Career
Findings from his research have been published in the Journal of Management Development, often headlined in the Emotional Intelligence Consortium"s web page, and featured in the best seller, Extraordinary Leadership. He created Prince Edward Island, a less rigorous program than PDT, as a process directed Emotional Intelligence graduate cr course for the University of Illinois at Chicago and DePaul University
The Liautaud Institute was funded to expand the behavior research developed at the University, adaptable to his International Organization for Standardization processes, to make them readily assessable to the general public. His processes teach the "How" of Emotional Intelligence, changing behavior by following his processes.
Prior to his academic career, Liautaud was awarded 65 patents from the four industrial companies he founded, and one of the early pioneers of International Organization for Standardization processes used in manufacturing the first air bag sensors.
He later became the founding investor in four start-ups: including Jimmy Johns, a national food franchise. Two insurance companies, Raffles and National Interstate.
And Blue Rhino, a gas distribution company. The latter two are now public companies.
Close to retirement, he founded two organizations serving Chief Executive Officer"son
Young Presidents' Organization"s WindyCity Chapter and the Chicago Family Business Council He then sold all his business interests prior and joined International Union of Railways (UIC, French: Union Internationale des Chemins de fer) in 1999, serving as a behavior researcher At the university, he founded the Liautaud Business School. Liautaud was from Chicago.
After school, he entered the United States. Army, serving in of Korea.
Thereafter, he attended the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1963. Their children are Greg, Jimmy John, Robert, and Lara.
