Darren Overfield helps executives become more effective leaders and teams improve their performance by developing the behaviors and mindsets required for business success in an environment that is increasingly complex and fast-paced.
Darren is a confidential adviser and impartial sounding board who provides candid feedback, balanced with the support necessary for executives to take the risks inherent in change and to grow as leaders and as people. He has helped leaders facing a variety of challenges, including:
• Increasing executive presence (SVP Product Development, Fortune 250 financial services firm)
• Developing an inclusive management style (CIO, Global 500 industrial machinery company)
• Building a high-performing leadership Read more
Darren Overfield helps executives become more effective leaders and teams improve their performance by developing the behaviors and mindsets required for business success in an environment that is increasingly complex and fast-paced.
Darren is a confidential adviser and impartial sounding board who provides candid feedback, balanced with the support necessary for executives to take the risks inherent in change and to grow as leaders and as people. He has helped leaders facing a variety of challenges, including:
• Increasing executive presence (SVP Product Development, Fortune 250 financial services firm)
• Developing an inclusive management style (CIO, Global 500 industrial machinery company)
• Building a high-performing leadership team (Division Pres. & leadership team, global pharma org.)
• Improving listening and coaching skills (CIO, Fortune 1000 retail company)
• Dealing constructively with conflict (VP Innovation & leadership team, Fortune 500 company)
His style is collaborative and pragmatic, informed by hands-on management experience tackling tough business problems, blended with a practical way of applying research-based psychology to the workplace. Darren is an author, speaker, and researcher on the subjects of leadership and teams, having written articles for a range of publications including Harvard Business Review online, Chief Learning Officer, Consulting Psychology Journal, and The Psychologist-Manager Journal.
Prior to becoming an organizational consultant, Darren held management positions at General Electric (GE) and Genworth Financial in IT, Marketing, and as a Six Sigma Black Belt. He earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia and an MBA from North Carolina State University.
