Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University
Email: ellen.vanoosten@case.edu

Biography

Ellen Van Oosten is a PhD student in the Department of Organizational Behavior at the Case Western Reserve University, working closely with Richard Boyatzis.  The primary focus of her research is effectiveness in executive coaching.  Her broad research interests center on the role of emotional and social intelligence in leadership development, leadership assessment and development, executive development, positive psychology and the intersection between individual and organization development. 

Ellen has published scholarly and practitioner articles which cover topics such as executive coaching, coaching for sustained individual change and leadership development in organizations.  In addition, she has been an instructor and facilitator of leadership development, coaching and professional development courses for executive and managerial students.  She has over 15 years experience as an executive coach helping managers and leaders to deepen their self-awareness, articulate their vision, improve their emotional intelligence and broaden their leadership capability.  She has worked with a diverse group of clients including many from Sherwin Williams, National City Corporation, Barnes Group, Fifth Third Bank and the Cleveland Zoological Society as well as numerous participants in leadership programs at the Executive Education Center of the Weatherhead School of Management.

In addition to her academic activities, Ellen serves as Senior Director for Business Development in Weatherhead Executive Education.  In this role, Ellen consults with organizations seeking to develop key leadership talent through education, development and coaching, and links them to resources at the Weatherhead School.  She has held positions in Executive Education since 1995.

Prior to her position at Weatherhead, Ellen was Director of Human Resources for Cole Gift Centers, a retail organization located in Highland Heights, Ohio. She focused her efforts on leadership development, executive coaching and facilitation of strategic planning activities for the organization, while managing the human resources function. She also worked for General Electric for several years in the roles of Key Account Manager and Technical Sales Engineer.

Education

• Current Phd Student in Department of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management; research area:  executive coaching, leadership development, executive development, emotional intelligence

• Master of Business Administration, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Van Oosten, E.B., (2006). “Intentional change theory at the organizational level:  a case study,”  Journal of Management Development, Vol 25, No pp. 707-717. 

Boyatzis, R.E. and Van Oosten, E., (2003) “Developing Leaders with Emotional Intelligence and The Emotionally Intelligent Organization,” Ivey Business Journal (on-line magazine) from University of Western Ontario.

Smith, M., Van Oosten, E., & Boyatzis, R.E. (2009).  “Coaching for sustained desired change,”   In Woodman, R., Pasmore, W., & Shani, A. (Eds).  Research in Organization Development and Change, Vol 17, pp.145-174.

Boyatzis, R.E. Smith, M.S. and Van Oosten, E.B. (in press), Coaching for Sustained, Desired Change: Building Relationships and Talent,  to appear in Berger, L.A. and Berger, D. R. (Eds.). The Talent Management Handbook.

Glavas, A., Jules, C., Van Oosten, E. (2006), “Use of Self in Creating a Culture of Collaboration.”  In Schuman, S. (Ed). Creating a Culture of Collaboration, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 304-318.

Boyatzis, R.E., Frick, C. and Van Oosten, E.(2003), “ Developing Leaders Throughout an Entire Organization by Developing Emotional Intelligence Competencies, “ In Berger, L.A. and Berger, D.R. (Eds.). The Talent Management Handbook: Creating Organizational Excellence by Identifying, Developing, and Positioning High-Potential Talent. NY:   McGraw Hill, pp. 347-338.