Theater Arts & Voice Acting
Creative Non-Fiction Writing
Poetry
GEORGIANA WOODLY
West Warwick,USA
Summary
To contribute my Organizational Development and HR Consulting experience in a coaching, leadership development, team building, training or organizational effectiveness role.
A highly qualified Organizational Development professional with over twenty years of experience in increasingly responsible Human Resource Development positions. Possess expertise in culture change methods and large-scale organizational transition, along with an extensive background in instructional design and delivery, leadership/team development, and leader coaching. Knowledgeable in needs assessments, multi-rater instrument design, competency modeling and group facilitation. Consulting and program development experience includes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, mediation/conflict management, executive coaching, performance management systems, succession planning and career development. Certified in multiple leader/team assessments, Targeted Selection and Behavioral Interviewing (DDI).
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Chief of People Culture and Equity
All Hands and Hearts
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Served as part of senior leadership team of a small non-profit disaster relief organization that operates internationally. Oversees HR services, Wellbeing initiatives, Team member engagement and DEI programs. Also responsible for analyzing, proposing, and executing culture alignment and transition strategies for ongoing organizational development.
Principal Organizational Development Consultant
Xcel Energy
06.2014 - 12.2022
- As part of the Talent Management staff, serves as OD consultant for senior leadership with Xcel Energy’s Corporate and Operations business units. Responsibilities include a range of consultative services including succession planning, organizational assessments, unit/team diagnostics, and development of intervention strategies optimizing leader competence and team performance. Develops strategies in support of culture change and creates competency models targeting desired behavior transition initiatives. Designs and delivers workshops and training modules in support of leader and operational excellence objectives. Manages and implements programs aimed at driving continuous improvement goals in both site and corporate environments. Provides leader and team consultations including career and development coaching.
- Designed and provided consultative support for a Nuclear Executive team to enhance leader effectiveness and cross functional collaboration. This program involved creation of customized leader competencies, and an associated multi-rater feedback metric to assess progress in reaching behavioral targets, resulting in measurable survey improvement.
- Provided consultative support for a site-wide recovery process mandated by an industry regulator. Spearheaded methods to identify and track leader transition competencies, and operationalize behavior change through leadership planning and development initiatives. Utilized survey assessments to provide leadership skills consultation and development coaching.
Consultant
INDEPENDENT TRAINER & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
03.2013 - 06.2014
- Conducted a private practice marketing training, facilitation, leader coaching, and consulting services. Skilled in conducting organizational diagnostics/assessments, and developing customized interventions in support of organizational change/transition, diversity competence, conflict management and team building. Creator and practitioner of the Culture Transition Mapping method to identify, and promote new organizational norms required for success.
Senior Organizational Development Consultant
LOCKHEED MARTIN
12.1995 - 11.2012
- Assigned under contract as an OD Consultant to work with the Eastern Service Area Headquarters of the Federal Aviation Administration. Have worked with senior management in launching large-scale organizational change initiatives, providing transition strategies and consultative support at the national and regional levels. Provides facilitation, meeting design and presentations for management meetings. Intervenes in situations of workplace conflict, providing mediation, unit assessments, team building and training in conflict management skills. Served in a variety of HRD capacities including leadership development/coaching, and performance improvement initiatives.
- In support of a large-scale culture change initiative, developed a methodology to identify, coach and measure core leadership competencies.
- Selected as senior consultant and subject matter expert to lead the renewal and stand-up/development of OD consulting services for the FAA’s Eastern Service Area.
- Performed a comprehensive organizational assessment praised by the client as the ‘clearest and most accurate analysis ever provided to the Division’. The assessment was used as a foundation for subsequent organizational improvement efforts in the Airway Facilities Southern Region.
- Designed and delivered a comprehensive, interactive three-day workshop on conflict management that has been presented in several lines of business. The program has received very favorable participant ratings.
- Designed a customized multi-rater feedback instrument used as a baseline for culture change and leadership alignment within Airway Facilities Southern Region and The Security and Hazardous Materials Division.
- Led staff of internal consultants in the development of a standardized intervention process used in acute situations of workplace conflict.
Education
Master of Science - Human Resource Development
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, GABachelor of Science - Psychology
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Bronx, NYSkills
- Strong knowledge of OD including PROCI based culture transition methods and adult learning theory Developed original models and methodologies in support of system-wide change and leadership development initiatives
- Designed and delivered training in a variety of subject areas including navigating conflict, performance management, effective communication skills, effective coaching skills, servant leadership
- Exceptional skills as a presenter, motivational speaker, coach, trainer and facilitator, consistently receiving outstanding participant evaluations
- Has conducted an independent practice as a consultant/trainer Client roster includes the United Family Life Insurance Company, the Center for Disease Control, The Coca Cola Company, International House of Pancakes, the Atlanta Housing Authority, the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault (GNESA) and the Black MBA Association
Certification
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Certification
- EQi (Emotional Intelligence) Certification
- DISC Certification
- Work Behavior Inventory (WBI) Certification
- Team Zones Assessment Certification
- Master Trainer Behavioral Interviewing Certification - DDI
- Diversity and Organizational Development Programs, National Training Labs (NTL)
- Creative Non-Fiction Writing Course, Lake Superior College, Duluth, MN
- Voice Over Essentials – Story Quest Sudios
Interests
Timeline
Chief of People Culture and Equity
All Hands and Hearts
01.2023 - 01.2025
Principal Organizational Development Consultant
Xcel Energy
06.2014 - 12.2022
Consultant
INDEPENDENT TRAINER & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
03.2013 - 06.2014
Senior Organizational Development Consultant
LOCKHEED MARTIN
12.1995 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Master of Science - Human Resource Development
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY