Eric Wolff is
the founder of Wolff/Consult, a consulting firm that focuses on organizational
development, organizational health and effectiveness,true diversity and cultural proficiency,
and in partnership and leadership coaching. He teaches at Baruch College, CUNY - including A Systems Thinking Approach to Managing Change, Developing Productive Teams and Partnerships, and Contemporary Management Practice.
As a consultant I help organizations:
➢ To understand and develop their own distinct narrative based on their history and culture,
➢ To cultivate an effective leadership culture through task and role clarity,
➢ To develop organizational accountability through effective partnering of functional and hierarchical roles,
➢ To establish cultural and intellectual diversity through processes of differential communication.
As a leadership coach & consultant I help leaders:
➢ To define the character of their leadership,
➢ To develop those approaches and strategies that define their unique way of leading,
➢ To establish sustaining partnerships and alliances with and among senior leaders
➢ To develop and manage the relations with the variety of constituencies that can enable or defeat success
➢ To understand and lead the natural, nonlinear systemic processes that define the organization's evolution.
As a consultant I help organizations:
➢ To understand and develop their own distinct narrative based on their history and culture,
➢ To cultivate an effective leadership culture through task and role clarity,
➢ To develop organizational accountability through effective partnering of functional and hierarchical roles,
➢ To establish cultural and intellectual diversity through processes of differential communication.
As a leadership coach & consultant I help leaders:
➢ To define the character of their leadership,
➢ To develop those approaches and strategies that define their unique way of leading,
➢ To establish sustaining partnerships and alliances with and among senior leaders
➢ To develop and manage the relations with the variety of constituencies that can enable or defeat success
➢ To understand and lead the natural, nonlinear systemic processes that define the organization's evolution.
"I teach people to resolve conflict with themselves, amongst and with their employees. Most executives get entangled in various value systems as they try to navigate their world and choose effective actions. My work is aimed at supporting an effective and authentic synthesis of all the points of view necessary so that the executive can lead with confidence and peace of mind. This approach leads to the best customer service possible as well as better employee satisfaction and retention.
I coach people to develop their leadership as an extension of their natural predilections so that in leading they can be self assured and authentic. Leadership is a set of skills that are learned and honed in an ongoing developmental process – it is not a set of techniques or formulaic procedures".
Mr. Wolff’s approach to the work is interdisciplinary, believing that change and growth are best supported by the lessons of the real world which includes history, philosophy, art, literature, religion, and psychology as well as the specific experience of his clients. By incorporating the larger world into the process, the changes and growth produced are anchored to the larger world and not only the closed system of a single organization. The result is more meaningful and lasting change for both the organization and the individual.
Mr. Wolff’s approach to the work is interdisciplinary, believing that change and growth are best supported by the lessons of the real world which includes history, philosophy, art, literature, religion, and psychology as well as the specific experience of his clients. By incorporating the larger world into the process, the changes and growth produced are anchored to the larger world and not only the closed system of a single organization. The result is more meaningful and lasting change for both the organization and the individual.
Mr. Wolff has
a background in clinical and industrial psychology, and maintains a private
practice as a psychotherapist as well as the consulting practice. He has been
working in both fields for thirty years. He also has a background in Museology
and Education where he was himself a manager of a staff of 165 people. He has
also served as a leader of an international non-profit called Destination
Imagination which has Affiliates in all 50 states of the US and 40 other
nations in North America, Europe and Asia with a volunteer base of more than
30,000 people.
Before
founding Wolff Consult, Mr. Wolff was a founder and senior partner of The Group
for Advanced Management Training and co-author of the book; Managerial Magic,
Kendall Hunt Publisher 1988.
Mr. Wolff’s
clients range from Fortune 500 companies such as American Express and Paine
Webber, and City University of New York, to smaller world class organizations such as TKRG (Thomas Keller
Restaurant Group) and Rosa Mexicano, New York Live Arts, and to local community institutions such as
the Suffolk County Ethical Culture Society.
