Steven Holt

Areas of Expertise:

Executive Coaching for Learning, Development, Performance and Results
Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development Consulting
Interactive Group Facilitation
Design and Delivery of Corporate Training
Environmental and Culture Scans

Typical Engagements:

Coaching for the new manager, upper-middle management, and executive levels
Leadership development training and consulting for individuals and teams
Facilitation of strategic meetings and interventions, including leadership team retreats
High performing/high potential talent development
Team Building

Industry/Functional Experience

Pharmaceutical
Financial Services
Bio-tech and Manufacturing
Not-for-Profit

Prior to his consulting and coaching work, Steven served in full-time senior Human Resources leadership positions in two of New England’s largest financial institutions, including Senior Consultant, Workforce Effectiveness Group, BankBoston (where he consulted internally on bank-wide diversity strategies, work/life initiatives, career development and performance management; he was also responsible for the design and implementation of training and education for domestic employees) and Senior HR Consultant, Learning and Development, FleetBoston Financial (where he was responsible for thought leadership, strategic planning and implementation of learning and development processes and programs, with a focus on leadership development).

Steven is an award-winning photographer, an avid gardener, and an adventure traveler; he has trekked in the Himalayas of Nepal, white-water rafted in the American Southwest and sea kayaked off the coast of Mexico to watch the gray whale migration.

Steven received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Rochester and received additional training in clinical counseling skills, diversity/inclusion, quality management, understanding sexual harassment, corporate culture change, values-based leadership, improvisational theater, MBTI interpretation, Innovative Intelligence, organizational development and leadership development.