Henry L. (Dick) Thompson, Ph.D., is President and CEO of High Performing Systems, Inc. -- Providing Leadership Solutions for the 21st Century. He is a senior executive, and psychologist, with over 50 years of leadership experience from the battlefield to the boardroom. An internationally recognized consultant, scientist, educator and speaker who helps leaders and organizations move into the High Performance Zone. LTC (Ret.) Henry (Dick) Thompson, Ph.D., enlisted into the Army in 1967 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Infantry in January 1968. After commissioning, Dick’s first assignment was as an Instructor, US Army Special Warfare School, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC, in February of 1968. In September of 1968 he was selected to be a team leader with MACV- SOG, 5th Special Forces Group, in the Republic of Vietnam. In January 1970, after finishing his combat tour (which included 20 recon missions with RTs Alabama, Michigan and Virginia), he was assigned as an instructor in the US Army Infantry School Ranger Department and stationed at Camp Frank D. Merrill, Dahlonega, GA. Dick served in several command (2nd Infantry Div, XVIII Abn Corps) and instructional and research (CGSC) roles until being assigned as the Professor of Military Science at the University of Georgia Army ROTC department in June 1986. He retired from the US Army in January of 1988 after 21 years of military service. He has published numerous articles, software programs, psychological instruments and training manuals on personality, emotional intelligence, leadership, teams, cognitive ability, FIRO and stress as well as several books. He uses a systems approach with individuals and organizations and applies chaos and complexity theory and artificial intelligence applications in his work. His interests include chaos, complexity, personality, research, cognitive ability, holistic systems, higher levels of consciousness, human interaction space, creating new advanced human systems, artificial intelligence, expert systems, the evolution of thought and others. He also spends a significant amount of time on raising suicide awareness and suicide prevention. Dick has made over 1200 freefall parachute jumps and 25+ Ironman competitions.
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