Meet Our Leadership Coaches

Before founding 3D Group, he worked for Ameritech and a test publishing subsidiary of National Computer Systems where he developed and validated many widely used selection systems and created dozens of customized hiring systems for Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Rose has taught undergraduate courses ranging from statistics to group dynamics and recently co-edited and authored The Handbook of Strategic 360 Feedback from Oxford University Press.  He was also the lead author of Hire Better Teachers Now: Using the Science of Selection to Find the Best Teachers for Your School from Harvard Education Press.  His work has been published in academic journals including Journal of Business and Psychology, Organizational Research Methods, Journal of Educational Research, Evaluation Review, Current Psychology, and Talent Quarterly.  Dr. Rose has been quoted in numerous media outlets, such as Forbes, Financial Times, National Public Radio, Chicago Sun Times, Crains Chicago Business, and Financial Executives International.

Dr. Rose received his Doctoral degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from DePaul University with a minor in Organizational Effectiveness Technologies.  When he isn’t helping leaders and organizations to be more effective, teaching or writing, Dr. Rose can be found competing in regional and national backgammon tournaments, riding his bicycle, or cheering on his daughter’s softball team.

Anne works with leaders at all levels from the C-suite to first-time managers. Her coaching work includes helping leaders gain fresh perspectives on their challenges and understanding the leadership behaviors and dynamics that create high performing teams.  She has a passion for working with women leaders helping them to be more effective, visible, influential and acquire the tools to lead and live authentically.

Anne uses 360 Feedback, stakeholder interviews, and team and personality assessments to help her clients see themselves more clearly and gain insight into how they behave, react and interact with others and learn new ways to respond. Her strengths lie in asking insightful questions and creating a space for leaders to work through their challenges, to become open to constructive feedback, and to think strategically about their organization and career.

Anne has over two decades of experience as a global HR leader and coach.  Her direct industry experience includes consumer packaged goods, aerospace manufacturing, professional services, information technology, and healthcare.  Anne earned her Master of Science degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University in San Diego and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Kansas.  Anne’s coaching has been featured in Forbes and she has presented at numerous professional conferences on the topics of employee engagement, organization design, and executive coaching.

Teresa has broad knowledge and skill in her specialty areas of executive coaching, organization development, talent management and performance assessment. In addition, she has demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating initiatives that optimize human talent and increase organizational effectiveness.

As an executive coach, Dr. Pappas works with both individuals and groups. Throughout, she demonstrates a proven ability to establish rapport quickly and develop credible and trusted relationships. She has coached all levels of leaders within organizations, including C-suite executives, to increase: leadership awareness, performance, accountability, and positive behavioral change in executing toward end goals. She has aided clients by maximizing their innate potential in the areas of: employee relationships, communication skills, leadership effectiveness, and personal development. Dr. Pappas includes individual assessments (as appropriate) as part of the leadership coaching process, including both 360 degree feedback as well as other diagnostics (e.g., MBTI, HBDI, DiSC).

Teresa’s coaching style enables individuals and groups to envision the outcomes they want and then develop specific strategies to reach their goals. Clients attest to Dr. Pappas’ engaging, collaborative, and skillful coaching style that meets them where they are and helps them to grow and develop. Teresa’s approach is to be fully present in the coaching moment, offer perspective, challenge assumptions and ask questions based on insight. She encourages clients to stretch to fill the gap between where they are currently and where they want to be. Dr. Pappas coaches successful professionals who are focused on their continual growth and development of leadership skills. In addition, she expects clients to be active participants in the leadership coaching process and demonstrate a genuine commitment to confidential coaching goals and associated actions.

Working across various industries, Teresa has held positions at Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Volkswagen of America, Inc., Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Pearson Performance Solutions (formerly McGraw Hill/London House). She has taught various undergraduate and graduate courses and is currently an adjunct faculty member with the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, teaching Research Methods for Management. Teresa received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology and her B.S. in Applied Psychology from Loyola University Chicago (Magna Cum Laude). She has presented papers nationally to the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Society, and has published in the Journal of Business and Psychology. Teresa resides in Vernon Hills, Illinois with her husband and two daughters.

Elna partners with clients to align their leadership strategy with their business objectives, and creates solutions that attract, motivate and retain key leadership talent. Dr. Hall has consulted across four continents on leadership issues.

Whether supporting a Fortune 50 corporation or a community nonprofit agency, Elna brings a results orientation to the leadership coaching experience. She knows that when leaders are focused on the right objectives and armed with the right skills, they can engage a workforce to produce extraordinary outcomes. Elna also believes that regardless of the size of an organization or the challenges it is experiencing, the core principles of results-driven leadership remain the same. It is her objective as a leadership coach to help leaders prioritize their focus on those core areas, and to understand the impact that their leadership behaviors have on their organization’s overall business performance.

Elna has particular expertise in acting as a trusted advisor to managers during periods of extraordinary organizational change. She has coached clients during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, layoffs and division launches. Through these varied experiences, Dr. Hall has seen first-hand that skilled leadership can be the critical factor that determines an organization’s success in a turbulent business environment. Her goal is to give clients the just-in-time information and feedback to equip them to face their unique challenges confidently and effectively.

Dr. Hall is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on leadership, globalization and organizational learning, and has served as an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University in Chicago. She is not only familiar with the theory behind best leadership practices, but knows from experience about the practical concerns of implementing them in organizations. She strongly believes that even the best-conceived leadership program is ineffective if it doesn’t fit with an organization’s unique culture and work practices. It is a consistent focus of Elna’s professional work to provide clients with an ideal balance of the science and real-life practice of leadership.

She has led efforts in human capital strategy assessment and design, succession management, “best employer” program design and benchmarking of talent management programs. Elna worked for several years as a Senior Talent and Organization Consultant with Hewitt Associates, and was a research contributor to its Insights and Innovation practice group. She spent extensive time in management of leadership and organization development functions in Motorola’s Land Mobile Products and Cellular Infrastructure divisions. She holds a doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from DePaul University.

Dr. Alt has consulted to executives and entrepreneurs on organizational development issues that include:
Coaching executives on aligning their individual and organizational goals in order to maximize productivity and obtain strategic goals resulting in measurable results for both.

Implementing leadership development initiatives for that build leadership bench strength in the organization for successful strategic plan execution and business alignment.

Assessing, designing, and implementing organizational cultures that result in increased employee and customer satisfaction and managing that change process.

Providing a dynamic learning environment for individuals and teams in order to improve processes and performance.

Facilitating executive teams through strategic planning and business alignment exercises creating a valued proposition.

Cynthia received her PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1993; her dissertation focused on ways to induce creativity in teams. She has been an adjunct faculty member of Alliant International University’s Marshall Goldsmith School of Management teaching graduate courses in Organization Theory, Business Principles and Change Management. She is a full member of the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (participating on their Certification Expert Panel), The Society for Industrial Organizational Psychologists, Human Resource Strategy Forum, and American Psychological Association.

Andrew holds a doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), as well as a M.S. in Clinical Psychology. He has authored over 25 publications and conference presentations on adaptability, effective team performance, leadership development, and 360 Feedback. He also co-authored Hire Better Teachers Now for Harvard Education Press with 3D Group President Dr. Dale Rose.

Carson is also the creator of the Productivity Style Assessment^®, a professional tool featured in Harvard Business Review’s 2017 Guide to Being More Productive. Prior to launching her consulting and coaching practice, Carson worked in Human Resources and sales functions within Fortune 200 firms. She holds a BA in Psychology from Washington and Lee University, a Master of Science in Organization Development, and a Coaching Certificate from the McColl School of Business at Queens University. Carson’s certifications include Hogan, the Herrmann Brain Dominance Inventory, DISC, and Targeted Selection.