“Professional purpose: Provide a personalized approach focused on enhancing leadership skills, self-awareness and overall effectiveness. I gain great joy from helping individuals move from a current state to a desired state of being.”
Randy currently serves as an executive coach and facilitator for many of the Partnership’s leadership development programs. He is a highly experienced human capital strategist with international, public, private and academic experience who has demonstrated the ability to coach, consult with and facilitate diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success.
His experience during and after his federal service includes coaching primarily in the areas of leadership development; career planning and transition; job search strategies; employee relations; conflict management; workforce and succession planning; organizational and individual performance management; and employee engagement.
Randy’s ability to ask insightful questions, provide constructive feedback and offer valuable perspectives enables his clients to adopt skills and behaviors to support professional advancement and enhanced leadership competencies. Randy nurtures self-awareness and guides clients to set and achieve meaningful goals through confidentiality, trust-building and a results-oriented approach.
His clients report a profound sense of personal fulfillment and peace of mind after working with him. His measured and pragmatic approach is an ideal fit for leaders who find themselves in overdrive with a lack of resources and constant demands on their time and attention.
Experience
Held leadership positions at the departments of Commerce, Transportation, Homeland Security and Justice, and served for more than 30 years in the federal government. Served as chair of the Interagency Chief Learning Officer Council for six years.
Highly experienced human capital strategist with international, public and academic experience who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success. Expertise and innovative practice in leading departmentwide (Cabinet-level) human capital initiatives such as learning and leadership development; strategic planning; diversity and inclusion; functional integration; shared-services; human capital business systems; workforce analytics and succession planning; organizational and individual performance management; and human resource programs design and evaluation. Proven problem-solver who combines leading people skills with technical and business expertise to successfully implement large-scale organizational transformation.
Executive coach and recognized leader in the federal human resources and learning and development communities; frequent speaker at private and public conferences and meetings; and co-author of “Getting Results Through Learning,” with circulation of over 800,000 copies across federal, state and local governments as well as the private sector.
Education, Training and Certifications
- Master’s degree in Counseling (University of Wisconsin)
- Bachelor’s degree in Music Education (Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music)
Assessment Experience
Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i); DiSC; Public Service Leadership 360 Assessment; OPM Leadership 360 Assessment; Strong Interest Inventory; Work Values Assessment; Single-Session Coaching and One-At-A-Time Coaching Certification (Windy Dryden) SOAR Facilitator Certification Program (Chalmers Brothers)
Personal
Randy and his wife live in Naples, Florida. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, golf, circuit training, and listening to and playing music (percussionist).