Our Story
Barbara Spencer Singer
CEO and Founder
For over 25 years, Barbara has been growing organizations by developing their talent. Her thought leadership has improved trust, employee engagement, and performance for some of the world's most well-known multinationals as well as start-ups and portfolio companies. A noted author and educator, her work has positively influenced the next generation of leaders at business schools around the world.
Barbara designed Executive Core to provide large-firm services with the care and personal attention of a mid-sized organization. We've helped global organizations like Royal Bank of Canada, Bristol Myers Squibb, Campbells, and NBC Universal develop their talent management, while also supporting high-growth startups to sustainably achieve scale.
Barbara works to help organizations align their strategic priorities with their talent development activities, growing organizations by developing their people.
COACHES AND CONSULTANTS
Executive Core retains an extensive pool of global talent consultants, carefully matching them to each engagement. Representative consultants include:
SUZANNE WALLER
Senior Talent Manager
Suzanne's passion for designing and facilitating executive learning that engages leaders, achieves greater self-awareness, and expands the toolbox for utilizing ethical influence styles supports universities, Not-for-Profit and corporate entities seeking to build and foster business acumen and leadership.
WINSTON LAU
Senior Talent Manager
With over 25 years of international corporate executive and consulting experience, Winston develops leaders that drive organizational performance. His specialty areas include executive leadership development and coaching, team leadership, cross-cultural awareness and change management.
DAVID DYE
Senior Talent Manager
A seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience with global consulting firms, David helps leaders achieve greater impact in their organizations and with their people by generating insights, enhancing relationships and networks, and fostering experiential learning to address challenges in real-time. David also designs and moderates conferences on important and timely topics important to C-Suite leaders and their organizations.
JOY LUBECK
Senior Talent Manager
A globally-recognized executive and team leadership coach/workshop facilitator, Joy accelerates the growth of leaders and teams. Her work drives systemic and sustainable change at the enterprise-wide level by developing expanded self-awareness (the #1 predictor of executive success). Joy partners with global organizations to help them achieve individual and team peak performance, improve relationships, and build overall well-being and mental fitness.
EXECUTIVE CORE'S VALUES
Every day we embrace and live six powerful values.
These values inform the work we do and how we engage our clients and associates.
Generosity
We openly share our knowledge.
Psychological Safety
We provide psychologically safe environments with accountability.
Candidness
We interact in an open, honest, and straightforward manner.
Encouragement
We support each other's success, and celebrate wins.
Grace
We engage one another with courteous goodwill.
Love
A choice, but it's true. We love what we do.