Executive Career Management Consultant

Summary

Deb Fliotsos
Navigating Change, Inspiring Success
Debra Fliotsos is a Senior consultant that helps her clients “chart a course” for career exploration by helping them to assess their unique talents, values and passions to find clarity, meaning and purpose in their next career steps. She has extensive experience and is recognized for her expertise in assessments, executive coaching, career transition and leadership development. She is passionate, creative and insightful and has proven success inspiring and motivating individuals and continually strives to generate positive, pro-active strategies for clients to implement while finding focus and alignment for fulfilling careers. She also has an innate ability to establish and maintain productive relationships and her clients benefit from her diverse experience in business, higher education, nonprofits and private practice. Deb has proven success in the areas of individual and group facilitation and combines solid academic knowledge with key areas of strength to provide meaningful and practical strategies to facilitate individuals and groups in career transition.

Specialties: Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Career Assessments, Career Development, Entrepreneurial Coaching, Learning Materials and Curriculum Design, Webevent and Classroom Facilitation, Training, Mentoring and Coaching, Program Creation and Development.

Certifications and advanced training in numerous assessments including Birkman First Look, MBTI, Strong and FIRO-B.

Career Timeline

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    Bachelor of Science, , Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne
  2. -
    Master of Science, Counseling and Counselor Educat, Indiana University Bloomington
    Licensure: School Counselor & School Services Personnel, Standard # 621852
    Professional Life License, State of Indiana, #453738
  3. -
    School Counselor, Southwest Allen County Schools
    Provided counseling and guidance services to student body, administration and staff. Presented classroom, group and individual counseling sessions on self-esteem, friendships, communication, and decision making, and as necessary on death/grief, sexual and physical abuse, violence and conflict resolution.
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    Counselor, Career Services, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
    Led positive proactive career guidance programming and successfully facilitated students, community adults, and alumni in individual and group counseling sessions. Designed workshops in Career Assessment, Resume Development and Interviewing Skills that were then implemented and utilized by all of career services staff. Established and maintained productive relationships with clients, exploring personal interests, abilities, and core values and identifying any barriers and points of resistance. Championed implementation of web-based administration of all career assessments.
  5. -
    Consultant, Executive Coaching Team, Right Management
    Deliver career transition services providing coaching and guidance for adults in career transition, including exempt, non-exempt and executive level candidates. Actively engage candidates in services and monitor progress. Assess individual needs, determine best solutions and deliver services in a way compatible to the learning style of the candidate. Collaborate with fellow colleagues, and share best practices. Assist in the design and delivery of corporate training programs and presentations.
    - Chosen by senior leadership to lead team of consultants to implement and facilitate executive level group enrichment programming; designed and created new webevent programming and curriculum.
    - Successfully delivered Birkman First Look training to fellow consultants, receiving satisfaction survey rating of 5 on a 5 point scale with each group.
    - Chosen to participate in numerous development teams including Generational Job Search, Life Options, Career Assessment, Executive Enrichments, Career Change Strateiges and Pre-Decision programming and was intimately involved in the creation and development of new delivery programming for each team served.
    - Selected by senior business development manager to launch delivery of Pre-Decision webevent for home based side of the business, collaborated with team to create PowerPoint and present programming for major clients; recorded event for major client release, in excess of 1,200 candidates impacted.
    - Created and launched webinar on career resiliency, assimilation and effective on-boarding strategies.
    - Chosen by Senior Staff Members and Owner of Company, to direct four off-site career transition facilities; managed operations, scheduling, programming, and administrative and fellow career management staff.

Experience Highlights

  • Counselor, Career Services
    Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
  • Consultant, Executive Coaching Team
    Right Management

Education Highlights

  • Bachelor of Science
    Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Master of Science, Counseling and Counselor Education
    Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Causes

  • http://www.kauffman.org/who-we-are

Interests

  • Researching/Learning
    NeuroLeadership Institute
  • Traveling
    Roadscholar.org
  • Reading
    The One Thing
  • Entrepreneurship
    Owner, Compass Career Consultants

Skills

  • Counseling
  • Educational Technology
  • Staff Development
  • Blended Learning
  • Change Management
  • Instructor-led Training
  • Curriculum Development
  • Career Advancement
  • Adult Education
  • Culture Change
  • Team Building
  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Performance Management
  • Networking Strategies
  • Management Development
  • Classroom Instruction
  • E-learning
  • Resume Writing
  • Executive Development
  • Succession Planning
  • Career Advising
  • Interview Coaching
  • Outplacement
  • Career Services
  • Mock Interviews
  • Interview Preparation
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Talent Management
  • Cover Letters
  • Organizational Development
  • Job Search
  • Personal Development
  • 360 Feedback
  • Career Counseling
  • Career Management
  • Career Transitions
  • Job Search Strategies
  • Strong Interest Inventory
  • Career Exploration
  • Coaching
  • Webinars
  • Curriculum Design
  • Instructional Design
  • FIRO-B
  • Mentoring
  • Career Assessment
  • Career Development
  • MBTI
  • Leadership Development
  • Executive Coaching

Questions & Answers

Why did you choose your profession?
I enjoy inspiring others to do that which inspires them--that is my "soul" work - I enjoy helping others achieve their potential and to be at their best and as a career counselor I get to do that each and every day!

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Midwest