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Rigorous solutions.

Research & Leadership Consulting

Bringing three decades of empirical research and command-level leadership to the questions no one else wants to touch — from the field to the boardroom.

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30+Years in research & command
22Peer-reviewed publications
Rear AdmiralUS Navy, retired
American Psychological Assoc.Elected Fellow, 2017
Experience Dept. of Defense DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY US Navy RAND Nat'l Cancer Institute STATE FARM INSURANCE

Two disciplines, one operating principle

Every engagement runs on the same conviction: creative problem-solving is only as good as the evidence beneath it.

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Research Consulting

Empirical, high-quality research for organizations facing problems that don't fit an off-the-shelf method.

  • — Study design & mixed methods
  • — Surveys, focus groups & field data collection
  • — Predictive & behavioral modeling
  • — Findings translated into decisions
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Leadership Coaching

Development and coaching for senior leaders and the people who want a richer, more fulfilling working life.

  • — Executive & senior-leader coaching
  • — Added to internal coaching cadres
  • — Team & talent development programs
  • — Retention & engagement strategy
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Creativity, held to the standard of evidence

Hard problems require solutions that don't yet exist. We have spent a career building them — then proving they work.

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Frame the real question

Most difficult problems are mis-stated. We find the question underneath the question before touching a method.

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Build the method

When no existing approach fits, we design one — grounded in applied psychology and rigorous science.

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CREATE DISCOVERIES

Design for the future. Using unique thinking and deep expertise, we elicit discoveries and build for future success.

A career of firsts

30+
Years leading research
22
Peer-reviewed papers
14
Years associate editor, Military Psychology
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Sectors: defense · gov · nonprofit · industry
Michael Schwerin

Rear Admiral. Research psychologist. Problem-solver.

Michael J. Schwerin is a retired Rear Admiral in the US Navy and a senior behavioral research scientist specializing in talent management and organizational behavior.

Over a 30-year career spanning active duty, the Navy Reserve, RAND, and State Farm, he has taken on the problems others pass over — and repeatedly built the methods needed to solve them.

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Rear Admiral Michel J. Schwerin

Ph.D. Applied Psychology APA Fellow SPHR PMP RDML, USN (Ret.)

Bring the hard problem.

Research consulting · Leadership coaching · Advisory

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