Cecelia Corson, PhD, MBA

Positive Organizational Psychologist, Executive Leadership Coach, Experienced Facilitator and Educator

BACKGROUND

Cecelia is an executive leadership coach with a focus on positive psychology, organizational behavior, leadership development, organizational culture, organizational change, employee and leader wellbeing, emotion regulation, and more.  Prior to becoming an executive coach, she worked for over 25 years in various roles in multiple industries and functions including pharmaceuticals, medical device, retail, human resources, sales, marketing, clinical education, and more.  Cecelia is also an experienced facilitator and educator and has taught multiple courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and multiple workshops in the corporate setting.

"Empowering Organizations Through Positive Psychology, Leadership Excellence, and Transformative Change"

As a former competitive swimmer, marathoner, and triathlete, Cecelia takes advantage of the California sun with regular outdoor nature workouts.  She lives in Cardiff, CA with her husband, her daughter, and their three dogs – Archie, Dolce, and Winston.

  • Having focused her education and coach training in concepts of positive organizational psychology, neuroscience, and appreciative inquiry, Cecelia’s approach to coaching combines transformative thinking with goal- and solution-oriented action planning. She believes that people learn and perform at their best when they experience positive emotions, so she orients her coaching practice using strengths, humor, connection, honesty, and authenticity. She approaches her coaching conversations with a lens of curiosity and non-judgement, and openness to the direction the conversations take her and her clients.

  • PhD, Positive Organizational Psychology, Claremont Graduate University

    MBA, University of California, San Diego

    MS, Global Business Leadership, University of San Diego

    BS, Psychology, University of California, Davis

  • ICF/International Coaching Federation Accredited Coach, ACC

    The NeuroLeadership Institute, Brain Based Coach Training

    Shift Positive, Shift+ 360 Feedback Training

    Case Western Reserve, Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner Executive Training

    Positive Intelligence, Coach Training

    LeAD Labs, LeAD Self-Assessment and 360 Debrief Certified

    Claremont Graduate University, Preparing Future Faculty Certificate