COURSES

Executive Coaching and Development; Quality of Work Life; Group Dynamics, Psychological Testing.

BIOGRAPHY

I received a B.S. in Psychology in 1974 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. I received my Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of California, Berkeley, where my doctoral research in personality development was part of an ongoing longitudinal study following children from the age of three into early adulthood. I am a licensed clinical psychologist in New York State.

Currently, I combine my professional skills as a clinical psychologist with prior experience as a marketing vice president in a software development firm. Working with companies in a business capacity including IBM, Unisys, Kodak, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Chase Manhattan Bank, NJ Department of Labor provides a foundation for my management consulting practice. I specialize in business strategy planning, assessment and leadership coaching with executives in organizations undergoing rapid growth or reorganization. I work primarily with large organizations such as Wells Fargo Bank, the City of San Jose, Scholastic Inc., and Cunningham Communications. I also enjoy working with the unique organizational challenges of emerging and rapidly growing technology companies such as Blyth Software and Starlight Networks.

Additional Interests

Women’s Leadership Development
Psychology and the Arts
Creativity and Innovation in Business

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Psychological Association

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Gans, A (2001; 2000) Emotional intelligence and leadership in the new economy. Workshops for the Northern California Human Resource Association; San Francisco, Oakland, Sunnyvale, CA.

Gans, A (2000) The future of learning in the learning organization of the future. Presentations to: 1) the Institute for the Future; Palo Alto, CA. and 2) Global Business Network (GBN), Emeryville, CA.

Gans, A (1999) The Virtual Office: Breakthrough, Benefit, Burden? Presentation at the Work Family Congress ’99, New York City, NY.

Gans, A (1999) When the times are changing and chaos breeds innovation: Recapturing the value of constructive thinking and play in simulation training. Journal of the Association of Business Simulation and Experiential Learning.

Gans, A (1998) The Cultivate Your Gardens Program: Organizational change through partnering education, community service, and clinical intervention. Paper presented to the American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Gans, A (1998) Innovations in the work environment:The role of technology in workplace flexibility. Presentationatthe Women in Technology International Conference Summit, Santa Clara, CA.

Gans, A (1995) Imaging Technology-Enabled Telecommuting. White paper prepared for Wang Laboratories.

Gans, A. (1987) The war and peace of the Vietnam Memorials. American Imago, 44, 315-329 and paper presented to the American Psychological Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

Linn, M.C., Pubos, S., and Gans, A. (1981) Correlates of formal reasoning: contents and problem effects. Journal of Science Teaching, 18,435-447.

Gans, A. (1979) Development of iconography in the art work of Wassily Kandinskv . Paper presented to the American Psychological Association Convention, New York.

Morrison, A.L., and Gans, A. (1977) The relationship between personality mechanisms and cognitive performance at three age levels. Paper presented to the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Contact

NYU Email: adrienne.gans@nyu.edu

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