Meet STM Consultants
The consultants within STMC have serviced small businesses to Fortune 500 companies since 1985, addressing leadership development, succession planning and assessment needs. Our established experts apply a personalized approach and delve into businesses’ goals and personnel specifics to thoroughly understand how to best improve upon company assets and fill key gaps. Through a combination of climate and organizational assessments, interviews, feedback sessions, executive leadership coaching, and follow-up meetings, we get optimized feedback and implement tailored strategies for companies with 500-10,000 employees throughout greater Chicago and Milwaukee.
Steven M. Yousha, Psy.D.
Principal
Dr. Steve Yousha has been consulting on organizational and leadership development since 1990, and couples this with a management and counseling background. His unique expertise allows for quick and accurate assessments with a broad offering of in-depth solutions. He uses a variety of standardized assessment instruments, including those available only to licensed practitioners, and is also certified in Lominger® VoicesTM and MRG® Suite products.
Steve believes that dealing with fewer companies in a richer and more tailored way beats the “one-size-fits-all” mentality offered by many. He believes that when we can get the pulse of an organization, we can best hone in on what makes for exceptional leadership for the business’s culture and its current and future needs.
Steve is published in the area of skill enhancement in organizations, focusing on programs to increase effectiveness in stressful work conditions. He earned his undergraduate and master degrees at the Florida State University and received his doctorate at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.
Steven Feinberg, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant
Dr. Steven Feinberg is a Senior Consultant who has worked in the field since 1985. He was previously a partner with a Chicago-based firm specializing in Strategic Talent Management.
Steven's background extends into academic and professional involvement in the fields of psychology, counseling, career development, organizational behavior and business. He drives on the principle that the more he can learn about the culture, operating philosophy, and major forces that exist within client companies, the better he can tailor his efforts to address specific and unique client needs.
Steven has consulted with a broad spectrum of companies, ranging from small to large professional service firms and multinational manufacturing organizations.
Steven earned his doctorate at Syracuse University. He served on the faculty of Bowling Green State University where he taught, designed programs and provided counseling in the areas of personal and career development. He also served as an organizational consultant to various university departments and numerous outside companies.
Gail Golden, MBA, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant
Dr. Gail Golden is the Principal of Gail Golden Consulting, LLC. As a psychologist and consultant for over twenty years, she has developed deep expertise in helping businesses to build better leaders. Her experience as an entrepreneur, business owner, and consultant to senior leaders of both Fortune 1000 and non-profit organizations informs her approach to executive selection and development.
Gail's work encompasses a broad range of consulting with senior executives about the human side of strategy. Besides providing in-depth assessments and coaching for business leaders, she helps organizations to build team effectiveness, develop future leaders, and manage the increasing pace of change. She has taught at the Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago.
Gail has been quoted in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Today's Chicago Woman, and numerous other publications. Her areas of special interest include: women and power, influencing without authority, and building a healthy workplace. Gail received her Bachelor?s degree in Psychology from The University of Chicago, her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University, and her MBA from The University of Western Ontario. She is a registered psychologist in Illinois.
Other Consultants
STM Consultants has a bank of other excellent consultants working both within firms and independently who can be accessed for larger projects and offer complementary talents to the central services of our firm.