Eddie Erlandson

A widely recognized executive coach, speaker and author, Eddie coaches leaders to modify entrenched leadership habits and expand their influence skills. In his 12 years as an executive coach Eddie has consulted with over 50 CEOs and Fortune 500 division presidents and over 300 senior executives and their teams. About half his clients are in high tech and the others span a variety of industries, including consumer products, casual dining, food distribution, professional sports, education, government, military and healthcare.  He has worked globally with executives across Europe, Asia and South America. He has worked globally with executives across Europe, Asia and South America.

Eddie shows executives the impact of their leadership on their business performance, which motivates CEO’s and their teams to expand innovation, executive alignment, team effectiveness and Board communications. He uses in-depth 360 assessments and a one-year coaching process to break through tendencies to rationalize problems and adhere too long to the status quo.

He also works closely with executives and their teams to clarify roles, build alignment around key change management and innovation initiatives, and overall improve team effectiveness and accountability.

He developed a coaching approach to help newly promoted or recently hired executives successfully assume their new responsibilities, build relationships with key stakeholders, adapt to a different company culture, and create the needed changes.

He has coauthored two books with Kate Ludeman: Alpha Male Syndrome and Radical Change, Radical Results. He also co-developed the Alpha Assessment, which has been used by over 18,000 leaders in 45 countries. His consulting and books have been discussed in such publications as Business Week, Financial Times, Best Life, New York Times, LA Times, London Times, etc.

Previously Eddie was Chief of Staff at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, where he was a vascular surgeon and co-founder of a wellness and executive effectiveness program. With his experience in medicine and leadership coaching, Eddie has developed a unique body of knowledge about how the executive brain works and which tools are most effective in expanding leadership skills.

After obtaining his BA and MD degrees from the University of Michigan, he completed his Surgical Residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center. He remained on the faculty at the University of Michigan until 2000, serving as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery.