Tom Chumbley, Ph.D.

Welcome to PhD Leadership Partners! I am proud to be part of an organization where intellectual rigor meets with pragmatic experience and where we challenge ourselves and help our clients to “Navigate to Leadership Excellence”. I am Tom Chumbley. One of my social roles is as a founder and principal consultant of this extraordinary consulting firm. With a deep passion for helping businesses thrive, I bring a wealth of experience, expertise, and other knowledge to guide organizations towards success.

About Me: "Tom" a seasoned business consultant with over 5 years of experience, Dr. Chumbley has the privilege of working with a diverse range of businesses across various industries. His journey in the world of consulting began with a vision to close the gap between what is known in the field of organizational sciences and what is practiced by companies. Organizations have been the driving force of much of human progress, that is how I see myself in making a contribution to broader society. I started out with a desire to find win-wins to empower businesses, to reach their full potential. Combined with my insatiable desire to know more, this passion has been my personal driving force.

My Expertise: My skill set includes:  Leadership Excellence, Human and Leadership Development, Coaching and Decision Making, Strategic Leadership, Fiscal Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership as Social Power, Leadership as Influence & Communication, Leadership as a Style, Relational Leadership, Task Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Directional Leadership, Alignment Leadership, Followership, and Situational Leadership. My clients have consistently benefited from my exceptional insights, innovative problem-solving, and data-driven approach. I am committed to delivering actionable solutions that drive growth and organizational performance..

Why Choose Us: At PhD Leadership Partners, we promote our tested solutions to develop Leadership Excellence. Effective Leadership is one of the most important factors a company can leverage to greatly enhance an organization’s ability to navigate performance variables successfully. The widely accepted belief that effective leadership leads to improved organizational performance is rooted in empirical evidence from decades of management and leadership research. In short, our "Leadership Excellence" is also known as Effective Leadership optimized to your particular organization and situation.

While there is a strong link between Effective Leadership and organizational performance, it’s important to note that leadership alone is not the sole determinant of success. Other factors, such as market conditions, industry dynamics, economic factors, and organizational structures also play significant roles in shaping performance outcomes. Effective Leadership, however, is one of the factors a company can most readily control and use to greatly enhance an organization’s ability to navigate their environment successfully.

PhD Leadership Partners leverages every ounce of leadership excellence through enhanced, proprietary, leadership development using and applying the best of academic, industry, and experiential knowledge combined into one fabulous tool, our company’s symbol – a compass rose – to make learning our system easy, enjoyable, and organizationally enduring [*NDA required].

Tailored Solutions: We understand that every business is unique and take the time to develop customized strategies that align with your specific goals and challenges. We always take the time to immediately integrate your needs and situation into solutions that work for you.

Proven Results: Our track record of success speaks for itself. We measure our success by the tangible improvements our clients experience in leadership excellence and organizational performance.

Collaborative Partnership: We are called PhD Leadership Partners in part because of our philosophy of our relationship with “our clients”. We don’t just advise; we partner with you to implement and execute strategies effectively. Your success is our success, and we’re with you step by step as you Navigate toward Leadership Excellence.

Let’s Connect: I am, and my partners are, excited to embark on this journey with you and your organization. Wherever we find you to be on your journey to leadership excellence, we can help you find your bearing and plot a course to bring you closer to where you want to be, we are here to guide you towards achieving your goals.

Warm regards, Thomas M. Chumbley, Ph.D. Founder & Principal Consultant