational / Informative

What Do You Really Want to Do Now that You've Grown Up?

For those who want an optimal person-opportunity match.  Of particular interest to people who are considering transitions to new careers, jobs, or life stages.  Also provides a career audit to assess if one's current position offers the best chance to use strenghts and make the maximum contribution.

Examples of presentations:

  • Keynote to conference of accountants who wanted to re-energize themselves by performing a career audit
  • Speeches to alumni...
Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing