Dr. Asha Gipson (Addison) | Ph.D.
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Senior Organizational Effectiveness & Talent Strategy Leader
Designing leadership systems, organizational capability, and change strategies that scale.
I lead enterprise-level organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and talent strategy work— partnering with executives to align structure, culture, and performance during growth, transformation, and transition.
Primary Experience Areas
- Organizational Effectiveness and Design
- Leadership & Talent Straegy
- Executive Assessment & Development
- Enterprise Change & Transformation
Experience spans both internal leadership roles and external advisory partnerships, with a focus on building durable systems leaders can own and sustain.
đź“Ť San Diego, CA | Open to Remote Senior Leadership Roles
What I Bring to Organizations
I help organizations strengthen leadership capability and execution by building clear, durable people systems—not one-off programs. My work typically sits at the intersection of:
- Organizational design and effectiveness
- Leadership assessment and development
- Talent and succession strategy
- Enterprise change and transformation
I partner closey with CEOs, CHROs, and senior leaders as a trusted thought partner and operator, translating strategy into leadership systems that drive execution. I also help diagnois organizational challenges, design practical interventions, and support sustained follow-through. This work has been delivered both inside organizations and in partnership with leading consulting and advisory firms.
Leadership & Organizational Impact
Leadership Effectiveness
Strengthening judgment, influence, and follow-through at the senior level
- Strengthen executive judgment, communication, and decision-making
- Improve leadership readiness and bench strength
- Support leaders navigating role expansion, complexity, or transition
Organizational Effectiveness
Aligning structure, systems, and leadership behaviors to strategy
- Align structure, roles, and operating rhythms to strategy
- Improve cross-functional execution and accountability
- Translate strategy into behavior, systems, and leadership practices
Talent, People, & Culture
Take support to theBuilding leadership capacity, accountability, and trust at scale next level.
- Design leadership assessment and development frameworks
- Support succession planning and talent reviews
- Address culture, engagement, and performance challenges during change
Experience Snapshot
- Advised senior leaders and executive teams on organizational effectiveness, leadership readiness, and change execution
- Work spans organizations ranging from high-growth teams to complex, multi-layered enterprises, supporting leaders through scale, restructuring, and transformation.
- Led and delivered organization-wide leadership and talent initiatives across technology, professional services, consumer, nonprofit, and global organizations
- Designed and delivered executive assessments, 360 feedback, leadership development, and change initiatives
- Partnered with consulting and advisory firms to support enterprise clients
- Background spans applied organizational psychology, research, teaching, and executive advisory work
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How I Work
My aproach is research-informed, pragmatic, and systems – oriented, pragmatic, and systems-oriented. I focus on:
- Diagnosing root causes, not surface symptoms
- Designing solutions leaders can actually sustain
- Balancing rigor with speed, clarity, and execution
I am now seeking a senior internal leadership role where I can apply this work at scale as part of an organization’s leadership team.
Dr. Asha Gipson, Ph.D.
Organizational Psychologist
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
San Diego – based • Working Nationally
Virtual & Onsite Engagements
Get in Touch
hello@ashagipson.com
Inquiries related to leadership, organizational effectiveness, and advisory work. Available for select advisory and organizational roles.