Brian Underhill

Brian O. Underhill, Ph.D. is an industry-recognized expert in the design and management of worldwide executive coaching implementations. Brian holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in organizational psychology from the Alliant International University and a B.A. psychology from the University of Southern California. Brian is the co-author of Executive Coaching for Results: The Definitive Guide to Developing Organizational Leaders (Berrett Koehler: 2007).

He is the Founder of CoachSource and the Alexcel Group, and previously spent 10 years managing executive coaching operations for Marshall Goldsmith. Brian’s executive coaching work has successfully focused on helping clients achieve positive, measurable, long-term change in leadership behavior.

He has also helped pioneer the use of ―mini- surveys‖—a unique measurement tool to help impact behavioral change over time. His clients have included Agilent Technologies, AT&T, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), California State Automobile Association (CSAA), Dell, Johnson & Johnson, MGM/Mirage, Microsoft, and Unum. His pro-bono work has benefitted various nonprofit and faith-based organizations. He is an internationally sought-after speaker, addressing The Conference Board, Linkage, and regional ASTD, SHRM HRPS, PCMA events.

URL: www.coach-source.com/forcoaches

How Corporations Source and Screen Executive Coaches: War Stories from the Trenches

Brian Underhill has spent 12 years screening executive coaches worldwide and has the scars to prove it! Hear the "behind the scenes" stories in building a pool of over 750 coaches in 39 countries (including most Asia-Pacific countries) to serve multi-national corporations' executive coaching requests. Learn what corporations and executives look for in coaches, and where they are going to find them. Learn how to build your organization's pool of executive coaches into the best available. Learn how to distinguish yourself as a coach to be more appealing to MNC’s coaching programs.