Theresa Rich
Faculty areas of expertise
After a 30+ year career at General Motors, I retired to start a law firm and teach part-time at MISB. During my 32 years at GM, I worked as an attorney in the tax department, in Organization & Development, as the leader of GM Learning, in Human Resources providing services to over 10,000 engineering professionals, in strategy, and as an executive coach. My specialty was helping global executives transition to new roles. During my time there, I was sent to over a dozen different countries on five continents. I led the global employee engagement operations, developed a training curriculum for the global HR staff, and started a day-long new employee orientation program. As an internal consultant, I became the confidant and leader of change management for a number of senior executives, mostly in the engineering function.
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248-957-8257Office
As my course(s) is taught online, I do not have an office on campus or posted office hours. However, I truly love to connect with students 1-on-1. Please email me to set up an in-person or Zoom meeting about class, your career, or any other professional topic.
Get to know Theresa Rich
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Certificate of Completion: Senior Executives in State & Local Government - Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
Certificate of Completion: Public Narrative: Leadership, Storytelling, and Action - Harvard Kennedy School Executive EducationÂ
PhD - Capella University - Organization & Management
Master of Legal Letters (LL.M.) in Taxation - Wayne State University Law SchoolÂ
Juris Doctor (J.D.) - Wayne State University Law School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Grand Valley State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Accounting - Grand Valley State University
Associate of Business Administration (A.B.A.) - Lake Michigan College
After a 30+ year career at General Motors, I retired to start a law firm and teach part-time at MISB. During my 32 years at GM, I worked as an attorney in the tax department, in Organization & Development, as the leader of GM Learning, in Human Resources providing services to over 10,000 engineering professionals, in strategy, and as an executive coach. My specialty was helping global executives transition to new roles. During my time there, I was sent to over a dozen different countries on five continents. I led the global employee engagement operations, developed a training curriculum for the global HR staff, and started a day-long new employee orientation program. As an internal consultant, I became the confidant and leader of change management for a number of senior executives, mostly in the engineering function.
My dissertation is on Followership and my teaching interests are in management, human resources, organizational development, and change management.