Keith Mathis

Dr. D. Keith Mathis (born June 15, 1956) is an international speaker, trainer, consultant, author and professor on management and leadership. Mathis authored numerous training programs as well as magazine and newspaper articles. His books, 21 Deadly Project Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them and Dinosaur Tracks: Modern Leadership Strategies for Changing Employee Performance and Behavior, were published by Equippers Press International in 2011 and 2004, respective. He has over 9,000 presentations in his speaking repertoire.
Biography
Mathis holds a B.A. in Behavioral Science from National Louis University, St. Louis, MO, a M.S. in Management and Business from National Louis University, St. Louis, MO, and a Ph.D. in Administration Management with a specialty in Human Resources, Organizational Development & Behavior from Walden University, Minneapolis, MN. He also received his Certified On-Line Instructor certificate from Walden Institute, Minneapolis, MN. He has been a Registered Global Education Provider of Project Management Institute since 2003, received his Project Management Professional certification in 2007, and received his PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) certification in 2011. He has also held a General Services Administration government contract since 2001, a multi-year contract with the State of Missouri since 2005, and a multi-year contract with the State of Kansas since 2008.
Mathis has been an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for their MBA degree since 1995 teaching Consulting, Public Speaking, Total Quality, Project Management, Management, Communication, Customer Value, Leadership, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Planning, and Group Dynamics. He is an adjunct professor for Liberty University's MBA program teaching Entrepreneurship and at DeVry University teaching Project Management. He was an adjunct professor at National Louis University in St. Louis, MO for two years teaching Adult Development, Public Speaking, Business Communication, Business Leadership, Organizational Consulting, Group Dynamics, and Consulting.
Materials Written and Papers Presented
• Book - 21 Deadly Project Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. September 2011, Published by Equipper's Press International.
• Book - Dinosaur Tracks: Modern Leadership Strategies for Successfully Changing Employee Performance and Behavior. June 2004, Published by Equipper's Press International.
• Marketing In a Box for Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities, Successful Ways to Market Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities. July 2003, Published by Equipper's Press International.
• Balance Magazine, 10 Commandments for Dealing with Workplace Negativity, October 2000.
• Report - How to Pass the PMP Exam, January 2009
• Report - Successfully Interviewing Your Project Customer and Gathering Detailed Requirements, August 2007
• Report - 15 Deadly Project Management Mistakes Government Agencies Make Which Cost Them Revenue, Time and Efficiency, May 2005.
• Report - 25 Marketing Mistakes Made By Most Organizations, May 2003.
• Articles in two national church publications.
• Articles on suicide and burnout appearing in newspapers.
• Series of articles on chemical dependency which were printed in eight county papers.
• Training seminar entitled PMP Exam Prep Boot Camp, in-depth training over material found on Project Management Institute's PMP Exam.
• Training seminar entitled Successful Problem Solving which is a study teaching problem solving skills.
• Training seminar entitled Motivation: The Key to Higher Productivity, a study teaching how to motivate the employees.
• Training seminar entitled Qualities of Highly Successful Managers, an in-depth documentation of those qualities held by successful managers.
• Training seminar entitled Mastering Project Management, a study in teaching how to run projects and keep them on track, how to build a team, and monitoring the project through its entire life cycle.
• Training seminar entitled Overcoming Organizational Negativity, a study teaching how to turn around negative employees and slow down negative corporate grapevines and rumor mills. This course also gives systematic instructions on how to fight negativity and stop it.
• Over 90 training seminars and numerous customizations of courses on a wide array of topics including Project Management, Agile Project Management, Team-building, Leadership, Motivation, Conflict Resolution, Supervision, Performance Appraisals, Goal Setting and several other organizational proficiencies.
Personal
Mathis lives with his wife, Wanda, in Eureka, Missouri where he is the founder, president, and CEO of The Mathis Group, Inc, a training and consulting company which specializes in project management, leadership and marketing.

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