Michael Williams, Ph.D., SPHR
Michael Williams, Ph.D., SPHR
Dr. Michael Williams, Ph.D., SPHR, is the founder and principal consultant of Strategic HRM.His professional background blends 20 years of executive level human resource management, organizational development, higher and public education teaching and administration, authorship and consulting.
Dr. Williams has served in executive human resource management and organizational learning leadership roles leading strategic staffing, leadership development, industrial and labor relations, and change management initiatives for both national and international corporations.
Dr. William’s public speaking, consulting and authorship focuses on emerging paradigms and practices in human resource management, leadership development, organizational development, and change management. Specifically, enabling organizations to successfully manage their transition from human resource management to human capital management, develop transformational leaders, foster transformative learning, create learning organizations, and manage the millennial generation.
Dr. William's received his Ph.D. in educational leadership and a Master of Science in human resource management from Fordham University; an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University; a Management Certificate from the University of Pennsylvania; Wharton School Business (Securities Industry Association); and, the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certificate from the Society of Human Resource Management. In addition, Dr. Williams holds a Masters degree in music performance and a Bachelor’s degree in music education from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Dr. Williams holds superintendent of schools certifications and certification eligibility in New York and New Jersey, was a faculty member of the nationally recognized Classical School of Hartford in Hartford, Conn., and has taught music in grades K-12.
Dr. Williams has held teaching appointments at Fordham University, Iona College, Northeastern University, and DeVry University. He is a National Endowment for the Humanities recipient and Huntington-Beebe International Music Competition First-Prize Winner. Currently, Dr. Williams is completing two books entitled Human Resource Executives in the 21st Century Knowledge Age: Partner or Pariah and Exits: Lawyers Leaving the Law—Portraits of Transition.