The
Career Development Team is group of experienced professionals committed
to the growth and development of organizational employees. Our firm
has been in continuous practice for more than 25 years; and we have
been responsible for developing and delivering some of the most innovative
and successful people development programs and systems. Our leadership
includes the following executives:
Jerry
Sturman, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, is the author of If
You Knew Who You Were…You Could Be Who You Are a comprehensive
career self-assessment
tool in both book and software form; Managing Your Career
With “POWER,” a
career management guide for organizational employees; Coaching
Careers and Performance, a handbook for managers and supervisors;
and co-author with Nettie Spiwack of Coaching Development,
Careers & Performance,
also a handbook for managers; DevelopmentWorks® a
complete web-based employee development tool; CareerPortrait® a
web-based career assessment instrument; the chapter on Career
Development and Growth in the AMA Handbook for Developing
Employee Assistance & Counseling Programs; and the chapter
on career management in The 1996 McGraw-Hill Training and
Performance Sourcebook. Jerry holds a BA, BS and MS from
Columbia and a Ph.D. from Cornell. Add
me to your address book
Peggy
C. Bier, President and Chief Operating Officer, is
responsible for project management, program development and
delivery, training,
and the administrative and financial operations of the company.
Peggy has been the key liaison for CDT’s major accounts,
including AT&T, Motorola, General Electric, Colgate-Palmolive,
State Street, Merrill Lynch, Toshiba and others. She is a graduate
of Bradley
University
and worked as a psychiatric social worker and in marketing
and sales before joining CDT in 1978.
Nettie
Spiwack, Vice President of Training & Development, has
been the chief designer of CDT’s programs since joining the
company in 1983. A background in diversity, large group conflict resolution and communication
has supported her ability to conduct trainings at all levels of the
workforce, from the factory floor to the executive suite.
Nettie is the principal author of DevelopmentWorks® and CareerPortrait®,
CDT’s comprehensive online career and development management
system. Her book, Coaching Development, Careers & Performance,
co-authored with Dr. Gerald M. Sturman, was published by Bierman House
in 2001, and is in use in numerous global corporations.In addition to conducting certification trainings nationally and internationally,
she works with corporate clients to customize CDT’s programs
and materials to their specifications. Through her direct work and licensing projects, she has reached tens
of thousands of people in corporations such as AT&T, Bayer Corporation,
Bell Atlantic, Colgate-Palmolive, Dow Chemical, Eileen Fisher, Estee
Lauder, Gillette, IBM, ITT Hartford, Kodak, Loral, Lucent Technologies,
Merrill Lynch, Motorola, Nabisco, Southco, The New York Times, Nissan,
State Street, Toshiba, United Airlines, US Airways, and many others.Nettie is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Herbert H. Lehman College of
The City University of New York, and has over 3000 classroom hours
in numerous trainings, including doctoral level studies in human development.
We
are also a team of highly trained, experienced professional
trainers located around the United States and dedicated to the
work and
principles of CDT. For bios of CDT certified trainers in your
area, please email
us.
Jerry
Sturman, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, is the author of If
You Knew Who You Were…You Could Be Who You Are a comprehensive
career self-assessment
tool in both book and software form; Managing Your Career
With “POWER,” a
career management guide for organizational employees; Coaching
Careers and Performance, a handbook for managers and supervisors;
and co-author with Nettie Spiwack of Coaching Development,
Careers & Performance,
also a handbook for managers; DevelopmentWorks® a
complete web-based employee development tool; CareerPortrait® a
web-based career assessment instrument; the chapter on Career
Development and Growth in the AMA Handbook for Developing
Employee Assistance & Counseling Programs; and the chapter
on career management in The 1996 McGraw-Hill Training and
Performance Sourcebook. Jerry holds a BA, BS and MS from
Columbia and a Ph.D. from Cornell.
Peggy
C. Bier, President and Chief Operating Officer, is
responsible for project management, program development and
delivery, training,
and the administrative and financial operations of the company.
Peggy has been the key liaison for CDT’s major accounts,
including AT&T, Motorola, General Electric, Colgate-Palmolive,
State Street, Merrill Lynch, Toshiba and others. She is a graduate
of Bradley
University
and worked as a psychiatric social worker and in marketing
and sales before joining CDT in 1978.
Nettie
Spiwack, Vice President of Training & Development, has
been the chief designer of CDT’s programs since joining the
company in 1983. A background in diversity, large group conflict resolution and communication
has supported her ability to conduct trainings at all levels of the
workforce, from the factory floor to the executive suite.
Nettie is the principal author of DevelopmentWorks® and CareerPortrait®,
CDT’s comprehensive online career and development management
system. Her book, Coaching Development, Careers & Performance,
co-authored with Dr. Gerald M. Sturman, was published by Bierman House
in 2001, and is in use in numerous global corporations.In addition to conducting certification trainings nationally and internationally,
she works with corporate clients to customize CDT’s programs
and materials to their specifications. Through her direct work and licensing projects, she has reached tens
of thousands of people in corporations such as AT&T, Bayer Corporation,
Bell Atlantic, Colgate-Palmolive, Dow Chemical, Eileen Fisher, Estee
Lauder, Gillette, IBM, ITT Hartford, Kodak, Loral, Lucent Technologies,
Merrill Lynch, Motorola, Nabisco, Southco, The New York Times, Nissan,
State Street, Toshiba, United Airlines, US Airways, and many others.Nettie is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Herbert H. Lehman College of
The City University of New York, and has over 3000 classroom hours
in numerous trainings, including doctoral level studies in human development.