Meet Mary

Mary C. Schaefer

My speaking, coaching and training are all focused on making the most of what your Human resources can contribute to your organization through their own energy and creativity, while at the same time meeting their own specific needs for meaningful work.

As a Human Resources Manager for a Fortune 100 company, I served a community of over 500 employees and managers in areas such as performance management, interpersonal relations, leadership, teamwork, diversity, and creating a respectful work environment.

Even though I started out as an Information Systems professional, over time I noticed I was more interested in understanding how people reacted to how their jobs were changing more than teaching them new computer programs.  I decided to get into HR went back to get a Master’s in Human Resources.

I always found a way to be a part of diverse work assignments that involved helping people move through change. Just one example is having helped hundreds of survivors of corporate downsizing ( through coaching and workshops) to see how they could make positive choices moving forward, rather than be overwhelmed by constant job insecurity.

What I Can Do For You

I do speaking, coaching and training related to creating a more productive and collaborative work environments. I can help you create truly effective discussions, whether it involves planning for a tough conversation about work performance or strategizing on how to manage your employees’ reaction to changes in their jobs.

I bring to our work my skills, experience, and knowledge from putting in hundreds of hours coaching hundreds of managers, both as a former HR Manager at a Fortune 100 company, and also through this business serving clients such as Xerox, Siemens, DuPont, Ahold USA and the State of Delaware.

Yes, that's me, at age 5.

Affiliations and Credentials

•Associate Certified Coach (ACC), through the International Coach Federation, achieved 2007

•Professional in Human Resources, certified by the Human Resources Certification Institute since 1997

•Diversity Facilitation Skills Training through the National Training Lab (NTL), 1997

•Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Certified

•Basic Mediation Skills 4-day program through Conflict Resolution Program, University of Delaware

•Master’s of Human Resources Management, University of Charleston, 1995

•Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science, Indiana State University