Deborah Biddle - Madison Area Business Consultants Member Profile
With a calm, level-headed approach, keen listening, insightful questioning, and a passion for individual and organizational belonging and thriving, Deborah Biddle influences individuals and teams to successfully rethink and redo the ways they engage with people and make decisions.
Deborah is a Certified Diversity Practitioner, Certified Diversity Professional, Certified Talent Management Consultant, and a sought after Trainer and Speaker. She leads the diversity, equity and inclusion consulting, assessment, training, coaching and practitioner certification firm, The People Company Consulting GRoup. Deborah works with organizations that want to leverage the power of change to heighten development and performance for their people. She designs and delivers thought-provoking and challenging experiences that help people THINK better, DO better and BE better at what matters most.
Deborah serves as board president for Madison Youth Arts Center, advisory board member of Africasong Communications, Inc, Personnel Committee member of United Way of Dane County, Community Health Impact Committee member at UnityPoint Health-Meriter, and member of Madison Downtown Rotary. She is a Golden Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a Charter Member of the Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates Alumnae Chapter.
A graduate of Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University, Deborah holds a master of business administration degree and a bachelor of arts degree in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Deborah is the devoted wife to Lloyd and mother of two adult sons, Jason and Jared.
Services
Consulting
Deborah leverages multiple experiences to provide custom Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategies and solutions based in her knowledge and understanding of how gender, race, ethnicity, generation and culture impact individual and team performance. Taking into account your past achievements and focusing on your current and future goals, her process starts with defining your vision of success, so we can move to developing your unique strategy for development. Deborah’s training combined with D&I coaching ensures employees at all levels understand how D&I factors into their work, decision making, problem solving, business opportunities and business growth.
Coaching
Whether executive or career coaching, working with Deborah will produce long-lasting results that heighten your awareness, improve performance, increase job satisfaction, strengthen leadership effectiveness and better working relationships with direct reports as well as immediate supervisors, peers, and clients.
Training
Deborah creates impactful keynotes, one and two-hour break-out training sessions, half-day and full-day training seminars designed to meet your specific needs customized for your unique audience.
Speaking
In today’s ever-changing business environment, many organizations seek ways to take time to inspire and encourage to their employees toward greater effectiveness. That’s where Deborah comes in. She has expertise in service, manufacturing and non-profit industries to offer helpful insight and tips that will inspire employees to take action toward greater efficiency, teamwork and purpose Deborah’s work with your team will serve as a catalyst for change by presenting new and objective ideas that spark momentum.
Below are examples of the training speaking topics Deborah presents in conferences, meetings and seminars.
Diversity and Inclusion
- Defeating Unconscious Bias
- Cultural Alignment & Engaging Your Diverse Team
- For Women Only: Internalized Sexism
- Age, Relevance & Workplace Effectiveness
- Inclusive Leadership: Unconscious Bias, Trust and Decision-Making
- Exploring and Addressing Generational and Cultural Biases in the Workplace
- Improve Work Relationships & Company Culture by Conquering Hidden Bias
- Diversity Strategies for Small Business Leaders
- Why Race and Culture Matters In The Workplace
- Overcoming Race and Achieving True Team
Leadership Development
- Lead With Emotional Intelligence
- Visionary Leadership
- The People Side of Leadership
- Intentional Leadership
Background Info
Deborah Biddle, business and organizational consultant, certified coach, trainer, compelling speaker, has expertise in diversity and inclusion, leadership, management/supervisory development, appreciative inquiry, emotional intelligence, gender and generational difference and personal effectiveness. She has a proven track record in consulting and developing managers and executives in small businesses, universities, non-profits, and corporations.
- National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional
- National Speakers Association Member
- Intercultural Development Inventory Administrator (IDI, LLC)
- MBTI Certified Practitioner (The Myers & Briggs Foundation)
- Racial Justice Course (Madison YWCA)
- Gender Based Analysis+ Certification (Status of Women Canada)
- Nurtured Heart Approach Certified Trainer (Children’s Success Foundation)
- Certified Talent Management Consultant (Career Partners International)
- Certified New Horizons/Life Options (Career Partners International)
- Interactive Style Self-Profile Mini Certification (PPS International Limited)
- Online Faculty Certification Course (Edgewood College)
- Activity Based Costing Certificate (Kellogg Graduate School of Management)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate, University of South Florida, Muma College of Business
- Master of Business Administration (DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management)
- Bachelor of Arts, Finance (University of Illinois)
Deborah is an accomplished vocalist, movie lover and enjoys painting, jewelry making and greeting card design.
