Debra Williams

Commander
DISC Type : D

Teacher at Skillshare

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Debra Williams is a facilitation expert with over 25 years of experience in transforming team collaboration and meeting design. A Cornell and NYU graduate, she founded Collective Energy Consulting and operates as the "Meeting Medic" to boost team energy and outcomes. Colleagues describe her as energetic, creative, practical, and a powerhouse facilitator who excels at creative problem solving.

Debra is passionate about continuous learning and development, actively participating in and promoting sessions from organizations like the Creative Education Foundation. She focuses on helping others generate new ideas, navigate change, and collaborate more effectively, welcoming everyone to join in these valuable, community-focused learning opportunities.

She has branded herself as the "Meeting Medic, " ready to diagnose and cure unproductive, time-consuming meetings.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Very Quick

Decisive

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Meeting Redesign
Her entire professional identity as the "Meeting Medic" is built around redesigning meetings to make them more productive, engaging, and effective for high-stakes sessions.
Creative Problem Solving
She is a certified Creative Problem Solving Facilitator and trainer, focusing on helping teams and organizations think differently and generate innovative solutions.
Leadership Development
A significant part of her work involves partnering with newly promoted team leaders to build their confidence and skills in leading complex, cross-functional discussions.

Media Appearances

Debra has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2020 - 1-2023
Teacher at Skillshare
3-2020 - 5-2024
Actionable Consulting Partner at Actionable Consultants
2013 - 6-2017
Innovation Jump Starter at New & Improved, LLC| Creating growth through innovation
9-2006
Meeting Medic| Engagement Builder | Solution Generator at Collective Energy Consulting
1-2005 - 1-2006
Director, Human Resources at Pepperidge Farm

Education

2006 - 2007
Master of Arts from NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
1987 - 1991
B.S. from Cornell University

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 26 Location : New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : Teacher at Skillshare
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Debra

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Debra is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Debra

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Debra move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Debra take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Debra

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.