Michael A. Couch

I like to help businesses (for profit and nonprofit) to grow.

I've made a career out of improving the effectiveness of organizations, as an internal consultant, a business executive, and now in my own consulting practice. Starting from a graduate degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, I has over 30 years experience working on a wide range of organization challenges at the team, facility, division and corporate levels, bridging the gap between evidence and practice.

In additional to my talent management and organization effectiveness background, I have the unique experience of being the Managing Director for a Strategic Business Unit as well as heading up Order Fufillment including Manufacturing, Customer Service, Materials Management, Production Planning, Inventory Management and Logistics. I have over 25 years experience with continuous improvement initiatives, from Quality Circles to Lean Six Sigma, and has led company-wide Lean Manufacturing implementations.

I am an experienced facilitator and am certified in Compression Planning® by The Compression Planning Institute. I have designed and facilitated sessions of all types – from small teams to groups over 200, from short 1- 2 hour sessions to multi-day events – in a wide variety of industries.

Since its founding in 2007, I have served over 50 clients in a wide variety of industries, both domestic and global, and for-profit and non-profit.

I enjoy speaking and have presented to audiences of all sizes on a variety of business and strategic talent management topics.

I am the co-author of Strategy-Driven Leadership: The Playbook for Developing Your Next Generation of Leaders be published by Francis & Taylor. I am a regular contributor to business and talent management publications such as the HR Strategic Review, The Linkage Leader, HR Perspectives, TeQ, SHRM OnLine, and Talent Management Magazine. I am a certified Human Capital Strategist by the Human Capital Institute and a Senior Professional in HR by the Society for Human Resources Management.

You can learn more about me at my website: www.mcassociatesinc.com