About Liz Bywater

For the past 20 years, Dr. Liz Bywater has been helping her clients achieve substantive and lasting improvements in individual, team and organizational effectiveness. An internationally recognized expert in world-class leadership, communication, and workplace performance, she brings a sophisticated yet down-to-earth approach to her work. Her clients find her to be an outstanding listener, an astute observer, an honest provider of direct and relevant feedback, and a highly trusted partner and guide.

Dr. Bywater works with executives within a variety of functions and industries and across a broad spectrum of cultural backgrounds. Typical engagements center on developing outstanding leaders, helping executives navigate the transition to new or expanded roles, and maximizing team effectiveness.

Her clients consistently achieve dramatic improvements in their ability to communicate with impact, influence key stakeholders, partner for maximum success, drive for results, engage and develop high performing teams and maximize credibility.

Dr. Bywater consults, writes and speaks on a variety of workplace topics, with particular expertise in world-class leadership. She has been interviewed for radio and has provided expert commentary for such publications as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and USA Today.

She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology at the Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies and her undergraduate degree at Cornell University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi, Golden Key and Cum Laude, with Distinction in All Subjects. She is an honors graduate of Alan Weiss's Million Dollar Consulting College and a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Advancement of Consulting. Dr. Bywater is also an advisory board member for Par Excellence Magazine.