Traaen and Associates, LLC
Michael J. Vandermark, Ph.D.
Dr. Michael Vandermark is a licensed industrial/organizational psychologist, author, speaker and facilitator who consults with mid-level and senior executives in the following areas:
| • Leadership Development | • Individual Assessment/Coaching | • Executive Coaching |
| • Career Development | • Spirit in the Workplace | • Quality of Work Life |
| • Change Management | • Meeting Planning/Facilitation | • Research Methods |
| • Preventative Stress Management | • Job Satisfaction | • Organization Diagnosis |
| • Community Building | • Management/Executive Development | • Keynote Speaking |
| • Performance Management Systems | • Teambuilding | • Succession Planning |
| • 360° Feedback Systems | • Group Process Facilitation | • Organization Diagnosis |
Dr. Vandermark also provides coaching services for groups and teams, especially related to new team start-ups, team goal setting and role clarification, team conflict management, and work process redesign for groups. He is also an expert in the area of the psychological impact of restructuring and downsizing on human performance and how to re-spirit a radically changed workplace.
His engagement experience has included a comprehensive organizational diagnosis of a major U.S. airline, to include acted-upon recommendations related to redesign of information systems practices, the redevelopment of customer service strategy, the design and implementation of more effective training and development systems and the improvement of the executive team's communication process. He has provided executive coaching, leadership and career development strategies for hundreds of executives including CEOs and all other members of top management teams.
Some of Dr. Vandermark's other engagements have included mission and vision development for Fortune 100 organizations and in the health care industry, the development of individual and group performance plans, succession planning, empowerment tactics, work redesign, self-directed teams, selection and retention programs, and collaborative redesign initiatives.
Prior to the start-up and incorporation of Vandermark & Associates, Inc., Dr. Vandermark served as Vice President and Staff Psychologist for Drake Beam Morin, Inc., the world's largest outplacement and human resources consulting firm. He was responsible for psychological assessment and career consulting, new program design and implementation, staff education and development, and management of DBM's Executive Education Series, a series of adult learning events designed specifically for executives throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. Prior to working with DBM, Dr. Vandermark served as Corporate Consulting Psychologist for America West Airlines and as an Organization Development practitioner for St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.
In 1996 Dr. Vandermark published Wall Street & Wildflowers: Choices About Life in Corporate America. In the book he offers over 200 pragmatic suggestions for increasing effectiveness and contribution in the workplace. He is continually called upon to speak about his writings and to inspire and encourage leaders, as well as employees, to integrate business strategy with personal dreams and desires. He is also the author of ERA III Leadership, and, along with Deepak Chopra, MD, Spirituality in the Workplace.
A former U.S. Air Force and airline pilot, Dr. Vandermark received his Master's degree in Human Development and his Doctorate in Human and Organizational Systems from the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California. He went on to become a licensed psychologist in Arizona (license #1708) in 1990 and in Minnesota (license #LP1177) in 1992. He is a member of the faculty of the University of Phoenix where he designs and teaches a variety of online courses in the Doctor of Management program in Organizational Leadership, as well as the Master’s in Business Administration and the Master’s in Organizational Management programs. He is also an online faculty member for the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and Capella University in Minneapolis.
Partial List of Organizations Served
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| Industry | Company | Service Provided |
| Airline | America West Airlines | Developed and implemented crew team training program for 800 pilots and 2400 flight attendants |
| Education | Texas Education Agency | Facilitated redesign of a department of 115 people |
| High Tech | American Express | Facilitated executive teambuilding and issue census for 20 Amex teams related to large scale changes and integration |
| Finance & Investing | Charles Schwab | Organizational Diagnosis for training and development department; org redesign |
| Manufacturing | Allied Signal – Honeywell | Effectiveness diagnosis for corporate HR and corporate Finance departments |
| Banking | First Union Bank | Conflict management and teambuilding for top management IT executives |
| Healthcare | St. Joseph’s Medical Center | Multiple diagnostic interventions related to teamwork and executive development |
| Health & Well Being | The Chopra Center | Developed and implemented spirit-in-the workplace programs |
| Sales | Insight Enterprises | Taught 12 teams how to diagnose and remedy organization effectiveness related problems |
| Construction | Del Webb Corporation | Developed and implemented year-long executive leadership institute |
| Utilities | City Public Service of San Antonio | Diagnosed change readiness related to implementation of high tech (SAP) program |
| Telecommunication | AT&T | Aided in preparation for downsizing and related employee transitions |
| Church | Unity of Phoenix | Taught course on how to apply universal truths in the workplace |
| Not for Profit | American Cancer Society | Diagnosed organization effectiveness of Phoenix chapter |
| City Government | City of Scottsdale | Provided individual coaching to city top leadership |