Cindy A. Herman

Cindy Herman is an associate senior consultant with Guttman Development Strategies (GDS), which she joined in 2005. She brings over 25 years of experience as a business leader, facilitator, executive coach and consultant in talent and organizational development.

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Cindy is a strong relationship builder who brings an enthusiastic, focused and dynamic style to her work. She has worked with many GDS clients to meet their strategic and learning/development goals, including Atlantic Health System, Chico’s, Endologix, Keurig Dr. Pepper, L’Oréal, GSK, Novartis, Pinnacle Foods, Mars, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson.

“A truly effective consultant helps build high-performing organizations by working with leaders and their teams to unlock their incredible potential and engage like business owners”

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Cindy is an experienced consultant and facilitator who works in partnership with leaders to align their organizations to achieve breakthrough results by increasing accountability, collaboration and trust.

As a trusted coach, Cindy enables executives and high-potential leaders to shift self-limiting patterns and beliefs and show up more powerfully and authentically. She has coached leaders in areas that include: performance improvement, skill development, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional intelligence and team leadership, development and engagement.

As an expert in designing and delivering high-impact, skills-based programs and leadership initiatives, Cindy works strategically with organizations from designing, developing and implementing targeted skills workshops to implementing large-scale leadership development efforts. She has led an array of programs, including: leadership development, management skills, performance coaching, change leadership, diversity and inclusion, team development, women’s leadership, and the acceleration of high-potential/next-generation leaders.

Previously, Cindy worked as a general manager for a retail and service business where she also held leadership roles in human resources, talent development, and marketing. Prior to this, Cindy worked as an internal business development consultant for a healthcare organization and as a talent recruiter and salary analyst for a global information technology organization.