About

Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D.

Equipping Leaders to Create Value with Virtue

Dr. Myers cultivates leaders worth following, followers that serve the work, and organizations that serve humanity.

Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist, scholar, and consultant who has helped thousands of emerging and established leaders apply evidence-based insights to achieve results. Clients benefit from her uncommon blend of business experience and management scholarship.

Myers works with for-profit and non-profit organizations. She has taught graduate courses in leadership and organizational behavior at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and the School of Public Health, Dartmouth, and beyond. Her research is published in leading journals and books. She translates her insights and expertise into actions that help leaders across sectors create value through human performance.

Dr. Myers earned a dual doctoral degree in Organizational Psychology and Social Policy from the University of Michigan.

Translating Insights into Impact

Based upon two decades of research, refined with real-world collaboration, I work with leaders, teams, and organizations to achieve these outcomes.

Organizational Psychologist | Trusted Advisor | Leadership Scholar

Engage

Inspire engagement & excellence at all levels

Include

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Leverage everyone's

talent to innovate

Transform

Cultivate a work culture that sustains success

Myers connects science to strategy — and strategy to sustainable change.

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Research that results in solutions for you

With evidence, creativity, and passion, Valerie integrates her vast expertise to empower leaders to grow with intention and lead with integrity. Valerie delivers lively, engaging learning experiences that ignite meaningful, lasting change. All formats below are customizable to address your needs.

Executive & Group Coaching

Coaching your quest to become your professional best

No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied– it speaks in silence to the very core of your being

- Ansel Adams

Even top performers eventually face a mountain that sheer talent alone can’t scale. That’s where coaching becomes your guide — and your gear — for the ascent.

Through a confidential partnership, we use:
• Rigorous assessments
• Targeted assignments
• Real-time feedback to transform insight into exceptional leadership.

Let’s climb higher, together.

Are you curious about whether coaching fits your leadership stage? Contact Valerie to learn more.

Start your journey

Seminars & Facilitation

Challenge yourself. Reflect. Play. Learn. Share. Practice. CHANGE

In many of my classes I learned the technical skills that a leader should know, but in Dr. Myers' class, I learned how to be a leader!

University of Michigan - MBA

In these high-stakes times, leadership requires more than quick wins—it calls for space to think deeply, connect honestly, and act with purpose.

I create facilitated experiences—retreats, strategy sessions, and workshops—that invite leaders to:

Explore tough questions
Surface patterns and blind spots
Practice new ways of thinking and leading

Insight is just the beginning. These sessions move teams toward shared clarity, renewed energy, and meaningful change.

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Keynote Address

Engaging, energetic, and informative!

Valerie's highly engaging facilitation style quickly had all members of the audience participating and thinking hard, developing a study intensity of unusual quality.

Horst Abraham, President- Paragon Group

Dr. Myers delivers an imaginative blend of research, practical insights, relatable examples, and solutions that inspire reflection, action, and positive change.

Conferences
Board Meetings
Retreats
Banquets
Executive Education
Launch of Change Initiative

Contact Valerie to explore how she customizes her vast experience into an engaging and informative event for your organization.

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Assessments

Let's customize our approach based upon evidence

Self-awareness doesn't stop you from making mistakes, it allows you to learn from them.
— Unknown

Insight begins with honest reflection. Before we can lead well or launch change, we must first see clearly. I offer a suite of research-informed assessments that help individuals and organizations surface what’s often hidden:

Individual patterns, strengths, and growth opportunities.
Group dynamics.
Organizational alignment and readiness for change.

Assessments are used for screening, private coaching, or presented with anonymity to spark conversation, connection, and thoughtful interpretation to chart a path forward.

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Learning & Leadership Solutions

“Whether you’re navigating a leadership transition, aligning a team, or recalibrating your goals—my services are designed to meet you where you are, and move you forward.”

Calling is a catalyst for growth at all levels

Discover deeper meanings of work
Increase engagement & trust
Align values and actions to achieve results

Find joy in connecting your beliefs to action.

Calling

Lead with Resilience, Empathy, and Insight Under Pressure

Build emotional resilience in high-stakes environments.
Lead with compassion while preventing burnout.
Strengthen team trust through ethical communication.

“Elevating the Care in Healthcare Leadership”

Healthcare Leadership

Healthcare

Inquiry drives innovation and problem solving.

Promote reflection and critical thinking
Foster meaningful collaboration
Spark insights and innovation

Lead Through Questions, Not Assumptions.

Strategic Curiosity

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & RESEARCH

Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist and academic leader with more than two decades of experience bridging rigorous scholarship and real-world leadership development. She served as a tenure-track professor of Management at the University of Michigan, where she taught in the Ross School of Business, the School of Public Health, and across MBA, MHSA, and Executive Education programs. She has also taught healthcare management in Dartmouth College’s MHCDS program and executive courses at Simmons College.

Dr. Myers has led multi-site research projects funded by respected organizations including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the Center for Healthcare Transformation and Research, and the Walter McNerney Foundation, in collaboration with the Greater Detroit Area Health Council. Her thought leadership has been featured in Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Healthcare Management, Journal of Adult Development, Journal of Health Administration Education, and scholarly books and technical reports.

She has presented her work at national and international professional conferences and continues to translate academic insights into practical strategies that help leaders "transcend typical," refine their capabilities, and lead wisely in complex environments. Valerie earned dual doctoral degrees in Organizational Psychology and Social Policy from the University of Michigan. Prior to academia, she held corporate leadership roles focused on marketing innovation in a global chemical company.