Scott Serviss

Background and Experience

Scott’s coaching approach is both practical and behavioral. He uses a positive and balanced approach with his clients, and various methods to support and challenge, knowing when to coach, and when to advise or consult. Scott connects with clients quickly and tailors coaching to individual needs. His coaching approach is informed by Stakeholder Centered Coaching, seeking to understand context, culture, and to demonstrate results.

Scott received a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with training at Yale and Harvard affiliated sites and completed a certification program in Organizational Consulting Psychology. Scott is a former Executive Board member of the Society of Consulting Psychology.

Author, Professional preparation and continuing education for beginning, entry, mid-level and senior consulting psychologists. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research

Education and Training

Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Hartford
Masters, Management, Harvard
University Certificate Program in Consulting Psychology, Institute for Org. Consulting Psych., Massachusetts School of Professional Psych.

Qualifications

Board Certified Coach: (Executive/ /Corporate Business/Leadership Coach Specialty)
Certification: Action Learning Coach (WIAL)
UAssessments: Hogan Suite, Coaching Mindset Index, MBTI: Basics, Team Effectiveness Survey, The Five Behaviors: Personal/Team Development, Strengths Finder

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

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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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