Donald L. Padgett

Don Padgett has co-authored and presented writings focused on organizational improvement for nearly a decade. He continues to ensure his day to day clients and seminiar/conference attendees' benefit from his writing and presentation.

In 1996, Don intermixed 15 years of IT sales and marketing management experience with IT support when he accepted a position with the Information Technologies department at the University of Notre Dame. In 1999, he began presenting at conferences, in 2006 he co-hosted a full day pre-conference workshop on metrics which spurred the relationship and basis of the book, "Why Organizations Struggle so Hard to Achieve so Little: Organizational Immaturity". In March, 2012 he co-lead a presentation titled "Measuring the Present: The Answer Key", which featured a section from the book.

In addition to his work at the University he and his partner own and operate Play Like A Champion Today, Inc. http://plact.com which offers a variety of ways for individuals, management and leadership to promote "champion" level performance.

Recently, Don became a charter Board Member of The Consortium for the Establishment of Information Technology Performance Standards (CEITPS). CEITPS was established to create standards for IT performance to fill the void that currently exist.

Don continues to work at his passion for helping others achieve professional excellence and for promoting value-add recognition at home and work. Don can be reached via the contact information listed below:

Donald L Padgett

PO Box 953

Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA

E-Mail: don@plact.com

Phone: (574) 532-7549