Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer, Ph.D., INTJ, is an industrial organizational psychologist with more than 15 years of experience working in pharmaceutical and energy for Fortune 50 companies. He also has eight years of experience as a psychology professor specializing in industrial organizational psychology and seven years of experience as a relationship counselor. He holds a M.Div. Master of Divinity, MS in organizational leadership and Ph.D. in industrial organizational psychology. Robert lives in the beautiful coastal town of Stuart, Florida, with his wife of 21 years, three children and two dogs.

Articles by Robert Palmer

• What is performance management?

  Friday, October 09, 2015

  Performance management (PM) is a scientifically based methodology that utilizes performance indicators to measure performance improvement based on behavioral reinforcement. PM has been used to solve thousands of business problems in the past five decades.

• Sustaining a high-performing, safety-based culture

  Monday, September 14, 2015

  In 1871, Edward B. Tylor defined culture as "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief [behavior], art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired as a member of society." When considering corporate culture, two keywords that are mentioned but often get overlooked are behavior and habit. Sustaining a high-performing, safety-based culture begins with understanding three key elements: culture (i.e., how it's created, maintained and then sustained), behaviors (i.e., how they are shaped) and habits.

• Utilizing the MBTI with development and performance coaching

  Monday, July 20, 2015

  ​The amount of coaching information out there is overwhelming. The claims of coaches offering a wide variety of coaching specialties, styles, methods and outcomes is confusing to most people and makes it difficult for people to choose what kind of coach and what kind of coaching would be most beneficial to them, their situation and their goals.