R Brayton Bowen, A.M., is an organizational consultant, author, and professional speaker. He has served as senior officer for Fortune 500 companies, including GENERAL MILLS and CAPITAL HOLDING CORPORATION (now AEGON) and has more than 25 years of corporate and consulting experience. He leads THE HOWLAND GROUPr, a strategy consulting, human resource development, and change management firm, based in Louisville and committed to BUILDING BETTER WORLDS OF WORKr.

He is author of Recognizing and Rewarding Employees (MCGRAW-HILL), The Incredible Power of a Pat on the Back (BROWNHERRON), Leading In the Face of Terrorism (BROWNHERRON), and When Bad Things Happen to Good Managers (TRANSFORMATA) - a guide for dealing with job loss and personal life change. He served on the Advisory Board and was a contributor to AMACOM's Auditing Your Human Resources Department (AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION). He was also a best practice editor and contributing author to BUSINESS: The Ultimate Resource (BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING and PERSEUS BOOKS) and has written for MWorld, the on-line magazine of the AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Clients benefiting from his services include: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTANT PHARMACISTS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HAND THERAPISTS, GTE (now VERIZON), BAXTER HEALTHCARE, BORG WARNER, TOMCO AUTOMOTIVE, RYKRISP, DENORA NORTH AMERICA, AMERICAN AIR FILTER, BANK OF TOKYO, UPJOHN PHARMACEUTICAL, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF NURSING, PHOENIX TRANSPORTATION, COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY ? CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, GRAYSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, COMDATA, PRESBYTERIAN HOMES AND SERVICES, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Memphis), ORR SAFETY, LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, KENTUCKY CENTER, GREENEBAUM DOLL & MCDONALD, KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, SPEED MUSEUM, HOME OF THE INNOCENTS, THE HEALING PLACE, KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, THE MORTON CENTER, WASHINGTON GAS, OMNICARE, and REVLON.

His advice and opinions have been featured in nationally recognized publications, including HARVARD's Management Update, Across the Board, Management Review, HR Magazine, Industry Week, Association Management, BERRETT-KOEHLER's At Work, Christian Science Monitor, Retail Business Review, Training, and The Wall Street Journal.

He has spoken before national trade associations and professional organizations and was a contributing instructional writer on the subject of Systemwide Leadership Development for SETON HALL's Virtual University. He both hosted and co-produced the documentary series Anger in the Workplace, distributed nationally to public radio. He is also featured with professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter of the HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL in an executive videotape series, Management Speaks.

Brayton has been invited to teach at MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON, and THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX. He both founded and led the CENTER FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE at MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY and continues to provide consulting services through the Center. He holds both a bachelor's and master's degrees from BROWN UNIVERSITY. For further information: telephone 502-558-2154 or email brayton@howlandgroup.com.