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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Eric brings a deeply trusted advisory lens to senior leaders, serving as a strategic thought partner to CEOs and executive teams navigating complex business decisions. His expertise includes enterprise-level strategic building, executive negotiation, and high-stakes counsel across moments of growth, transformation, and challenge. With decades of experience operating at the top of global organizations, Eric helps leaders quickly assess risk, align stakeholders, and make informed decisions that balance people, performance, and long-term value creation.
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Eric specializes in designing and activating people and culture strategies that support business objectives over the long term. His work spans culture architecture, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and innovative approaches to DEI and belonging. By translating values into operating systems, behaviors, and practices, Eric helps organizations build cultures that are both high-performing and human-centered—ensuring that strategy is reinforced through structure, leadership behaviors, and everyday employee experience.
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With a strong focus on leadership capability and talent sustainability, Eric supports organizations in developing leaders at every stage. His expertise includes executive coaching, leadership development programs, career mentorship, succession planning, and talent acquisition and retention strategies. Eric helps organizations strengthen their leadership pipelines, prepare future leaders, and retain critical talent by aligning development efforts with business needs and individual potential.
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Eric advises organizations on communications and brand strategy that clearly articulate who they are, how they lead, and what they stand for. His experience includes communications and media strategy, brand narrative development, and the rollout of culture and transformation initiatives. By aligning messaging across internal and external audiences, Eric helps leaders communicate with clarity, credibility, and consistency—ensuring that strategy, culture, and brand are understood and lived throughout the organization.
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Eric supports organizations in designing, implementing, and reporting on ESG strategies that are both authentic and actionable. His work focuses on integrating environmental, social, and governance priorities into broader business and people strategies, helping organizations meet stakeholder expectations while driving measurable impact. Eric brings structure and clarity to ESG efforts, ensuring they are aligned with enterprise goals and supported by effective governance and accountability.
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Eric’s operational expertise spans performance management, compensation strategy, labor relations, policy creation, and analytics-driven decision making. He partners with leaders to design systems that drive accountability, fairness, and operational excellence, while using data and insights to inform strategy and improve outcomes. By aligning performance frameworks with culture and business objectives, Eric helps organizations operate more effectively and sustainably at scale.
“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