Michelle Callahan

Background and Experience

As an internal and external consultant to Fortune 500 companies Michelle provides strategic, organizational development consulting in areas including leadership development, performance management, diversity and inclusion, executive coaching, talent management and assessment, succession planning and training/facilitation. She has worked in a wide range of industries as a consultant, including finance, healthcare, entertainment, media and communications, not-for-profit, consumer goods and higher education. Prior to starting full-time consulting, she was an internal human resource leader with JP Morgan Chase and the New York Times.

A widely sought-after motivational speaker, Michelle has delivered keynote speeches at national and international conferences for organizations, including the National Sales Network, NAACP, The Association of Medical Media, Urban League, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the Essence Women’s Leadership Conference. She has presented her original research at several national conferences of professional associations including the American Psychological Association, and her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as The Leadership Journal. Also, as an instructor at the University of Michigan, Dr. Michelle taught introductory and developmental psychology courses.

Industry Experience:

Consumer Products
Education
Financial Services
Healthcare Services
Information Services
Media
Professional Services
Technology

Areas of Specialization

Assessment for Development
Assessment for Selection
Career Planning
Change Management (Large Scale)
Communication: Executive Presence
Communication: Presentation
Conflict Resolution
Culture Change
DE&I: Women
DE&I: Other
Emotional Intelligence
Executive Coaching (Individual)
HR Consulting
I-O Psychology
Influencing/Collaboration Skills
Innovation
Leadership: Emerging
Leadership: Senior
Leadership: Private C-Suite
Leadership: Public C-Suite
Onboarding
Organization Design/ Development/Effectiveness
Strategic Thinking/Planning
Surveys
Talent Functions (e.g.
performance management
succession planning
etc.)
Team Coaching/Development
Training & Large Scale Facilitation (Group Education)
Whole Person Development

Your Success is Our Reward

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

The best athletes have coaches. As a CEO, I work with an executive coach from Berman Leadership to help me stay focused, help my team stay focused, help me communicate better, and help my team communicate better. I appreciate being able to bounce ideas off of them when I’m seeing issues from personnel to strategy. Their psychology based approach combined with business experience helps me navigate new problems and gives me great guidance for how to get from point A to point B when you don’t have a map.

CEO,
FinTech Software

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

Berman Leadership coaches make sure our leaders have a safe place to work through issues. Their coaches are highly intelligent, wonderful partners, who quickly get into a rhythm. I appreciate their flexible style and willingness to meet us in a place that works well for the organization.

Senior VP Human Resources,
Private Investment Firm

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

The coaches at Berman Leadership start with intelligence. I appreciate their ability to rapidly diagnose, then offer sets of solutions to choose from that are situationally appropriate for my organization. Their psychological insight and business experience across industry and across different levels of the organization is invaluable.

SVP Global Clinical R&D,
Pharmaceutical

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

Berman Leadership coaches are good at being able to strategize, manage a situation, and provide really good solutions. I appreciate their flexibility and the thoughtful, creative way that they bring insight into their advice. They find the right balance between what works for the individual and what the firm needs, and then marry them together.

Managing Director of HR,
Global Investment Bank

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

I trust the team at Berman Leadership to coach consistently with the organizational culture and business climate, and contextually with deep appreciation for the coache’s environmental challenges. Their incredibly deep approach, rooted in psychology, enables them to navigate incredibly complex and sensitive situations with our most senior folks.

Chief Talent Officer,
Vault50 Law Firm

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

I trust Berman Leadership to operate at the highest level. Their process starts off with clear goals and focuses on what we are trying to achieve from a business perspective. I appreciate their balance between business focus and a strong research mindset.

Chief Talent Officer,
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

Every engagement I source, I look at the executive, the personality, the leadership, and the coach’s style, cadence, and approach to make sure they’re going to be the best fit. If I have a very senior executive in a critical, important role, I call on Berman Leadership for the high stakes assignment because the individual and the outcome are so important. I trust them to provide impact and seamlessly support cultural assimilation with their executive onboarding work because they understand our company so well.

VP HR,
Financial Services

Background and Experience

Industry Experience:

Areas of Specialization

Education and Training

Qualifications

Books

Berman Leadership Articles

Media Resources

Your Success is Our Reward

Your Success is Our Reward

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

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