Dr. Eric Zackrison is a leadership and organizational development specialist with a focus on critical thinking, communication, and team effectiveness. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication and an MBA, Eric’s consulting and training combine academic rigor with real-world experience to help individuals, teams, and organizations develop the skills needed to thrive in complex, fast-paced environments.
As the founder of Effectiveness Consultants, Eric helps businesses strengthen decision-making, resolve conflict, and improve team performance by building strong foundations in trust, accountability, and psychological safety. His work centers on helping leaders and teams think more clearly, communicate more effectively, and lead more intentionally.
Eric is a respected educator and speaker, known for making complex concepts accessible and actionable. He teaches leadership, strategy, and communication at the university level and is also a popular instructor on Coursera and LinkedIn Learning, where over 1.4 million have benefited from his courses on team management, self-leadership, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Eric helps professionals navigate the challenges of change with clarity, resilience, and sound judgment. His work supports the development of reflective, adaptive leaders who can think deeply and act decisively.
Eric is an amazing instructor and packs the 10 hour class with best practices and current data. His background in leadership and organizational development provide useful relevancy to leveraging the more technical aspects of mobile platforms and content development. Eric is organized, articulate, stepped in knowledge, and very accessible. I cant wait to take more classes from him. He is a gift to our community!
We needed a complete transfer of ideas, accepted because his genuine authority is displayed. Even though he has many time demands, he humbled himself to take on our project. In just a few short meetings, he completely understood our vision. Eric has many talents, in our case, he has been extremely focused, responsive and well-polished.
Dr. Eric Zackrison is a leadership and organizational development specialist with a focus on critical thinking, communication, and team effectiveness. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication and an MBA, Eric’s consulting and training combine academic rigor with real-world experience to help individuals, teams, and organizations develop the skills needed to thrive in complex, fast-paced environments.
As the founder of Effectiveness Consultants, Eric helps businesses strengthen decision-making, resolve conflict, and improve team performance by building strong foundations in trust, accountability, and psychological safety. His work centers on helping leaders and teams think more clearly, communicate more effectively, and lead more intentionally.
Eric is a respected educator and speaker, known for making complex concepts accessible and actionable. He teaches leadership, strategy, and communication at the university level and is also a popular instructor on Coursera and LinkedIn Learning, where over 1.4 million have benefited from his courses on team management, self-leadership, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Eric helps professionals navigate the challenges of change with clarity, resilience, and sound judgment. His work supports the development of reflective, adaptive leaders who can think deeply and act decisively.
Eric is an amazing instructor and packs the 10 hour class with best practices and current data. His background in leadership and organizational development provide useful relevancy to leveraging the more technical aspects of mobile platforms and content development. Eric is organized, articulate, stepped in knowledge, and very accessible. I cant wait to take more classes from him. He is a gift to our community!
We needed a complete transfer of ideas, accepted because his genuine authority is displayed. Even though he has many time demands, he humbled himself to take on our project. In just a few short meetings, he completely understood our vision. Eric has many talents, in our case, he has been extremely focused, responsive and well-polished.