ASSESS. SELECT. DEVELOP.

Lanier Leadership utilizes a scientific, data-driven
approach to leadership selection and development. 

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CUSTOM SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES

Leveraging the latest scientific research and organizational best practices to meet unique business needs

ASSESSMENTS

We utilize personality assessments, cognitive ability assessments, 360-degree feedback, and behavioral interviews conducted by a Industrial Organizational Psychologist to provide in-depth and accurate insight into a person’s capabilities.
  • Personality
  • Cognitive Ability
  • Behavioral Interview
  • Culture Fit

SELECTING LEADERS

We provide a comprehensive and accurate view of a person’s strengths, development opportunities, and potential derailers, in order to help companies make informed hiring, promotion, and succession planning decisions.
  • Executive Assessment
  • Managerial Assessment
  • High Potential Assessment

DEVELOPING LEADERS

We help leaders deepen their self-awareness, minimize undesirable tendencies, and accelerate performance aligned with personal and business objectives through feedback and coaching with an Industrial Organizational Psychologist.
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Succession Planning
  • 360° Feedback
  • Team Development

AN IN-DEPTH SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Lanier Leadership combines science and research to provide the precise insights companies need to make critical selection decisions, develop their leaders, and build successful teams. Our approach is tailored to meet the unique needs of each client’s business to ensure they are hiring and developing people who will succeed in their business context and promote their company culture.

LEADERSHIP SOLUTIONS

Hiring, promoting, and developing the right people for specific jobs represent some of the most important decisions that companies make. Our primary focus is helping our clients make such decisions by conducting in-depth psychological assessments to provide critical insight into how well a person is likely to perform in a particular position and how they may derail under stress or pressure.
Following the assessment process, we often work with clients to help them develop new hires and strengthen existing talent through assessment feedback and coaching. Development is key to maximizing and retaining leadership talent. Through our assessment processes and coaching sessions, we help individuals build a clear awareness of their strengths, development areas, and their overall impact on others.

JACLYN LANIER, PH.D.

Industrial Organizational Psychologist
Jaclyn Lanier, Ph.D. For the past twenty years, Jaclyn Lanier, Ph.D. has conducted strategic talent assessments for organizations making critical hiring and succession planning decisions. As an Industrial Organizational Psychologist, she specializes in comprehensive individual psychological assessments that inform leadership selection and development initiatives.

Dr. Lanier applies evidence-based methodologies to help companies evaluate and develop their leadership talent. Through detailed individual assessments, she provides organizations with objective insights for leadership decisions and talent development programs.

Dr. Lanier also provides executive coaching to senior leaders and high-potential employees. Her developmental approach includes personality assessments and comprehensive 360-degree feedback assessments that identify both strengths and areas for improvement. She works with leaders to build on their capabilities while addressing potential challenges to their effectiveness.

Dr. Lanier's background includes serving as Senior IO Psychologist at Wells Fargo, where she led large scale selection initiatives and provided assessment support across business divisions. She has also held consulting positions at two global assessment firms, giving her experience with diverse organizational contexts and talent challenges.

Dr. Lanier earned her doctorate in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology and is an active member of The Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology. She contributes to the field through presentations at national conferences. Most recently, she presented "The Challenges & Successes with C-Level Assessment" (2019 SIOP Conference), "Who Needs a Coach? Everyone." (2023 SIOP Conference), and "Coaching in Context: Enabling Leadership Success through Coaching" (2025 SIOP Conference).

Brittany Odom

Client Coordinator
Meet Brittany Odom, our Client Coordinator at Lanier Leadership. With over 15 years of experience in office management, Brittany brings valuable expertise and attention to detail to our team. Brittany joined our team in 2023 and works to ensure smooth operations and excellent client service. Passionate about data collection and analysis, she looks for innovative ways to use insights to improve our client experiences and organizational efficiency. Whether coordinating projects or refining office processes, Brittany is committed to fostering a collaborative and productive environment for our clients.

Christine Fernandez, Ph.D.

Affiliate Consultant
Dr. Fernandez’s career began as an internal consultant, rapidly advancing to become a member of the global HR leadership team, reporting to the CHRO for a Fortune 500 company. She oversaw global Leadership Assessment and Selection, Performance Management, Employee Engagement surveys, 360-degree feedback and talent analytics. For the last decade, she has focused primarily on executive assessment, selection, and coaching, mainly for senior leader to the c-suite level. Her diverse industry experience spans finance, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceutical, retail, manufacturing, and hospitality. With her global leadership experience and passion for travel, she continues to work internationally. She appreciates learning the context and culture of each of her clients, to help tailor her feedback and recommendations.

Dr. Fernandez’s expertise in leadership is multifaceted. She led the redesign of an enterprise-wide competency model, and subsequently aligned core people processes such a 360-degree feedback process and behavioral interviewing. Also, with her focus on talent management, she oversaw the validation of leadership assessment tools for a variety of roles. Most recently she has partnered with dozens of organizations assessing and developing leaders at the director to c-suite level. She is passionate about diversity, going back to some of her doctoral research, and is proud of recent recommendations for minimizing subtle bias in selection processes. These diverse experiences help her take a holistic and strategic view around leadership and talent pipelines.

Dr. Fernandez received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the City University of New York, Baruch College and her B.S. in Psychology from Union College. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and past president of The Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology (METRO), the nation’s oldest applied psychology club. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring new places and collecting Japanese maples.

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Jaclyn Lanier, Ph.D
Industrial Organizational 
Psychologist
864-230-1810
info@lanierleadership.com