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Corporate Initiatives staff members are
business psychologists and specialists.
We have a practical understanding of the issues involved in building productive working relationships. We are skilled at creating high performance teams by teaching individuals how to reach common goals through shared vision and focus.
Corporate Initiatives appreciates the importance of recruiting and retaining employees to fit your company. We can strengthen your ability to select candidates best suited for particular jobs. We design workshops and training sessions that sharpen employee skills. We can determine sources of complacency and poor performance which may be holding your company back, while maintaining sensitivity to the many perspectives that must be considered before implementing a plan of action.
Our approach is built on high-quality, face-to-face feedback and research developed by industry experts. Our workshops are designed and implemented to provide customized exercises based on real-life situations which attendees may encounter the very next day on the job.
The use of these services reaffirms that a company's most valuable asset is its employees. It is imperative that they are understood, motivated, and developed to compete in a rapidly changing business environment. An investment in a sound and effective leadership training program will help companies develop the competitive edge needed to succeed in today's marketplace.
Moss A. Jackson, a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in the areas of Leadership and High Team Performace, has been practicing in this field since 1972. In 1976 he co-developed the Center for Psychological Services in Ardmore, PA. During the first ten years, his work focused in the areas of family therapy, family business, and conflict resolution.
In 1986 Jackson created Corporate Initiatives, a consulting company that worked with business owners. Between 1986-1996, he broadened his perspective into the areas of high performance at both the Leaership and Team levels. This work has focused on leadership, the power of partnership, teambuilding, high performance in business, effective communication and project management. For the last seven years, he has been asked to lead strategic planning retreats, train managers in high impact communication and conflict resolution skills, and to facilitate organization change brought on by changes in leadership, mergers and acquisitions.
Jackson is a skilled presenter at both the local and national levels. He is a "hands on" facilitator, speaker and workshop leader. He is an executive coach for many leaders in the Delaware Valley region. He is currently focusing on building powerful and effective organizational cultures through the discipline of selecting the right people for the job and developing them into loyal and productive employees once they are hired as salespeople, managers, or executives.
He conducts retreats and workshops for EMBA and MBA classes at Drexel University.
Judy Jackson
Judith Jackson has been with Corporate Initiatives since 1992, and in clinical practice since 1983. A licensed clinical psychologist with a doctorate in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Jackson has specialized training in Couples Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, EMDR and Family Therapy. She works with individuals, couples and families in her clinical practice. As part of the Corporate Initiatives team, Jackson applies her training and expertise in Corporate Coaching, Team Building, Communications Training, and Relationship Skills.
Dr. Jackson’s clinical experience includes counseling positions at Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic (1983-4); Saint Joseph’s University (1986-7); Philadelphia State Hospital (1987-8); and University of Pennsylvania Women’s Center (1991-6).
At Corporate Initiatives, Jackson focuses on working with organizations and individuals to create high performance business relationships that allow those businesses and individuals to thrive. Her personal commitment to excellence and empowering others to reach their highest potentials makes her an integral part of the Corporate Initiatives team.
Ken Lichtenstein
Ken Lichtenstein has worked for 25 years in the area of people development. He is experienced in effectively developing leaders, teams, and organizational units. He has coached individual contributors, managers and executives. Ken has delivered these services working in and consulting to well known companies (e.g., General Electric, Allstate Insurance) as well as smaller organizations, in a multitude of industries (e.g., Financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, chemical, retail). Ken also was closely involved in some of the GE’s cultural changes that have become a standard in U.S. business. He did that in his management capacity at GE’s corporate management institute and in a number of operating business positions.
Ken has successfully assisted companies from broadly changing their cultures, increasing team effectiveness, to coaching individuals to improve their work performance. He understands the challenges of business from the inside, having spent most of his career living day to day with critical business challenges. He has also gained a valuable marketplace perspective from consulting to multiple businesses.
Ken has earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, an MSS in Clinical Social Work from Bryn Mawr College, and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Drexel University, all in the greater Philadelphia area. Ken has also completed advanced coursework in Organizational Development and Human Resources at New York’s Columbia University, and has been a senior member in a national entrepreneurial/leadership community for 14 years, called AJInet. Community members fly from around the world to San Francisco to participate in the quarterly development conferences.
Ken has a unique blend of academic credentials, and 25 years of experience, that enable him to do very effective work, drawing equally from the world of business and of behavioral sciences.
Eve Orlow
In 1986, Dr. Orlow began her three-year involvement with the University of the Arts, and also began her career as a psychologist at the Center for Psychological Services. She has been appointed a member of the PA State Board of Psychology (2005-present), a Custody Evaluator in Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, an Expert Witness for the Department of State (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2004-2005), and a Beasley School of Law Guest Speaker (1998-present). She provided direction, energy, and creativity from 1979-86 as the Director of the Learning Resource Center (Philadelphia), which provided psychological and professional support.
Eve Orlow established her dedication to psychology and education at Temple University (B.S., Education, Ed.D., Educational Psychology) and the distinguished University of Pennsylvania (M.S., Education, M.S., Psychological Services).
Dr. Orlow’s professional affiliations include the American Psychological Association, the Pennsylvania Psychology Association, the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists, American College of Forensic Examiners Diplomate, and the Southeast Pennsylvania Association of Custody Evaluation, which she founded.
Dr. Orlow has been with Corporate Initiatives since its inception, providing services to colleges, universities, non-governmental agencies and private corporations.
Peter Kolson
Peter A. Kolson, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, specializes in consultation to business, organizations and industry. Dr. Kolson earned his masters and Doctoral degrees at Hahneman University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently, he is licensed to practice both in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Since 1981, Dr. Kolson has provided a variety of psycholgical consulting services to businesses of all sizes in the service, manufacturing, non-profit and profit sectors. Dr. Kolson specializes in personnel and executive assessment, management and career development, employee counseling and stress management.
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