Sharon Dorsett

Director of Coaching and Development

Sharon Dorsett is a Senior Advisor with GTA. Sharon is an Organizational Psychologist with over 15 years of experience as a consultant and professor in the areas of leadership and organization development. The focus of her work includes executive coaching, team and group development, and organization-wide assessment and problem solving with corporate, non-profit, and family-owned businesses.

Using a systems approach Sharon works within the organizational layers, challenging individuals to identify barriers and increase leadership capabilities. She facilitates group problem solving and commitment to higher performance, and applies research expertise to help leaders identify and evaluate systemic issues in order to implement change.

As an executive coach, Sharon’s goal is to collaborate as a trusted advisor with the key players in the family enterprise to advance learning and growth. She respects the intelligence of the employee and believes that if open to receiving feedback, an individual has the ability to find direction and answers. Sharon is skilled at helping clients depersonalize difficult feedback and process what they hear (and don’t hear) so they may find the most productive way to plan future development in alignment with company strategy.

Sharon’s client work spans a broad range of companies such as Habitat for Humanity, Legg Mason, Maine Women’s Fund, Comcast, Stored Values Solution, MetLife, BroadReach Healthcare, Highlights, Guideposts and in the UK: Brent Government, East Sussex Education Counsel, and St. Barnabas House.

Sharon earned her masters and doctorate in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and her B.A. from Kenyon College. She is a certified Executive Coach through the Tavistock Consultancy at the renowned Tavistock Centre in London where she also trained in Process Consultation.

Sharon is a Board Certified Coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education. She is certified in the Myers-Briggs as well as in Retirement Coaching through Retirement Options. She is involved with the Institute for Family-Owned Business in Maine, and presented at their Family Business Exit Strategy Conference on the topic of “The Emotional Side of Letting Go of the Family Business.” Sharon was the recipient of the Business and Families Foundation scholarship in support of Women in Family Business and holds a certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute in Boston.