Tad Waddington

Current

• Director of Performance Measurement at Accenture
• Author at Lasting Contribution

Past

• Research Director at The Gallup Organization
• Translator & Interpreter at Freelance (Self-employed)
• Visiting Instructor at Arizona State University

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Education

• The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
• University of Chicago
• University of Chicago

• National Taiwan University
• Stanford University
• Arizona State University
• Beijing Foreign Language Institute Branch Campus

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Websites

• My Website

Tad Waddington’s Summary

I often think that I achieved literacy while getting my MA from the University of Chicago’s Divinity School where I focused on the history of Chinese religions. I achieved numeracy while getting my PhD from the University of Chicago in measurement, evaluation and statistical analysis. I achieved efficacy as Director of Performance Measurement for Accenture. As for achieving a legacy, well that remains to be seen, but my book, Lasting Contribution, has won seven awards so I've begun.

Tad Waddington’s Specialties:

Writing, public speaking, statistics, measurement, evaluation, fluent in Chinese

Tad Waddington’s Experience

• Director of Performance Measurement

  Accenture

  (Public Company; Research industry)

  December 1997 — Present (11 years 8 months)

  To quote Nobel laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Gary Becker, "In terms of human capital, Tad’s work is exactly what American businesses most need to be doing." Which is, to quote General Frank Anderson, President Defense Acquisition University, "Tad is the best in the business at measuring ROI, bar none." See my book Return on Learning.

• Author

  Lasting Contribution

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  March 1982 — Present (27 years 5 months)

  Lasting Contribution is a book that demonstrates how to create meaning in your life, take sophisticated action, manage your career, and make a lasting contribution to the world. It synthesizes the thought of Aristotle, Sun Tzu, Gödel, Frankl, Confucius, and many others. It draws insights from information theory, sociology, Zen, psychology, the history of art, management theory, the philosophy of science, and a dozen other fields. Using the Titanic, avatars, Santa Claus, skateboarding, muses, cocktail parties, Oprah’s shoes, and an array of other vivid examples to make its points clear, Lasting Contribution is both deeply thought-provoking and at times, as my doctor said, “laugh out-loud funny.”

• Research Director

  The Gallup Organization

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Market Research industry)

  July 1995 — November 1997 (2 years 5 months)

  Sold work and conducted research for clients -- statistics, sampling, survey, measurement, evaluation, market research.

• Translator & Interpreter

  Freelance (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  June 1988 — August 1990 (2 years 3 months)

  Translated over 1,500 pages from Chinese to English. Interpreted or translated for Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, Poin Tek Computer, Dan Dee Toys, Chase Manhattan Bank, J.C. Penny, Wellesley College, Shine Gene Importers, and National Taiwan University.

• Visiting Instructor

  Arizona State University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 1987 — June 1987 (6 months)

Tad Waddington’s Education

• The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

  CMI , It's an MBA light , 2005 — 2005

• University of Chicago

  PhD , Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis , 1991 — 1995

  Larry Hedge's student

• University of Chicago

  MA , History of Chinese Religions , 1989 — 1990

  Classical Chinese was a thousand times more difficult than getting the PhD.

• National Taiwan University

  nondegree program , Philosophy , 1988 — 1989

• Stanford University

  nondegree program , Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Study; Taipei, Taiwan , 1987 — 1988

• Arizona State University

  BA , Psychology , 1982 — 1986

• Beijing Foreign Language Institute Branch Campus

  nondegree program , Chinese Language , 1983 — 1983

Additional Information

Tad Waddington’s Websites:

• My Website