Marilyn is a recognized expert in executive leadership development, talent management, & organizational development where she helps global companies to lead change/transformation & people to thrive in dynamic environments. Originally from the US, her studies spanned both sides of the pond, but Europe has been her home & place of work for 25+ years. Fluent in German & English and well-versed in French, she has worked in 35 countries from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies
Marilyn started as an entrepreneur, establishing a consultancy for intercultural communication & team collaboration. Clients included BMW, Siemens, Toshiba, AEG, Knorr Bremse, German Chamber of Commerce. She also served as adjunct faculty at University of California SD & Indiana University. Later, she took on various HR leadership roles in startups/mid-size companies (Xerion, Netviewer, Coriant) and then in global companies (GE, Sanofi). Her experience spans across many industries: IT, Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Marilyn’s “forte” is designing & delivering 30+ leadership programs as well as hundreds of change & innovation workshops. Her work has touched thousands of global leaders and teams. With a fit-for-purpose design approach that helps organizations successfully implement strategic objectives, she draws upon a treasure-trove of credentials: PhD coursework in Organizational Change, Master’s Degree Germanic Literatures & Culture Studies, augmented by coaching & psychometric certifications (MBTI, DiSC, EQ-i, IDI, Hogan), and leverages approaches like Appreciative Inquiry, Design Thinking, LEGO Serious Play, LEAN, 6 Sigma, Agile
In parallel, Marilyn shares her thought leadership on the speaking circuit addressing topics of Virtual and Remote Leadership, Agility, Culture Transformation and Innovation for Franklin Covey, EFMD, HRCore, and Manpower. She also published academic research on Process Design for project leaders from a Psychological Perspective
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