Who We Are
Experts in negotiation, communication, and leadership
About Us
We were founded in 2012 by Dr. Hal Movius, an applied psychologist whose work and writing focuses on negotiation, confidence, emotional intelligence, personality, and leadership.
Our team brings together experienced consultants and thought leaders from psychology, neuroscience, business, law, public policy, planning, leadership, organizational development, and the performing arts.
Decades of experience, and expertise in specific areas of research, enable us to create uniquely responsive programs and services for our clients. We pride ourselves on developing new and more effective solutions to challenging problems.
Our approach – used with some of the world’s most successful organizations across two dozen countries – is captured in books such as Built to Win: Creating A World Class Negotiating Organization (Harvard Business Press); Dealmaking (2011, Norton), and Resolve (2017, LifeTree Media).
Our Ethos
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Evidence-based advice
We use evidence-based frameworks to help clients solve specific, meaningful challenges.
Members of our team teach at leading universities and consult to diverse organizations.
You’ll find our thinking in books, articles, and major media like the Washington Post and Time.
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Make a real difference
We don’t offer off-the-shelf programs; we’re careful to tailor interventions to particular needs and contexts.
We help put in place systems, tools and processes that allow new learning to take root.
Our work earns us long and rewarding relationships with clients, who see immediate, measurable returns.
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Practice what we teach
We promote negotiation and leadership behaviors that align with organizational values.
We strive to manage difficult situations in ways that protect relationship and reputations.
We find and apply powerful ideas, emerging insights, and useful stories from across disciplines and clients.
Our Core Team
Our Extended Team
Movius Consulting’s extended team is a network of global thought leaders and seasoned practitioners who partner with us on client engagements and collaborative research.
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Joanna Chango-James
Improving high-stakes conversations.
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Martin Davidson
Leveraging difference to drive performance.
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David Fairman
Building consensus in multiparty negotiations.
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David Ferguson
Supporting negotiators across Asia-Pacific.
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Tom Kinnaird
Negotiating with procurement.
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Bobby Parmar
Leading the stakeholder organization.
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Jessica Payne
Managing sleep for high performance.
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Jacob Schlicter
Coaching mission driven leaders.
Alliance Partners
We work strategically with alliance partners to serve clients more efficiently across regions, sectors and platforms. Our alliance partners include: