Background

Complementing his expertise as a psychologist and consultant, Lou has a strong corporate business background as a Human Resource senior executive in Fortune 100 companies. This exceptional combination enables him to assist organizations leverage their Human Capital talent by growing leadership power and collaboration throughout all management levels. Through assessment and coaching, Lou assists executives and managers leverage their personality strengths and mitigate potential derailer behaviors to maximize their value to the organization.

Previous Experience

Lou has held senior executive positions as Vice-President of Human Resources in Fortune 100 companies in the financial services and retail sectors in both the United States and Canada. As a former faculty member of the Division of Executive Development at the Schulich School of Business, York University, he has developed and taught senior executive leadership development programs. Through his research as an organizational psychologist, he has emerged as one of North America's top authorities on how to assess and leverage personality traits for more effective leadership and collaboration.

Publications & Affiliations

Lou is an internationally recognized thought leader on collaborative leadership based on his coauthored business book "Collaborate to Compete: Driving Profitability in the Knowledge Economy". He has given keynote presentations on leadership and collaboration to business audiences based on his book in major cities in Canada and the United States. He recently coauthored, with Dr Robert Hogan "Business Susceptibility to Consulting Fads: The Case of Emotional Intelligence in A Critique of Emotional Intelligence: What are the problems and how can they be fixed?". Lou is a full professional member of the American Psychological Association, a professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and the National Speakers Association in the United States.

Education

Lou is a full Registered Psychologist and holds a Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards of the United States and Canada. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.A. in Psychology from Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia. His B.A. in Psychology is from Duquesne University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Personal Note

"As a new medium of communication, the Internet has changed the nature of our societies and organizations on a global basis more profoundly than the Industrial revolution through its democratization of knowledge and the lightening speed of communication. Organizations must learn that the manager/leader dichotomy is now spurious-successful organizations need to empower managers at every level to act as collaborative leaders. Individuals need to learn that to become effective leaders, they must develop a deep understanding of their personality strengths and challenges so they can successfully build and maintain high-performing collaborative teams."