EXECUTIVE COACH | RON GOLDMAN

Based in Boston, MA, Dr. Ron Goldman is a Senior Consultant at the Ariel Group, a psychologist and a management consultant. Ron has been coaching executives for over 25 years. His special interest is in helping people discover the complex ways they prevent themselves from assuming responsible power and authority.  In addition he has long experience helping struggling organizations become dynamic, creative, spirited places to work.  He brings a unique combination of years of academic study with long experience working in the business world.

For the Ariel Group, he has conducted leadership development programs for organizations such as Mercer Management, Putnam Investments, General Electric, American Express, and Hildebrandt International. He helps organizations and individuals better fulfill their potential by developing emotional intelligence and greater understanding of group dynamics. Prior to establishing his own business, for many years, Ron held a senior management position at Boston University where he worked in faculty and staff development, recruiting, marketing, and grant writing.

RECENT COACHING ASSIGNMENTS:

• CEO and COO, Health and Human Services Company
  Long term engagement with CEO and COO of health and human services company to implement organization-wide change. Ongoing assessment of strengths and weaknesses in teams accompanied by ongoing coaching of various team leaders to encourage improved relationships throughout the organization.

• CEO and President, Travel Industry
  Closely coached CEO and President of company in the travel industry who had serious ongoing conflicts with each other. Helped them overcome these difficulties and build a strong working relationship.

• CEO, Travel Industry
  Coached CEO of travel industry company in how to conduct productive meetings in his organization. Result: enhanced satisfaction throughout the company.

• CEO, Major Consulting Organization
  Coached CEO of major consulting organization on how to improve his communication strategy both within and outside of the company.

• COO, Consulting Firm
  Coached COO of consulting firm on how to introduce major changes in ways that reduced conflict and enhanced cooperation among members of the company.

• COO, Major Hospital
  Coached COO of major hospital on improving relationships between nurses’ team and the IT team.

• CEO, Board, Health & Human Services Company
  Facilitated visioning program for board of health and human services company after coaching CEO on his role with the board.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Doctorate degree in Counseling and Education University of Massachusetts, Amherst

• M.A., International Relations, Fordham University, NYC

• B.A. Political Science, Hunter College, NYC

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF COMPETENCE:

• Certified in the delivery of Ariel Group Experiential workshops in Leadership Presence.

• Experienced in facilitating senior level team meetings.

• Experienced at designing and implementing in-depth OD interventions which involve deep assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of leadership teams and designing appropriate coaching and workshops to implement needed change.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY:

“Ron Goldman has a marvelous capacity to listen deeply and respond to what we need rather than adopting some cookie cutter approach to solving problems.”
— Managing Partner, Consulting Organization