Deborah A. Shea
Deborah is an executive coach and leadership development consultant working with individuals, teams and organizations in the following ways:
Individuals: Coach leaders to focus on the skills they need to rise to the next level, to communicate more effectively and to hone their personal leadership style. Result: Managers become better leaders.
Teams: Facilitate "Whole-Brain" team-building workshops with the use of the HBDI assessment to helps groups become more aware of how their thinking styles impact communication and decision-making. Result: Teams come away with a plan to create better results in strategy, leadership and collaboration.
Organizations: Perform organizational diagnostics to educate senior teams about their department or company climate during management changes, mergers and market shifts. Result: Management is presented with insights and a plan towards positive change.
Some of Deborah's recent and current clients include: Leo Burnett, Yahoo!, Wrigley, Equity, Rodale Publishing, Electronic Arts, P&G and The Marketing Arm.
Deborah was SVP, Human Resources for Starcom MediaVest and VP, Human Resources at both Modem Media and J. Walter Thompson.
Areas of Expertise
- Executive Coaching, Leadership Development
- Team Building and Facilitation (with the HBDI assessment)
- Large Scale Executive Coaching Programs
- Corporate Internal Diagnostics
Industry/Functional Experience
- Advertising, Media, Publishing and Manufacturing
Education and Affiliations
- BS, Human Resource Management - University of Delaware
- NYU School of Continuing and Professional Services (OD Concentration)
- Graduate - Executive Coach Academy
- Member - International Coach Federation (ICF)
- Certified in numerous assessments, including HBDI, MBTI and 360-degree feedback tools.
