Mick Ukleja (born April 28, 1948) is an American author, consultant and philanthropist.http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/business/yourcounty/article_750164.php Ukleja is the President and CEO of LeadershipTraQ, a leadership and management consultancy based out of

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. 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. 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. Ukleja is a former director and current chair of the board of trustees for the Astronauts Memorial Foundation at

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. He also sits on the National Executive Board for The

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Leadership Center, as well as the Board of Governors at CSULB.

Biography

Ukleja was born in

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. He received his

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degree in Philosophy at California State University Long Beach, a Masters in Semitic languages and a Ph.D. in theology from

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. Before starting LeadershipTraQ, he was pastor at Grace Church in Cypress, California for 20 years.

In the media

Ukleja has made appearances on NBC and FOX News, as well as radio interviews with

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Books

*''Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today's Workforce'', coauthors Chip Espinoza, Craig Rusch (

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, 2010, ) *''The Ethics Challenge'' (Morgan James, 2009, ) *''Who Are You? What Do You Want?: Four Questions That Will Change Your Life'' (

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, 2009, ) *''Who Are You and What Do You Want: A Journey for the Best of Your Life'' (Meredith Books, 2008, )

References

External links

Website for LeaderhipTraQ

Homepage for the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership at CSULB
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