Dr. John C. Maxwell
Served on the John Maxwell Leadership President’s Advisory Board and participated in key leadership efforts of the John Maxwell team.
Founder & Principal Consultant
About Kent Hyer & Hyer Road
Go The Distance Proven Leadership Under Pressure
Hyer Road exists to help leaders, teams, and organizations go the distance by building strategically focused execution systems grounded in awareness, boldness, clarity, accountability, and human dignity.
Because leadership is never just about results. Leaders have a disproportionately leveraged impact on the quality of life of every person they interact with in the organization.
Family
Kent Hyer and family
Tri-Sector Leadership
Private sector. Civilian foreign military sales. Corporate.
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Private sector
Private-sector engineering
B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering — early career focused on systems thinking, statistical process optimization, and solving complex operational problems. Six Sigma, Lean, process and systems excellence, and continuous improvement. Six Sigma Black Belt.
M.S. in Organizational Management — academic depth in human behavior, leadership psychology, and institutional strategic management.
MBA — completed while working full-time.
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Civilian foreign military sales
Foreign Military Sales & High-Stakes Advisory
Kent was the senior civilian leader in the F-16 Systems Program Office for Foreign Military Sales: a portfolio over $38 billion, overseeing 500+ professionals across 27 partner nations. Later led missiles, bombs, and ammunition Foreign Military Sales.
Selected as Ministry of Defense Advisor to Romania — coaching and advising senior military and government leaders, facilitating strategic discussions, and helping align leadership systems at the highest levels.
This is high-stakes international, diplomatic, government, and military leadership experience: leading, influencing, and coaching in diplomatic, government, military, and contractor engagements.
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Corporate leadership development
Executive coaching, advisory, and Strategic Velocity
Executive coaching, CEO/COO advisory, leadership development, and strategic velocity implementation.
Trained by elite organizations including Black & Decker, Newell Rubbermaid, and Raytheon.
Helping organizations implement Strategic Velocity with hundreds of leaders, from Fortune 500 companies to fast-growing mid-market organizations.
The Turning Point
The Engineering Paradox
“Early in my career, I thought leadership was about competency, intensity, and being right. High-stakes diplomatic, government, military, and contractor work taught me a hard truth: you can be technically 100% right and still completely fail as a leader.”
- I confused expertise with leadership.
- I confused intensity with clarity.
- I confused authority with trust.
Real leaders don’t run alone like heroes and create dependency. They build capacity and ownership in their teams. For me, leadership shifted from a ME-focused pursuit into a WE-focused system.
Guiding Truths
Core Beliefs & Leadership Principles
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“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in our charge.”
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“Organizations do not rise to their intentions. They fall to their tolerated behaviors.”
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“Hyer Road shapes leaders, leaders shape people, and people shape everything else.”
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“Close the gap between strategic intent and disciplined execution.”
Credentials & Mentorship
Global accreditation and mentorship.
Jeff Henderson
Received training from Jeff Henderson, author and leadership strategist.
International Coaching Federation
ICF PCC
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation.
The Next Mile
Schedule a discovery conversation with Kent Hyer.
Utah, USA (Serving Globally) — (801) 941-4111 · kent@hyerroad.org