Dream Engineering

Steve's Bio

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Steve Lundeen,CPCC
Executive Consultant & Coach

Principal
Dream Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

·         Leadership Coaching & Development

·         Interpersonal Effectiveness

·         HiPo Coaching

·         Organization Politics

·         Performance Management

·         Mentoring

·         Individual and Organization Transition

 

Professional Experience:

  • Senior Vice President,
    Life Time Fitness
  • Vice President
    Bath & Body Works
  • Executive Vice President,
    Sunglass Hut International
  • Senior Vice President
    Eddie Bauer

Coaching Strengths:

  • Executive Presence
  • Influencing and Coalition Building
  • Organizational Politics and Savvy
  • Leadership Transitions  

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota
  • Certified Co-Active Professional Coach:
    The Coaches Training Institute

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Steve specializes in the areas of executive coaching, life coaching, leadership resourcefulness and group facilitation.  He has experience in guiding senior officers and C-suite executives, individually and their teams, to a clearer understanding of their areas of greatest effectiveness, while addressing their critical development challenges.

Steve has held senior executive positions for over 25 years with such organizations as Eddie Bauer ($2B; 15,000+ employees; No. America, Japan, Europe), Sunglass Hut International ($1 B; 8,000+ employees; 2000+ locations  No. America, Europe, Asia), Bath & Body Works ($2B; 35,000+ employees, 1600+ locations) and Life Time Fitness ($.5B; 8,000+ employees; 50 locations).  He was instrumental in introducing nationally recognized work/life programs while at Eddie Bauer.  With his deep experience in Human Resources, organizational leadership and coaching, Steve works with clients to define and meet their needs in the areas of executive coaching, leadership team development, succession planning, executive transition and life coaching.

In his role as coach, Steve combines a blend of curiosity and intuition with validated assessment instruments to help pinpoint and address issues that would have otherwise derailed careers or impeded personal growth.  He believes in building long-term sustainable excellence in his clients and giving them the tools to self-observe and self-correct.

Accomplishments:

·      Authorized to administer various assessment tools that include:  Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), 360° instruments, and Pulse*Points Leadership Profile.

·      Partnering with a Minneapolis based search firm, designed and implemented an on-boarding coaching process for newly placed executives resulting in accelerated transition and assimilation to the new organization.

·      Introduced work/life programs resulting in Best Places to Work recognition from Fortune, Business Week and Working Mother Magazines.

·      Has served as a senior executive on both sides of merger and acquisition transactions.

 

Partial Client List: 

Allina, Capella University, Denver International Airport, Fallon Worldwide, GfK Global Custom Research, Life Time Fitness, Medtronic, Metropolitan Airport Commission, Starkey Labs, Thrivent Financial, University of Minnesota, Xerox

Contact:

Steve Lundeen

763-521-0030 office; 612-839-2122 mobile

   steve@dreamengineering.com