Cathleen Swody

Principal and Director of Assessment | Foster Talent Consulting

Glastonbury, CT, UNITED STATES

Organizational Psychologist, Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach, Author and Speaker

Biography

Dr. Cathleen Swody is an experienced industrial/organizational psychologist whose driving force is applying research insights to help people and organizations reach their goals. Cathleen has analyzed thousands of assessments and surveys and uses this expertise to help leaders reality check assumptions and identify opportunities. In addition to her survey consultation work, Cathleen provides executive coaching, workshops, and leadership development programs for clients across industries. Her insights have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Fast Company, and other media.

Before establishing Foster Talent Consulting and Thrive Leadership, Cathleen worked with Leadership Research Institute and SBC Communications (now AT&T). She earned her Ph.D. and Master’s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Connecticut and her Bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware. To share her passion for professional growth and development, Cathleen has served on the University of Connecticut faculty, where she taught leadership to MBA students.

Areas of Expertise (4)

Emotional Intelligence

Leadership

Employee Engagement

Stress Management

Education (1)

University of Connecticut: Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology 2006

Availability

Keynote
Moderator
Panelist
Workshop Leader
Corporate Training

Fees

0 to 3500

Articles (1)

Are Leaders Learning How To Be More Empathetic? If Not Now, When?

Training Industry

Stephen Young, Ph.D. and Cathleen Swody, Ph.D.

2020-09-01

With COVID-19 and racial justice issues taking center stage, we need empathy more than ever. The ability to understand another person’s thoughts and feelings from his or her point of view opens the door to good working relationships, innovative business solutions and more inclusive societies. However, empathy is often misunderstood and undervalued. Realizing the benefits of empathy starts by clarifying what empathy actually is, why it matters and how we can learn it.