Dr. Bart Tkaczyk was invited to speak on Strategic Leadership at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The New York Summit attracted 2,000 leaders from over 80 countries. Also, on August 22, 2018, at the United Nations Headquarters, Dr. Bart Tkaczyk remembered Mr. Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations.

To commemorate the Year of Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father of the UAE, Dr. Bart Tkaczyk, MBA, Fulbright Scholar at University of California at Berkeley, Managing Member of ENERGIZERS, LLC, was awarded the Year of Zayed 2018 Honor, the Statuette of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, in recognition of his Positive Leadership. The Honor was conferred on Dr. Tkaczyk at the ‘Creating Happiness in the Workplace’ World Conference in Dubai – under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.

When receiving the Honor, Dr. Tkaczyk shared: “I’m feeling so touched to receive this absolutely magnificent Honor. To receive the Year of Zayed Recognition, the Statuette of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, the Ruler of Dubai, is a very energizing and very, very, very humbling experience to say the least...” Dr. Tkaczyk stated further, "Today, positive strategic leadership is needed more than gold."

2018, the Year of Sheikh Zayed, marks 100 years since the birth of the Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father of the UAE.

Dr. Bart Tkaczyk, MBA, Fulbright Scholar at University of California at Berkeley, has developed a worldwide reputation for his original contributions, major impact and award-winning work on Strategic Organization Development. Dr. Tkaczyk global thought leadership has been published in in leading business and strategic management journals in Canada, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including Arab Investor, Design Management Review, Development and Learning in Organizations, European Business Review, European Financial Review, Global Business and Organizational Excellence, Ivey Business Journal, Leadership Excellence Essentials, Rutgers Business Review, Strategic Change, Strategic HR Review, Talent Development, and The World Financial Review, among others.

Dr. Bart Tkaczyk’s research on Positive Strategic Transformation and the ERG method earned him the United Nations Affiliate Global HR Development Research Excellence Award (Category: WINNER). Dr. Bart Tkaczyk, Managing Member of ENERGIZERS, LLC, was honored at the Opening Ceremony of the 45th IFTDO World Conference held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain. International Federation of Training and Development Organisations (IFTDO), founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1972, represents the HR profession through its affiliation with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (UN). 

Under the leadership of Dr. Bart Tkaczyk, MBA (Managing Member), ENERGIZERS, LLC earned recognition among the world's Top 500 leadership companies. On the prestigious list, some of the honorees include: 3M, Alaska Airlines, Bell Canada, Cisco, Emirates, FedEx, GE, General Mills, GM, Kellogg, McDonald’s, SAP, and T-Mobile USA. 

Dr. Bart Tkaczyk, MBA, Fulbright Scholar at University of California at Berkeley, Managing Member of ENERGIZERS, LLC, was awarded the Global Certificate of Merit for Leadership at the World Conference in Dubai, presided by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai (The Ceremony photo features Dr. Bart Tkaczyk being honored by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs). Other awardees include: Abbott Laboratories (Revenue: +20 billion USD), Indian Oil (Revenue: +60 billion USD), and Saudi Aramco (Revenue: +350 billion USD).