Michael McDermott

Mike McDermott joined Scherer Schneider Paulick with over 30 years of broad-based business and human resources management experience, including fifteen years as the senior HR leader with Jockey International, Inc. and Gaylord Container Corporation. In addition, he has also served as a Principal with two human resource consulting firms. In these positions, Mike provided consulting services focused on progressive workplace design, organizational assessment, planning, development, managerial coaching and leadership effectiveness for companies such as Bridgestone USA, Alcoa, TRW and Textron.

Throughout his career, Mike has coached hundreds of leaders in the area of achieving potential, improving effectiveness, change management and overcoming performance and behavior deficiencies.  He has also designed and taught numerous leadership and management development programs for all types of organizations.

Mike possesses strong interpersonal skills which allow him to work effectively with all levels of management, especially at the executive level.  In addition, he is an experienced leader with exceptional skills in Leadership Effectiveness, Organizational Planning/Development, Executive Coaching, Talent Management, Team Building and Culture/Environmental Change.

Mike is a graduate of the University of Michigan.