Chris Crosby

Chris is an international consultant who helps organizations succeed by aligning people to measurable goals.

His unique strategic engagement methods help leaders connect their whole organization to overcome obstacles previously thought unattainable.

While internal, Chris helped multiple Alcoa locations meet or exceed their business metrics. Now he supports leaders in diverse industries clarify challenges and implement. He has held adjunct positions and has extensive international experience.

His work at Alcoa CSI led to a multitude of successful projects including R&D and a global ERP implementation. He continues to guide organizations through culture change with a business metric focus that gets record results by utilizing a variety of models, methods and strategies.

Chris is grounded in applied behavioral science with an eye towards emotional intelligence (EQ). He produces unique leadership programs and trains internal OD departments in the tools needed to transform organizations.

Chris is a published author of three books. His first book, Strategic Organizational Alignment, outlines core components to align any organization for success. The book also includes the journey, based on real characters, of one organizations quest to find answers and practical solutions to their core business challenges.

His recent two volume set, Strategic Engagement: Practical Tools to Raise Morale and Increase Results was published on October 22, 2018. In it he outlines eight strategic engagement activities to improve productivity. All his books are written from the perspective of a practitioner and provide the reader with easy access to tools and mental models that make a difference.

Beyond his consulting work, Chris was the President of the Board of the Pacific Northwest where he tripled membership in four years www.PNODN.org.

Currently, Chris is the President and CEO of the Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS) which is a start up independent college offering a certificate in Applied Behavioral Science and has a Masters Degree pending with the state of Washington. lios.org

Finally, Chris is adjunct faculty and uses Strategic Organizational Alignment as one of two textbooks to teach ORGL 517 Organizational Change and Leadership in Gonzaga's online Master’s in Organizational Leadership.