STRATEGIES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS
Deborah Heller, PhD.
For more than 25 years, Deborah Heller, PhD has helped small and large organizations in almost every sector make the necessary changes and connections to be competitive in today's market. Her experience enables her to see the breadth and depth of their business in new ways and help her clients see new possibilities. Deborah is passionate about helping people be successful in their work, helping them to make a difference, and seeing organizational goals and dreams achieved. She enjoys supporting new ideas and helping create change that brings new energy and profitability to the enterprise. Deborah focuses on strategic and operational issues confronting leaders in competitive environments in both for profit and not-for-profit organizations. She works to illuminate complex situations, and generate and implement pragmatic organizational change strategies in partnership with senior executives and board of directors in both the profit and non-profit world. She has particular interests in strategy, leadership, change and group dynamics and has facilitated small and large groups at all levels of organizations. She is an experienced public speaker and author of several books and articles.
Prior to beginning her consulting firm in 1982, Deborah worked as a Senior Manager at a women’s health clinic. She was also the Director of Ambulatory Services for the Department of Psychiatry at The Cambridge Hospital and was a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Deborah is a founder of the New England Women’s Fund and past Chair of the Board of Directors, past Chair of the Fenway Health Center Board of Directors and past Chair of Development for The Boston Club. She also served as the Vice-Chair for Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology. She was a Director for the Patriots’ Trail Girl Scouts and Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass and head of the Nominating Committee. She belongs to the Board of Visitors at Fenway Health Center. She is the recipient of the Patriots’ Trails Girl Scouts Leading Women Award, the Fenway Community Health Center’s Susan Love Award for contributions to women’s health and The Boston Club’s President’s Award. She is a graduate of Smith College and received her masters and doctorate from Boston College.