EXECUTIVE COACH | STEVEN HOLT

Steven Holt, York Harbor, ME

Steven A. Holt is a senior consultant at the Ariel Group and has over 25 years of senior management, human resources, organizational effectiveness consulting and executive leadership coaching experience.   With a relationship- and results-oriented approach, he works with individuals and management teams ready to move to their next level of effectiveness.

His innovative and creative style allows clients to apply a new lens to current situations and his active listening skills, probing questions, as well as support and encouragement all help clients seize opportunities to try out new behaviors to meet their immediate and long-term goals.
He is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Organizational Behavior at Boston University’s Graduate School of Management.  Steven collaborated in creating “Coaching with Confidence,” named “one of the best corporate training programs of the year” by Human Resources Executive magazine.

In his coaching, leadership training and consulting activities, Steven has worked with AbitibiBowater, American Cancer Society, AkzoNobel, American Express, AstraZeneca, Bentley College, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Cummins, Genzyme, Harvard Business Review, Hearst Corporation, MIT Sloan School of Management, Moen, Pfizer, Portland Newspapers, Royal Bank of Scotland, Union of Concerned Scientists, Velcro, Volkswagen of North America, and Wellesley College.

Recent Coaching Assignments:

• Sr. Information Technology LeaderCoached senior-level information technology leader on three primary areas of desired behavior change that represented a blend of leveraging current strengths and closing the gaps between current and ideal skill levels: demonstrating managerial courage (especially in the arena of giving and receiving feedback), inserting himself more powerfully and effectively in leadership team meetings to add greater value, and developing others to grow new organizational leaders.

• Sr. Marketing & Sales Executive                                                                                            Coached senior marketing and sales executive through a process of understanding the discrepancies and inconsistencies between the “intent” and “impact” of his communication style and increasing his ability to “flex” his style to meet different situations, circumstances and individual needs more effectively.

• CEO, Human Resources Consulting FirmCoached CEO of Human Resources consulting firm prior to, during, and after the merger with another similar firm, to ensure this leader’s effectiveness in achieving the desired outcomes of the merger, including a smooth and effective transition, clarity of new senior leader roles and responsibilities, and the creation of a culture consistent with his values.

Education and Relevant Work Experience:

• BA degree in Psychology from the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY).Steven has held senior-level organizational effectiveness and learning and development positions in major corporations prior to developing his coaching practice. Corporate positions include, Senior Consultant, Workforce Effectiveness Group, BankBoston and Senior Human Resource Consultant, Learning and Development, FleetBoston Financial.

Additional Areas of Competence:

• Experienced in the design, facilitation, implementation, and evaluation of organizational development interventions to improve performance and effectiveness.

• Experienced in the design, development and delivery of leadership development learning workshops.

• Qualified to administer and interpret the results of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument, as well as Lominger’s 360-degree feedback instruments.

• Certified in the delivery of Ariel Group Experiential workshops in Leadership Presence. Experienced in facilitating senior level team meetings.

What Clients Say:

“In our work, Steven asked me the most thought-provoking questions; they challenged me to let go of my old ways of thinking and be much more creative in the way I approach issues now.  He was able to help me convey my ideas with more competence and myself with more confidence and to develop techniques for shifting more gracefully between the managing and leading aspects of my role.”
— Senior Internal Consultant, Financial Services Industry