Sandy Reeser – Executive Consultant

The Executive Edge

Overview

Sandy is an experienced business consultant with the ability to deliver results. She has over 20 years of global experience aligning people, plans and processes to meet business objectives, particularly in the areas of organization design, process improvement, change management and human resource strategies. She is exceptional at framing business needs, identifying improvement opportunities, and delivering tangible solutions that align to business goals. She is committed to providing value-added coaching and consulting services, while building relationships and delivering superior client service.

Experience and Expertise

Prior to joining The Executive Edge®, Sandy led her own consulting company for more than 15 years, creating improvements for several Fortune 100 corporations. She also worked close to 10 years at Accenture in a variety of change management roles, including being responsible for large-scale culture initiatives across 23,000 employees spanning the US, Latin America and Canada. Additionally, Sandy served as an advising Partner for an executive coaching firm specializing in executive on-boarding. She has experience across various industries including telecommunications, healthcare, energy, technology, business services, education, and non-for profit organizations.

She has had recent, hands-on experience with the following key areas of expertise:

  • Culture Change
  • Change Management
  • Human Resource Strategy
  • Process Improvement
  • Organization Design
  • Talent Management, Succession Planning, Leadership Competency Definition

Sandy has spent her career assisting organizations in transforming by helping them understand where they want to go, what is getting in the way and key decision points needed to execute. She has done business consulting, change work and executive coaching in start-ups, existing organizations, mergers/joint ventures and in numerous industries. Her exceptional project management skills along with her ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across all organization levels has contributed to her success in delivering results.

She has worked with numerous clients including Accenture, AT&T, Baxter Healthcare, Exelon Corp, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Hewitt Associates, Learning Point Associates, Nicor Gas, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Prudential Financial Inc, Sears Roebuck, Tellabs, and T-Mobile.

Client Quotes

  • “I very much appreciate the work Sandy did and the coaching she provided on my 360 Feedback Process.  She framed the feedback in the context of our business and made the feedback very useful and insightful.  The feedback and her guidance was just what I needed to move on some things that have been rumbling around in my thoughts for a while.” Vice President, Human Resources
  • “Sandy was essential in helping me 'decode' my interactions with my boss, our CEO. She provided useful tools to help get us on the same page. She helped me understand my style and how to better read and respond to certain situations.” Vice President, Financial Practices
  • “Sandy is exceptional at thinking both strategically and tactically. She helps frame the big picture as well as how to operationalize. She is great at taking complex problems and communicating them in a clear, concise manner.” Vice President, Human Resources

Professional Certifications

  • The Executive Edge®: The Coaching AdvantEdge™
  • Myers Briggs Assessment (MBTI)
  • Five Dysfunctions of a team - Lencioni
  • 360 Leadership Feedback
  • Thomas-Killman Conflict Mode Instrument
  • Keirsey Temperament Sorter
  • Situational Leadership by Dr Paul Hersey and Kan Blanchard
  • Kotter Change Readiness Assessment

Education and Professional Associations

Sandy holds a B.S. in Business Administration-Organization Behavior from the University of Illinois. Additionally, she has taken Masters Coursework in Organization Development at Benedictine University. She is a member of the Organization Development Network as well as the Society for Human Resource Management. She was the Key Note Speaker for the August, 2004 Human Resource Management Association-Executive Session on Executive On-boarding. She was also a panel presenter in 2009 for the Chicago ODN Chapter session on Integrating Change Management with the Business.

More About Sandy

Sandy, her husband, and their three sons stay active with sports - baseball, basketball, and golf. They enjoy visiting the Major League Ball parks and to date have seen 16 of the 30 MLB parks. They also enjoy relaxing at their farmhouse in Wisconsin.

Learn More

For additional information about The Executive Edge®, please contact us at:
Phone: 1.630.404.2256
Email: info@theexecutiveedge.net
Web: http://www.theexecutiveedge.net/