Whether Erika Lamont is coaching C-Suite or other top leaders, consulting with Human Resources partners to improve coaching skills, or creating other customized solutions for leadership onboarding, leadership brand, or team effectiveness, she brings a distinctive blend of real-world operational experience and leadership development skills to each business challenge. 

Erika’s multiple leadership roles inside large organizations — including Riverside Methodist Hospital, part of the OhioHealth Corporation, and Bath & Body Works global leader in personal care and home fragrance — coupled with her more than 15 years’ experience in executive coaching have honed her ability to collaborate with a wide range of clients to deliver the customized solutions their unique leadership challenges require.

Central to Erika’s success with clients are her skills in understanding and articulating the organization’s culture, identifying, and leveraging strengths, flagging gaps, and then integrating that information into each customized solution. She is also a noted speaker on the topic of leadership development and onboarding, frequently delivering presentations at major conferences.

Erika is a Master Certified Executive Coach (MCEC) and an active member of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches.  She is also a certified coach for Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching and blends her own leadership experiences with the proven methods of best-practice coaching.

Areas of coaching expertise include:

• Leadership Brand
• Executive Presence
• Influencing and political savvy
• Navigating organizational culture
• Effective leadership communication
• Leadership Onboarding (Transition)
• Team effectiveness

Erika has also co-authored several books published by McGraw-Hill:

The Talent Selection and Onboarding Pocket Tool Kit: How to Find, Hire, and Develop the Best of the Best

Perfect Phrases for New Employee Orientation and Onboarding: Hundreds of Ready-to-use Phrases to Train and Retain Your Top Talent

Solving Employee Performance Problems: How to Spot Problems Early, Take Appropriate Action, and Bring Out the Best in Everyone

A sampling of Erika’s client partners includes:

Email Erika: elamont@connectthedotsconsulting.com