Christopher CoultasChristopher Coultas, PhD
Christopher Coultas serves as vice president of product innovation, and senior consultant, at Leadership Worth Following (LWF). Since joining LWF in 2014, Chris has not only assessed and coached hundreds of leaders,but also spearheaded a number of company-wide research and development initiatives, including the development of the DRiV. Chris's research and work with leaders focuses on the impact that drivers can have on a variety of workplace outcomes, including engagement, resilience, burnout, culture fit, teamwork, leadership influence, and overall job performance. Chris graduated from the University of Central Florida (UCF) with master's and PhD degrees in industrial and organizational psychology. He has authored several peer reviewed publications and presented at many nationally recognized conferences on issues pertaining to coaching, leadership, and team performance. He also holds undergraduate degrees in religion and counseling psychology. Chris is currently affiliated with the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, the Society of Consulting Psychology, and Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, all divisions of the American Psychological Association. He serves as the research domain head for the Society of Consulting Psychology.

Leadership Worth Following
Established in January 2004 by founder and CEO A. Dale Thompson, Leadership Worth Following, LLC (LWF) is a premier provider of services, tools, and processes that help organizations identify, select, develop, and retain leadership worth following. Notably, LWF conceptualized The Worthy Leadership Model in 2005, with its focus on The Capacity, Commitment, and Character to Lead as a lens for understanding what leads to significant failures of leadership in some cases, and significant successes in others.
LWF has been sought out by leading and aspiring companies in virtually every industry, from high tech and transportation to health care, hospitality, and more. We help our clients identify the talent implications of their business strategies, evaluate current leadership bench strength, develop internal talent, and select and develop talent. Today, LWF is recognized not only as the premier provider of leadership and talent development services, but also as a firm whose services and products are firmly grounded in science and have proved effective time and again. Read More Read Less