In the Author Spotlight ...
Karen Hardin, Author of
Get Real! Get Together! Get Success!

As the Baby Boomer population begins to retire from the workplace, concerns loom for the readiness and availability of tomorrow’s leaders. In her new book Get Real! Get Together! Get Success! author Karen Hardin provides a comprehensive approach that all leaders can use to get on the path to more effective leadership.

Whether you are a veteran leader or someone with your sights set on becoming a leader, Get Real! Get Together! Get Success! will challenge and encourage you to be the best you can be—not only for yourself, but also for those you lead.

Karen has always had a passion for leadership. After focusing on obtaining her Master’s degree in organizational management, she has held leadership positions for more than twenty years. As Chief Operating Officer of Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance, Karen was responsible for all operational aspects of the Commonwealth’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance.  She was present at the start-up of KEMI in 1995 and says that her most fulfilling accomplishment was participating in KEMI’s growth from the birth of the venture to the success that it is today.  She began her career with KEMI as the director of information management and has also served as senior vice president of business services and executive vice president of operations. Karen was responsible for directing the evaluation, planning, conversion, and implementation all forms of technology needed to improve the quality of the operation.  

Karen currently runs her own management consulting firm, CoFriends, LLC." CoFriends was founded to provide strategic leadership services to organizations that want to continually improve", Karen explains.

Now, her goal is to share the knowledge she obtained through this educational program and her personal experiences to help organizations identify ways they can accelerate progress towards their business goals. Her background in executive management coupled with her experience in information technology and specifically the implementation will make Karen an asset to your leadership team. 

Karen is a 1983 graduate of the University of Kentucky, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in computer sciences and completing a Masters degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix in 2005. Karen is a board member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission and the Brian A. Wilson Spinal Cord Research Foundation.  She has earned her designation as a Certified Workers’ Compensation Professional and helped to co-find Women Leaders in Insurance for Kentucky. She is the wife of an accomplished civil engineer and the mother of two wonderful young men.

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