Pam Erhardt, Ph.D.

Focused Areas:

Leadership Development
Emotional Intelligence
Optimized Organizations

Pam Erhardt, Ph.D.

Managing Partner

“I work with leaders who want to master the internal dynamics of leadership – self-awareness, curiosity, resilience, shaping the impact of their behavior on others, fostering productive relationships, and creating optimal teams.”

Pam is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in leadership, coaching and consulting. Having led teams herself, Pam understands the pressures of profitability, growth, and managing quality. She seamlessly links leadership skills and competencies with each leader’s internal values, assumptions, and attitudes in shaping an effective leadership style.

Pam is a trusted advisor among leaders because she helps them find clarity and focus critical to being effective in complex and quickly changing times. Drawing on her extensive business, academic, and leadership experience, Pam focuses on the successful integration of mindful leadership practices, human performance, and business strategy.

She has coached across a broad spectrum of industries including biotechnology, aerospace and defense, health care, financial services, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations. She holds a B.S. in Health Science, a M.A. in Organizational Development, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology.

Testimonials

With Tom’s help, I have become a more effective communicator, have been able to clearly define and get adoption of my group’s strategy, and develop a more personal and authentic leadership style.

CIO, Fortunate 500
CPG Company

Pam is a silver-tongued mind reader. She exudes warmth while observing every possible detail. As a coach, she build mountains of trust, then delivers perspective shifting challenges.

T. Henschel, President,
Essential Communications

My work with Pam has made me a healthier, happier leader, husband, father, and friend. She has a velvet hand, but is laser focused and incredibly insightful. Our team owes you our thanks for meeting our organizational goals this year!

Physician Leader,
US Healthcare System

Over the past year, you helped me attain some very important goals – like the transition to a healthier happier sense of well-being. I really appreciate all of your effort and so do my team mates and family. You work with our leadership group continues to make our company a better place to work and lead.

J Hahn, CIO, L3 Communications

Arnold and I cannot begin to thank you enough for speaking at the California Governor’s Conference on Women and Families. We so appreciate the time and talent you contributed to making this an exceptional day for our audience of over 10,000 women and 500 high school girls who attended.

Maria Shriver - Former First Lady
of California

Coaching has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my professional training. It has significantly enhanced my influencing skills and my strategic thinking.

Gulshan Shaver - Perlegen Sciences, Inc.

Coaching provided the direction and support to explore my performance and behaviors. So often we don’t take the time to work through the impact of events on our leadership style, let alone our lives. Pam took me through the events and helped me pull apart the lessons.

Dr. Paul Silka

The event was a great success and Lois was a HUGE hit! I am getting many requests for her book from women who have heard about how practical she was in her guidance. We would love to have her back in the spring when she publishes her next book.

Jessica Lennon Whitney - Manager, Diversity & People Development at Time Warner Inc.

Given the opportunity to have a coach, I was able to work on rough spots enabling me to transition from a tactical focus to strategic leadership.

D. Viera - Director LM 21 Operating Excellence at Lockheed Martin

Coaching helped me increase my level of self-confidence significantly. As a result I have been able to put together the best, most effective team on the planet!

N. Schoephoester - Manager, Philanthropy & Community Services at ConocoPhillips, Alaska

I wanted to personally thank you for such a fantastic talk last week. We have had great positive feedback from the attendees and many of them have said they are going to purchase your book(s)! We would love to review your other workshops / keynotes for possible future events and many of us are anxiously awaiting your NICE GIRLS DON’T GET RICH book / talk!

Lisa Anselmino, Ph.D. - Director, Global Licensing at Abbott Laboratories

I have integrated executive coaching into my overall leadership development strategy; it has helped me make smart decisions and manage effectively.

C. Regalado - Vice President of Programs at the California Wellness Foundation

Dr. Pam Erhardt is an amazing coach. She is wise, knowledgeable, intuitive, personable, and has an innate ability to clearly address, understand and focus on the appropriate issues that can best grow her clients – at least that was the case for me. She quickly understood my nature, my strengths and weaknesses, and was honest in her assessment of what it would take to make me a better leader. I highly recommend her and would welcome the opportunity to speak on her behalf.

Donald R Avery - CEO at Fairview Park Hospital

Thank you for your outstanding presentation...Your talk exceeded all our expectations. The feedback I received was that your presentation was the best our group has ever hosted! Days after your talk, attendees stopped me in the hallway to say you really touched them and how they started to implement the ‘coaching tips’ you provided.

Sandra McMahan - Steering Committee, Women’s Intrinsic Network (WIN) at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Leadership can be a lonely business. The higher you go, the more difficult it is to get honest feedback. Pam’s perspective and insight made her an ideal thought partner. She had the courage and insight I needed to grow as a leader.

Nick Wright – CEO

Pam has helped me work through a career change. She partnered with me to identify my strengths and weaknesses, to root out my short and long term goals and recommended potential industries to pursue. I trust Pam and count on her for sound advice. For Pam, coaching is a passion, not just a way to make money.

Shelley Whitehouse - MBA at Drucker School of Management

It's all about relationships in the work place, coaching has given me an edge in developing strong, positive relationships with coworkers.

N. Stoll - Customer Service at McMaster