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Marcia Reynolds Psy.D.

About

Marcia Reynolds, Psy.D., President of Covisioning LLC, is fascinated by the brain, especially what triggers feelings of connection, commitment, and possibility. She has trained and coached leaders in 43 countries and has presented at the Harvard Kennedy School, Cornell University, Almaty Management University in Kazakhstan and The National Research University in Moscow.

Dr. Reynolds is a pioneer in the coaching profession. She was the 5th global president of the International Coaching Federation and has been recognized in their Circle of Distinction for her contributions to the global coaching community. She is the Training Director for the Healthcare Coaching Institute in North Carolina and is also on faculty for coaching schools in China, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Russia. She is recognized by Global Gurus as the #4 coach in the world.

Her work experience started 1981 when she was hired by a training department for a psychiatric hospital corporation. Her first major assignment was to deliver a comprehensive management program to all clinical and ancillary staff leaders. Ten years later, her greatest success came from designing the culture change program for a global manufacturing company facing bankruptcy. Within three years, the company turned around and became the #1 stock market success in 1993. She now works with companies and government agencies around the world to integrate coaching into their workplace cultures.

Marcia holds a doctorate in organizational in Organizational Psychology and has two master’s degrees in Communications and Adult Learning. She continues her research so her teaching and writing is constantly updated, relevant, and offers fresh ideas and practices.

Interviews and excerpts from her books Outsmart Your Brain, her best-sellers, Coach the Person, Not the Problem and The Discomfort Zone, and Wander Woman: How High Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction (Gold Medal: Axiom Business Books Awards), and have appeared in many places including Psychology Today, Fast Company, Talent Management, HR.com, Forbes.com, CNN.com, and The Wall Street Journal and she has appeared in business magazines in Europe, Asia and on ABC World News.

Books by Marcia Reynolds Psy.D.
Recent Posts
4 Things to Say to Resolve a Conflict

Practicing emotional choice and using this four-step communication method to set boundaries can reduce conflicts. Clearly asking for what you need also increases your self-worth.

Practicing emotional choice and using this four-step communication method to set boundaries can reduce conflicts. Clearly asking for what you need also increases your self-worth.

How to Have the Courage to Grow

In order to grow, you have to override your protective brain to create more empowering stories to live by. Here are six steps to change your life by changing your mind.

In order to grow, you have to override your protective brain to create more empowering stories to live by. Here are six steps to change your life by changing your mind.

Tips for Overriding the Worst Communication Habit

We often pride ourselves on knowing what people think without fully listening. Overcoming this habit is critical to good communication and creating better relationships.

We often pride ourselves on knowing what people think without fully listening. Overcoming this habit is critical to good communication and creating better relationships.

2 Steps to Continually Improve Your Conversations

Whether you think the conversation will go smoothly or be bumpy, take these two steps each time to improve your odds of getting what you need from your conversations.

Whether you think the conversation will go smoothly or be bumpy, take these two steps each time to improve your odds of getting what you need from your conversations.

Quit Feeling Guilty About Not Being Present

The past and future provide vital information, while forcing yourself to be present causes guilt and stress. Examine where your mind wanders to choose how to be here now.

The past and future provide vital information, while forcing yourself to be present causes guilt and stress. Examine where your mind wanders to choose how to be here now.

5 Steps for Increasing Your Self-Esteem With Envy

Even confident people measure their value compared to others. Instead of seeing yourself as less than others, these tips will help you use comparison positively.

Even confident people measure their value compared to others. Instead of seeing yourself as less than others, these tips will help you use comparison positively.