Deb Palmer George
Consultant and Coach
Speaker, Coach & Facilitator
Deb’s life purpose is to guide people in the fullest expression of their human being. And because organizations are organizations only through people, Deb works with organizations to help everyone connect fully so they can achieve what matters most together. She does this by combining over 25 years of executive experience in HR/OD, strategic planning, sales, and coaching with advanced training in Conversational Intelligence®, Appreciative Inquiry, conflict transformation, and positive organization development.
As a facilitator, executive coach and professional speaker, Deb engages individuals and groups toward the fullest expression of their potential, personally and professionally. She does this by integrating timeless truths with today’s research in human flourishing and organization development. Deb works with organizations ranging from technology start-ups to healthcare institutions, project teams to boards of directors. Leaders in all sectors engage her for empowering, practical approaches to moving beyond challenges and adversity to build positive relationships and optimum results.
Deb is a 2013 recipient of the Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence Award – Inspiration/ Mentor. Her Nashville community service includes serving as Chair of the Metro Human Relations Commission, Board President of JUMP CDC and service on the International Coach Federation-TN and CABLE boards. Her community service in Northeast Ohio includes chairing the Workforce Investment Board and Akron Community and Technical College board. For her efforts in workforce development, Deb received the Business Education Person of the Year from the Ohio Vocational Education Association.
Devoted to lifelong learning, Deb has built on her degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland with certifications from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, CASE Western Reserve University where she received certification in Appreciative Inquiry, in Conversational Intelligence® She is certified in various individual and team assessments and 360-degree feedback tools including the NeuroView Leadership assessment. As a conflict transformation facilitator, Deb helps people make life-giving connections that transform conflict to creativity – in the moment. Whatever the topic, her workshops and keynotes are designed for genuine engagement and to provide something useful for every participant.
Deb has completed 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, mindfulness meditation training, and teaches workshops in cultivating authentic presence, mindfulness for leaders, the yoga of teams, and “The Fine Art of Creating Yourself".