Bio
Dick Hannasch is a working relationship coach who has coached, trained, and developed thousands of people to improve working relationships, become better leaders and teammates, reach career goals, change career paths, and make other changes to become what he likes to call “You, better.” People describe his brand as an ethical judge who wants what is fair and right, a truth teller, and a comedian who takes you seriously. For over 35 years, Dick has developed executives, leaders, and individual contributors for numerous organizations, mostly at Fortune 200 company Principal Financial Group where he was a senior talent development consultant and helped build the company’s coaching culture before retiring from there in 2022. Dick coaches, teaches coaching skills to others, and provides mentor coaching to other certified coaches. He also provides training and assessment services to help clients grow professionally and personally. He has coached clients from every continent except Antarctica, with clients working in financial services, IT, health care, agribusiness, entertainment, government, manufacturing, education, real estate, and other fields. Dick is a graduate of Coach U, a Board Certified Coach since 2012, an Associate Certified Coach via the International Coaching Federation since 2015, and a Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coach since 2019. He is certified to administer and interpret a variety of assessments from Hogan Assessments, Korn Ferry, the Center for Creative Leadership, and Assessments International. He also holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Iowa State University. Dick is an active member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and ICF Iowa, and a member of Food Bank of Iowa’s Monthly Meal Makers Society. One of Dick’s current goals is to outrun his younger daughter in a 5-kilometer foot race. (He has come close twice, finishing behind her by 3 seconds and 1 second.)