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T.A. Dickel Group, LLC is a consulting firm dedicated to high quality service to clients of all types and sizes. We partner with a network of experts on projects as needed to ensure the highest quality service to our clients. Our company is based in Evansville, Indiana.

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DR. TAD DICKEL

headshot of Dr. Tad Dickel standing against brick background. He is wearing a grey and blue suitDr. Tad Dickel is is the President of T.A. Dickel Group, LLC. He is a leadership and strategy consultant whose clients include businesses, universities, nonprofits, government agencies, churches, and schools.

In addition to his consulting work, Tad serves as Executive in Residence in Leadership at the University of Evansville and regularly teaches graduate courses in leadership and strategic planning. With a career beginning in education, Tad has served as a non-public high school president, principal, and teacher.

Tad is the author of Strategic planning for Catholic parishes: Listening, learning, and responding through the lens of Pope Francis’ teachings on synodality (2021). The book offers parishes a process and tools to help them develop and articulate an actionable vision for their future. He also wrote Catholic school planned giving: Ensuring long-term sustainability through a planned giving society (2022). In 2023, he contributed a chapter on strategic planning for the Purposeful Leadership anthology.

Tad holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Indiana State University, a Certificate in Family Business Advising from FFI-GEN, a Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, a Certificate in Fundraising Management from The Fund Raising School, and a Foundations of Design Thinking Certificate from IDEO U. He is a Certified Basadur Simplexity Thinking Facilitator and Trainer and a Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) Practitioner. In 2019, Tad was named to the Evansville Courier & Press’s “20 Under 40” cohort for his professional accomplishments and service to the community.

headshot of Dr. Tad Dickel standing against brick background. He is wearing a grey and blue suit

Dr. Tad Dickel is a strategy, leadership, and organizational development consultant who works with a wide variety of organizations. He specializes in strategic planning, leadership coaching, group facilitation, innovation processes, and team building. In addition, he provides training in creative problem solving skills and nonprofit board development. His work maximizes employee and stakeholder commitment to ensure organizational success and growth.

With a career beginning in education, Tad has served as a school president, principal, and teacher. He regularly teaches graduate courses in strategic planning, leadership, school finance, and assessment and evaluation at Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska) and University of Evansville (Evansville, Indiana). Tad has presented at national, state, and local conferences and meetings about strategic planning, nonprofit board development, and planned giving.

Tad is the author of Strategic planning for Catholic parishes: Listening, learning, and responding through the lens of Pope Francis’ teachings on synodality (2021). The book offers parishes a process and tools to help them develop and articulate an actionable vision for their future.

Tad holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Indiana State University and has expertise in qualitative research methods. He earned a Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, a Certificate in Fundraising Management from The Fund Raising School, a Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute, and a Foundations in Design Thinking Certificate from IDEO U. Tad is a Certified Basadur Simplexity Thinking Facilitator and Trainer, Certified Basadur Innovation Profile Administrator, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) Certified Practitioner.

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