ADRC Mission:
ADRC is dedicated to helping all organizations generate the maximum amount of profit for its stakeholders by creating work environments that are enjoyable, facilitate personal growth, and focus on individual and organizational success. Through leadership and interpersonal communication training, coaching, and consulting, ADRC is committed to providing knowledge, techniques, and methodologies to organizations, the community, and society as a whole to help all individuals enjoy their work life and reach their fullest potential.
Testimonials
I was very pleased with the results of the training session. The information he shared was presented in an articulate, coherent, and positive manner. The information was also not only relevant to the work environment but to all other aspects of Human interaction.
The materials Mr. Roberts supplied for the training were very professional in appearance and efficient in their design. Mr. Roberts’ presentation style is direct, informative, playful, and positive. He adds just enough humor to make the presentation enjoyable and informative. I would recommend ADRC and Mr. Roberts for any leadership or interpersonal communication training session or workshop.
Kimala McClendon
Regional Director, Strayer University
Mr. Roberts is amazing he get his point across in a way that even a worker can understand I am a business owner but I'm a worker 1st and he makes his presentation so real that you can help but absorb the info and make your business better and absolutely more productive. Mr. Roberts enlightened me to facts and procedures that I had no idea, that I was so far from reality and that really made an extreme difference in the way I deal with my workers and THEY WORKED I have to believe that He is a fortune teller and more than a speaker.
Gary Sakowski
President, PDQ Locksmith
At Seminar Testimonial

A. D. Roberts entered the military at the age of 17. By the age of 18 he had advanced multiple pay grades to the rank of a Non-Commissioned Officer. From that point forward, A. D. Roberts became a leader and developer of successful individuals, as well as, professional, effective, and award winning teams. Whether teams of frontline soldiers, battlefield communications providers, or financial services providers, A. D. Roberts has successfully built and developed cohesive, loyal, effective, and highly successful teams and individuals.Experience is everything , few people have experienced the emotions generated when staring through the optical sights of an anti-tank weapon with its cross hairs dead center of an enemy tank, lived and led through the intensity of a lock down of a European missile site under threat of a suspected imminent attack by enemy combatants, felt the anticipation created in an environment where money is the only item on the menu and everyone within ear shot is intent on leaving with their share, or addressed the anger and allayed the fears of natural gas customers whose service (heating) has been interrupted in the middle of winter. A. D. Roberts has excelled in team building, coaching, and leading others in each of these invironments, each adding a new level of experience and understanding in leading people and dealing with emotions under pressure. Through his unique experience, research, and education, A. D. Roberts has developed programs designed to provide individuals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to function with effectiveness, poise, and focus in all work environments. Imagine the roar involved as a three and a half foot high explosive anti-armor missile explodes out of its canister belching a trail of fire yards to its rear. Consider the emotional pressure of guiding that missile as it hurtles toward its lethal target at nearly the speed of sound dancing in and out of the line of sight of the system operator. The only chance it will find its target and deny the enemy a sure and lethal retaliation is the nerve of the missile operator and his ability to focus calmly on the target in the midst of fire, smoke, and ear splitting noise. Whether experiencing the pressure of destroying armor, manning a high value air defense missile system under potential threat, making fast paced decisions for multiple locations with millions of dollars of receivables, or guiding customers along the path of recovery whose utilities have been discontinued, A. D. Roberts has thrived in, learned from, and absorbed the skills necessary to not only lead people and mange Emotions under pressure but also to teach others how to lead, function, and excel under pressure. A nationally renowned and acclaimed training professional and consultant, A. D. Roberts is an expert at imparting his experience and knowledge to others providing them with the techniques and insight to remain calm and excel under intense emotional pressure. Builder of multiple award winning teams in various industries, from sighting in on tanks to sighting in on organizational goals, A. D. Roberts can help your organization’s leaders and employees become highly focused, effective, efficient, consistent, and successful in today’s fast paced high pressure professional environments.
Through the fortune of serving with excellent military leaders, shared experience, and comprehensive education including a BA in management and an MSM in leadership and organizational effectiveness, A. D. Roberts has amassed the knowledge, skills, and abilities to build, maintain, and motivate leaders and teams committed to excellence, growth, and success. For A. D. Roberts the only activity as pleasurable and rewarding as leading a committed team is teaching others how to build and lead their own.
A. D. Roberts learned through his military and corporate experience: it’s not what you ask individuals to do - it’s how you ask them to do it that matters. Learn the skills and techniques that will allow you to:
Manage your emotions and be highly effective under pressure
Choose the right team players
Develop their strengths and overcome their weaknesses
Build loyalty
Earn their commitment
Communicate in the way that you are most effective with each individual
Create a positive and winning environment
Develop loyal, committed, and success focused teams and individuals
A. D. Roberts shares his insight and experience through his e-book (“21st Century Leadership—How to Lead Effectively and Develop People successfully”), articles, with radio audiences, and at venues around the country both public and private and with organizations ranging from the Fortune 500 to the small business owner who is committed to success and wants to start with the best leadership and communication tools available. Author, leadership and interpersonal communication consultant and training professional, A. D. Roberts outlines the path and provides the journey to becoming a 21st Century Leader. That is a highly effective and successful developer of individuals, organizations, and success. A. D. Roberts’s experience includes twenty five years corporate and military leadership experience, certification with an internationally acclaimed inter-personal communication and leadership methodology, a nationally acclaimed coach and training professional, author of “21st Century Leadership-How to Lead Effectively and Develop People Successfully,” articles, radio programs on leadership and interpersonal communication, and builder of many successful and award winning teams.