Name: Richard Lee Tanenbaum, BCC, Ph.D.
Current Position: President, Behavior Consultants, Global Learning Partners LLC, LeaderLife Consulting
Education: Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Clinical Psychology (Adult and Child), Special Concentration, Organization Behavior (Old Dominion University)
M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, Clinical Psychology
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Psychology, Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
A licensed psychologist and board-certified coach (CCE Center for Credentialing and Education – Greensboro, NC), Dr. Tanenbaum has over 25 years’ experience providing leadership and organization development, executive coaching, training, facilitation, and change and conflict management services to a wide variety of private and public-sector organizations in the United States and internationally (India, France, Singapore, and South Africa most recently).
Richard incorporates a goal-driven, holistic, behavior-based perspective into his coaching, and delivers a broad range of leadership interventions, including live and web-based leadership development programs. Leveraging his training in organization behavior, psychology and the performing arts, Richard uses a wide variety of creative and engaging methods when delivering workshops and seminars designed to promote behavior change, including business theater.
Richard’s clients represent a broad array of private and public sector organizations and institutions; he has special expertise in working with organizations and individuals in the international financial, health care, and federal sectors, such as: The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, Johns Hopkins HealthCare (JHHC), INOVA Health Care System/Hospitals, The American Medical and Acupuncture Center, The Princeton Health Care System, The Richard Chandler Corporation (Singapore), Integrated Behavioral Care, Mercy Health System of Chicago, Millard Fillmore Health System, Occupational Health Corporation, Specific Diagnostics, the Treatment and Learning Centers, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Uniformed Services University, Under Armour, United Virginia Bank, University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON), Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA), United States Department of Defense, United States Secret Service, Office of Personnel Management, the Veterans Administration and all branches of the military.
Richard is certified to administer a wide spectrum of psychological and leadership-oriented assessment instruments, including: Benchmarks, 360 By Design, California Psychological Inventory, Campbell Leadership Index, Change Style Indicator, Conflict Dynamics Profile, Emotional/Social Competency Inventory, Firo-B, Hogan Assessments, Leadership Effectiveness Analysis, MBTI, Skillscope, Profilor, and The Workplace Big-5.
Relevant/Recent Experience
Leadership Coaching:
Executive Coach, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), Baltimore, MD: Provide executive coaching and assessment services for senior faculty.
Executive Coach, Johns Hopkins University Healthcare, Glen Burnie, MD: Provide executive coaching and assessment services for C-Suite level clients.
Executive Coach, Princeton Health Care System, Princeton, NJ: Administer a variety of assessment instruments and provide executive coaching services for VP, SVP and C-Suite level leaders.
Executive Coach, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD: Provide coaching services for mid-level and senior leaders.
Executive Coach, The International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC: Provide executive coaching for manager, director and senior leader personnel and specialize in preparing leaders for imminent promotions to senior level positions.
Executive Coach, The World Bank, Washington, DC: Provide individual and team coaching services for manager, director and senior leader personnel and provide team facilitation. Services involve face-to-face, telephone, and web-based formats.
Executive Coach, American University Key Executive Leadership Program, Washington, DC: Provide leadership assessment debriefing and executive coaching for senior level government employees within a wide variety of agencies.
Executive Coach, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC: Provided coaching services for senior leaders in a wide variety of organizations, including several federal agencies.
Executive Coach, National Leadership Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD: Provided assessment and coaching services and leadership development training for mid-level and senior managers in a variety of private and public sector organizations, including new Flag Officers in the NFLEX program.
Executive Coach, Under Armour, Baltimore, MD: Provided executive coaching for directors, VPs, and SVPs (including virtual) with respect to 360 assessment and development planning, overall leadership development and change management.
Executive Coach, INOVA Health Care, Falls Church, VA: Conducted 360-degree assessment inventories and executive coaching services for CEO, SVP, VP and director level personnel.
Executive Coach, The United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD: Managed a 360-degree assessment process for CEO and Senior Leadership Team and provided coaching with respect to strategic planning, reorganization and change management; facilitated team-building discussions.
Executive Coach, DMCCPA (Director of Management in Community College Policy and Administration) Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD: Provided individual and group coaching for doctoral students.
Executive Coach, Effective Leaders Program (University of Cape Town and Duke University), New Orleans, LA: Provided coaching Services and Business Theater Interventions for post-Katrina leaders in New Orleans.
Executive Coach, The Richard Chandler Corporation, Singapore: Provided executive coaching services to senior and mid-level leaders.
Executive Coach, The American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC: Provided coaching services to director level personnel.
The Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD: Coached active duty department heads and medical/clinical psychology students with respect to overall leadership development, patient care and behaviorally-based training in the areas of cultural competency and interpersonal/communications skills building
Executive Coach, Treatment and Learning Centers, Rockville, MD: Coached Director level personnel, and facilitated team-building and conflict resolution with senior management. Administered communications skills training to staff.
Organizational Development:
Consultant, University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON), Baltimore, MD. Conduct leadership development programs and related to training to nurses in the Nurses Leadership Institute.
Consultant, The Richard Chandler Corporation, Singapore: Provided organization development and leadership training services within a “positive psychology” framework.
Consultant, Inova Health Care Systems, Falls Church, VA: Developed, administered and debriefed 360 - degree assessment processes, and conducted intact team facilitation for senior leaders.
Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland National Leadership Institute (NLI), College Park, MD: Served as NLI’s Online Leadership Assessment Program facilitator for private and public sector organizations. 1999-2017.
Consultant, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Annapolis, MD. Managed a 360-degree assessment and executive coaching process for CEO and Senior Leadership Team, facilitated team-building discussions.
Consultant, Mercy Health System of Chicago, Chicago, IL: In charge of design and administration of a customized Leadership Development Survey, a 360-degree assessment/feedback instrument for managers. Provided individual and group feedback sessions, developed individualized comprehensive learning plans, coached managers relative to carrying out developmental tasks, identified management development needs and crafted training programs.
Consultant, Millard Fillmore Health System, Buffalo, NY: Designed and administered customized Survey of Leadership and Managerial Competencies, a 360-degree assessment/feedback instrument for managers. Provided individual and group feedback sessions, developed individualized comprehensive learning plans, coached managers relative to carrying out developmental tasks, and identified management development needs and proposed training programs.
Consultant, Value Options, Inc., Falls Church, VA: Provided consultation regarding the development of intact work teams, and assisted in streamlining administrative functions. Developed policies and procedures to ensure effective management of mental health benefits, delivered in-service training, and conducted utilization and management review of outpatient mental health services.
Consultant, Sarfino and Rhoades, Rockville, MD: Provided executive coaching/counseling to partner group, developed and implemented succession planning system for organization, and coached partners in training. Administered stress management and communications skills training for managers.
Consultant, Amwel, Inc., Greenbelt, MD: Interviewed and assessed prospective employees, and made recommendations for hiring. Facilitated monthly team-building meetings, and provided employee counseling as needed.
Consultant, Strategic Interactions, Inc., Vienna, VA: Served as trainer/facilitator for sexual harassment, diversity, and values training programs at several Fortune 100 companies.
Consultant, Integrated Behavioral Care, Springfield, VA: Assisted organization in creating effective work teams and streamlining administrative functions, developed policies and procedures to ensure effective management of mental health benefits, and conducted utilization and management review of outpatient mental health services.
Director, Corporate Services, Occupational Health Corporation, Rockville, MD: Oversaw the design, marketing and implementation of employee training, health promotion, and employee assistance programs for companies and organizations; administered comprehensive psychological services including psychological assessment, biofeedback, smoking cessation and weight reduction programs.
Consultant, Philip Morris, USA, Richmond, VA: Formulated assessment of potential strategies for executive succession planning, and developed and implemented assessment centers to identify potential supervisors. Evaluated, revised and conducted employee training programs, performed job analyses of manufacturing/factory positions and analyzed and standardized job application procedures. Served on a Career Counseling Task Force, and established, directed, and evaluated a comprehensive, research-based employee health promotion and stress management program.
Consultant, United Virginia Bank, Richmond, VA: Evaluated and revised performance appraisal system and devised a series of human resource workshops, including: Individual Development and Coaching and Counseling.
Leadership Training and Facilitation:
Design and deliver leadership, cultural competency, and communications training programs for public and private sector organizations, including federal agencies, and all branches of the military.
Design and deliver various leadership-related presentations for a wide spectrum of organizations on topics including conflict management, leadership influencing, positive psychology and leadership and networking.
Served as trainer/facilitator and coach for Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Leadership Development Programs Greensboro, NC.
Served as trainer/facilitator and coach for Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) leadership development programs and other customized leadership training programs through National Leadership Institute (NLI), UMUC, College Park, MD.
Served as Meeting Facilitator for National Academy of Sciences (NSA) Sackler Colloquium on the Science of Science Communication, Washington, DC.
Associate, OnlyConnect Consulting, Inc. OnlyConnect is an award-winning, nationally acclaimed firm specializing in leadership development, team performance, communication, and change, Bethesda, MD. (http://www.onlyconnectconsulting.com/onlyconnectconsb.html).
Faculty Appointments:
Faculty, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC: Serve as trainer/facilitator for Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) leadership development programs.
Director of Cultural Competency Education and Minority Student Training, Uniformed Services University Center for Health Disparities (NIH funded Center Grant), Bethesda, MD: Direct all operations of these two departments of the Center, assisted in outreach efforts with respect to minority students, and directed cultural competency training initiatives for active duty medical, nursing and psychology students and active duty health professionals.
Principal Investigator and Executive Director, Uniformed Services University Center for Health Disparities (NIH funded Center Grant), Bethesda, MD: As Director of Health Disparities Education and Training for the Center and Assistant Professor, directed all operations of the Center and specialized in using innovative, experiential methods to teach cultural competency, interpersonal skills, leadership, and communication effectiveness to active duty medical, nursing and psychology students and the full spectrum of active duty health professionals.
Adjunct Research and Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Medical/Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD: Provide leadership training, individual and group cultural competency training, and interpersonal/communications-based coaching for medical, nursing, and clinical psychology students.
Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland National Leadership Institute (NLI), University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD: Serve as Trainer, Assessment Instrument Feedback Specialist, and Coach for Leadership Development Programs. Serves as NLI’s Online Leadership Assessment Program facilitator.
Member, Executive Coaching Roundtable (http://executivecoachingroundtable.com/).