Richard Bents, Ph.D.

    Dr. Bents is an internationally recognized expert in leadership development and evaluation leading to personal and organizational change and transformation. He is co-author of The Golden Profiler of Personality, the German version of the GPTP, and a lead instructor of training in the use of the instrument in Germany. He has certified thousands of professionals in the use of other psychological tests. Dr. Bents is Director of the Graduate Education Program at Hamline University where he provides leadership and direction in teaching, curriculum planning and program evaluation. His approach centers on issues of authority, responsibility and power, and how they can be used to improve personal accountability and healthy synergistic change.