Dr. Fred Ray Lybrand

MONOMATH vs POLYMATH?

Perhaps growing up in an alcoholic home of high achievers (dad was a prolific State Senator and trial attorney & mom was selected as one of the Outstanding Young Women in America) drove him to overcome family problems for survival. Or, perhaps his bout with stuttering and flunking the English section of the ACT drove him to learn how to write (9 published books). Whatever it was…a diverse background creates the opportunity to communicate effectively with a wider variety of people. Dr. Lybrand is an educator, solutions catalyst, theologian, systems specialist, organizational redesign consultant, speaker, business consultant, executive mentor , and author. Those who know Dr. Lybrand realize he is probably a polymath (a nice way to think about someone who is interesting but has ADHD and OCD in an eternal conflict). A polymath (many + learner) is one having expert-or-near-expert status in a number of disciplines. Dr. Lybrand has about 40 disciplines & sub-disciplines that he has bathed in over the decades.

The chief function of being trained in multiple fields (this compares to the also valuable monomath (a nice way to think about boring people with OCD who is specialize in only one field) is to hone one’s PROBLEM-SOLVING TALENT.

Dr. Lybrand’s unique ability is to find simpler answers to complex problems, and communicate complex matters in simpler ways

This especially means Fred Ray is a Communicator…

He says interesting things in memorable ways.

Dr. Lybrand is a father of five who has been married to Jody for over 31 years. Together they homeschooled all of the kids from birth-to-college. As a polymath, Dr. Lybrand has the diverse combination of formally studying law, speech communication, systems thinking, linguistics, writing, theology, marketing, structural dynamics, leadership/management, and human personality. As the author of 8 books and a number of articles, was the Sr. Pastor in two churches over a 24 year career, and is the co-founder of TrimTab Solutions (an Energy Industry consulting firm), and The Writing Course (a unique curriculum for developing young writers). Dr. Lybrand is currently focusing on the challenging puzzle of human productivity and high performance. THE ONE SUCCESS HABIT (for Managers) is his newest contribution to help individuals and organizations become more productive without yielding one ounce of being human. His client list includes the United States Air Force, State Farm Insurance, Valero, Chick-fil-A, Pioneer Natural Resources, Encana, Marathon Oil, Rose & Associates, Protrader, Burlington Resources, AcuFocus, Silver Creek Oil & Gas, Maplewood Investment Partners, and Continental Resources. Most recently he has added a course of study for College Readiness, which covers 9 important skill sets for college success.

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A sample of Fred Ray’s distinctions include his Organizational Consultant Certification with Robert Fritz, Inc. (mentor to Peter Senge, MIT-Sloan School of Management) & his “Best of the Best Honoree Award” from the American Society of Safety Engineers for his article on the Transcendent Leader published in the Management Practice Specialty — Click Here for the Article.

Dr. Lybrand is also the author of The Writing Course, Language Instinct Based curriculum for teaching others to write well without knowing the rules of grammar or punctuation. As an educator and non-profit adviser, Dr. Lybrand has served on the boards of a Classical model private school and an International Christian Leadership Alliance.

Additional Certifications & Distinctions:

Kolbe Conative Index (Kolbe Wisdom)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Organizational Structural Consultant (www.RobertFritz.com)

Advanced Structural Consulting Program (www.RobertFritz.com)

Managerial Moment of Truth Instructor (www.RobertFritz.com)

Creating the Life You Want Instructor (www.RobertFritz.com)

Think on Your Feet Certified Instructor (McLuhan / Davis)

Wizard’s Academy Writers Workshop

Instructor – Speech Communications – University of Alabama

Management Practice Specialty Honoree – American Society of Safety Engineers

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