Corky McReynolds, PhD, CPF, is Founder and Principal of LeadTeam Consulting, LLC. LeadTeam builds leadership and team capacity for organizations to create direction and action to accomplish their mission. Corky was the Director of the Treehaven Field Campus and a Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources in the College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point. At UWSP, Corky developed and taught graduate courses in strategic planning, non-profit management, facilitation skills, and leadership. He has facilitated and trained facilitators for strategic planning processes at nature centers, state agencies, professional associations, and national organizations. Corky’s research, teaching, and consulting focuses on leadership and enhancing organizational change through effective individual and group processes. His workshops are known for high activity with a touch of humor, involvement and impact.
His peers have honored Corky as recipient of the National Leadership Award from the Association of Nature Center Administrators (2004), the Mel Davidson Leadership Award from Leadership Oneida County (2015), and Professor Emeritus from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2016). Corky is a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF, 2013), a Certified DiSC Trainer (2014), and a Certified Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Facilitator (1998).
Experience
Corky’s career includes the successful development and administration of two environmental learning centers (1975-2015); graduate level teaching, advising and research (1998-2015), and staff development consultant to K-12 districts. (1975-1985).
Training
Additional formal training and post-graduate doctoral work includes strategic planning, facilitation, MBTI, DiSC, and organizational development.
Research & Scholarly Activity
Attributes of Leadership developed a leadership model
Adapted Nominal Group Technique developed an inclusive small-group decision-making process
Art of Strategic Planning developed a strategic planning model
LeadTeam developed a meta-framework for building organizational capacity
In Search of Extraordinary Leadership-Securing Your Next Executive Director 2006 author, published by the Association of Nature Center Administrators
The First Hour of Team developed a model and activities for creating and coaching effective teams