Consulting
Severson & Associates Coaching and Consulting equips leaders and organizations to navigate complexity, elevate performance, and build cultures where people and strategy thrive together. Drawing on Eric’s three decades as a Fortune 500 Chief People Officer, executive coach, and culture architect, the firm delivers advisory services spanning people & culture strategy, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, communications, employer branding, ESG, and operational excellence. Eric partners directly with CEOs, C-suite leaders, and senior teams to design practical, insight-driven solutions that accelerate growth, strengthen leadership, and create long-term enterprise value.
Areas of Expertise
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Strategic building, negotiation, and executive counsel
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Long-term people strategy, culture architecture, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, DEI & Belonging innovation
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Performance management, compensation strategy, labor relations, operations excellence, policy creation, and analytics-driven decision making
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Communications and media strategy, brand narrative development, culture initiative rollout
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Leadership development, executive coaching, career mentorship, succession planning, talent acquisition & retention
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Strategy design, reporting, and implementation
“Eric has led a transformation of our Human Capital capability, developing industry-leading strategies and award-winning ESG and DEI programs. He has also worked with our board to build new compensation plans to attract/retain executive talent. Eric’s ability to drive year-over-year improvements in operating results is the best I’ve experienced in the HR space. I am blessed to have someone with his integrity, character, drive, and experience on my leadership team.”
-Geoffroy van Raemdonck, CEO, Neiman Marcus Group