Jennifer Robin, PhD

Consultant
jrobin@loebleadership.com
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Coaching Philosophy: “Coaching is the best way to personalize your leadership development, and I enjoy working with people at any point in their career – when searching for your next role, transitioning to a new role, considering larger changes in career direction, or simply leveling up within your current role. We focus on self-awareness, discovery and choice, and in the process, we solve problems and improve performance.”

Meet Jennifer Robin

Jennifer Robin, Ph.D. brings a unique blend of skills and experiences to her coaching and consulting engagements.  She is a psychologist, certified Life Design coach and Strategic Doing workshop leader, and an expert in leadership development, organizational culture, and strategic human resource management. During her career, Jennifer has served as a trusted advisor to dozens of leaders and leadership teams, designed and delivered academic curricula, managed operations in higher education, and led a School of Business as its dean. In her consulting practice, she has worked extensively in healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and professional services.

Jennifer is recognized as an expert in great workplaces. She is a former Senior Consultant and Advisory Practice Lead at Great Place to Work® Institute, and she has coauthored three books – No Excuses: How You Can Turn Any Workplace into a Great One (2013), The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters (2011) and A Life in Balance: Finding Meaning in a Chaotic World (2006).

Jennifer is an Affiliate Professor at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a former Professor of Management in the Foster College of Business at Bradley University.  Immediately prior to her current appointments, she served as the Dean of the School of Business at Southern Connecticut State University and Associate Dean at Bradley University.

Jennifer earned degrees in Psychology and Human Resource Management from the University of Northern Iowa, and her doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She is certified in Life Design® Coaching and Strategic Doing™ Workshops, and she is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and the Academy of Management.

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

  • American Psychological Association

  • Academy of Management

certifications

  • International Coaching Federation Professional Coach (PCC)

  • Co-Active Certified Professional Coach (CPCC)

  • Certified to administer most psychological assessments (e.g., EQi, MBTI) through advanced training in Psychometrics.

  • Certification in Life Design® Coaching and Strategic Doing™ Workshops

Professional Experience

  • Southern Connecticut State University School of Business, Dean

  • Bradley University, Associate Dean and Professor

  • Indiana University, Affiliate Faculty and Coaching Lead

  • Great Place to Work® Institute, Senior Consultant and Advisory Practice Lead

  • Tennessee Assessment Center, Coordinator and Assessor

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership Development, Coaching, and Mentoring

  • Executive Coaching

  • Workshop Design

  • Women’s Leadership

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Interpersonal Dynamics

  • Workplace Culture

  • 360 Assessments & Feedback

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • Performance Management

  • Enhancing Communication

  • Team Building

  • Team Leadership & Development

Education

  • Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee

  • BS in Psychology and Human Resource Management from the University of Northern Iowa

Coaching Engagements

Jennifer coaches leaders at all stages of their careers – during transitions to new industries and new leadership roles, during times of significant organizational change, and simply when leaders want to up-level their approach, style, and skills. For instance, she:

  • Coached a physician executive as he moved to a new organization and established himself as a credible leader in a larger organization with a broader scope of responsibility. Over this long-term engagement, he was named interim president of the hospital’s medical group, and designed and negotiated a meaningful subsequent role.

  • Coached a leader who was seen as direct and results-focused to balance her style with emotional intelligence. Over the engagement, she progressively took a more collaborative approach to problem-solving, and she was named director of her unit with a clear career path for progressive leadership responsibility.

  • Coached a new leader in effectively prioritizing, planning and managing time better overall, which led to increased capacity for strategic thinking and mentoring.

  • Coached a senior healthcare leader to shift his tendency to react emotionally with his team to a more productive and measured response. He also gained skills in repairing relationships when trust appeared to have been negatively affected.

  • Coached a leader in locating her next senior leadership role, positioning herself for success, taking the new positions, and creating her “First 90 days” plan for onboarding.

Presentations & Publications

  • Robin, J., & Burchell, M. (2013).  No Excuses: How You Can Turn Any Workplace into a Great One.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass. (Available on Audiobook.)

  • Burchell, M., & Robin, J.  (2011). The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.  (Translated into Bahasa Indonesian, Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish and available on Audiobook.)

  • Burchell, M., & Robin, J. (2011). The Great Workplace: Building Trust and Inspiring Performance.  San Francisco: Pfeiffer.

  • Stoner, C., and Robin, J. (2006).  A Life in Balance: Finding Meaning in a Chaotic World.  Lanham, MD: University Press.

  • Academic journal articles listed in Google Scholar

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