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Stephen Young

at IMS

Adjunct Assistant Professor/Senior Research Scientist Americas

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Stephen Young is the Senior Partner of Insight Education Systems, a management consulting firm specializing in leadership and organizational development services. As a recognized leader and foremost expert in this field, Mr. Young frequently consults with senior executives and management teams of Fortune 500 companies.

For more than a decade, Steve has been a featured speaker at business conferences worldwide. He is much sought after for his powerful and engaging presentation style. His widely acclaimed seminar MicroInequities: The Power of Small™ has been embraced by over 20% of Fortune 500 corporations in 35 countries, in every region of the world and is being touted by corporate America as the new paradigm for diversity and leadership.

His work has been published in numerous business articles and recognized in a wide range of business publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine and Harvard Business Review’s Management Newsletter. His program was also featured by Oprah Winfrey in two issues of her “O” Magazine.

McGraw-Hill published his top-selling book, Micromessaging: Why Great Leadership is Beyond Words.

As former Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Young managed the firm’s diversity strategy worldwide. Under his leadership, the company garnered numerous awards for its diversity initiatives, including the Catalyst Award, Fortune Magazine’s Top 50 Companies for Minorities Award, the Best Companies Award from Working Mother Magazine, and DiversityInc Magazine’s designation as the #1 company for diversity.

Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Stephen was Vice President for Diversity with Merrill Lynch. He is a former staff member of the Rutgers University Graduate School of Management, has served on the Diversity Committee for the United Way of America and as an Advisory Board member to the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Wall Street Project. He is the former Chairman of the Securities Industry Association’s Diversity Committee, and Board member of Scholastic’s Alliance for Young Writers and Artists. Additionally, he served on his local Board of Education.

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Steve uses analytics to help leaders and organizations increase their effectiveness. Steve’s past work with Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) has involved CCL’s Global Trend Research of 25,000 Leader Challenges and launching CCL’s newest leader analytics offering called CCL Fusion.

Prior to joining CCL, Steve was a researcher with Design Interactive in Orlando, FL where he was principal investigator and/or technical lead of several U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Homeland Security research and development contracts. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and The Leadership Quarterly and has also been featured in media outlets such as Harvard Business Review, CNBC.com, Chief Executive Magazine, and Sydney Morning Herald.

Current Role

Steve is a Senior Research Scientist within Global Research and Evaluation. In this role, he provides services that help accelerate return on leadership development investment including CCL Fusion.

He is also the principal investigator for a CCL research initiative called the Future of Leader Assessment that is focused on learning how three key trends (big data and analytics, virtual coaching tools, and user-driven assessment) can enhance assessment for development. Enhanced leader assessment tools have the potential to expand both the depth and breadth of self-awareness, accelerating leadership development outcomes.

Areas of Expertise

Employee Engagement, Empathy, Feedback, Leadership Development Evaluation, Leader Assessment

Educational Background

  • Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational psychology from Florida Institute of Technology; M.S. in Industrial/ Organizational psychology from Florida Institute of Technology; B.A. in Psychology and Political Science from the University of Connecticut.

Professional Affiliations

Steve’s professional affiliations include Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and North Carolina Industrial/Organizational Psychologists’ Group. He is also on the board of directors of the YWCA of Greensboro, NC.

Select CCL Publications

  • Using Predictive Analytics to Drive More Effective Leadership Actions
  • Give Your Leaders A Developmental Edge: The Power of Digitally Enabled Assessments
  • Problem Employees: Identify and Manage Them Before They Impact Your Business and Career
  • Busting Myths about Feedback: What Leaders Should Know
  • How Bosses Can Make or Break Leadership Development Efforts
  • CCL’s Global Trend Research of 25,000 Leader Challenges

Honors, Awards, and Grants

  • Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Principal Investigator, $80,000 USD, October, 2015.
  • Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Principal Investigator, $80,000 USD, July, 2015.
  • Journal of Management Development Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2015.
  • Top 5 Poster Presentation at IOOB conference in Orlando, FL, 2012.

Current Projects

  • Future of Leader Assessment
  • The Role of Developmental Climate and Learning Transfer

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