Claire Wu
Claire Wu empowers individuals to thrive at work and home by leveraging strengths, cultivating resilience, and unlocking potential through evidence-based coaching.
Dr. Claire Wu is a Board-Certified Leadership and Executive Coach and a researcher specializing in leadership and creativity. Her expertise is highly sought after by clients from a variety of career levels across multiple industries, including higher education, healthcare, and financial services. She also has substantial experience supporting minority leaders in navigating leadership and career transitions while striving for work-life balance.
Claire employs evidence-based tools and draws on rigorous training from the Co-Active Institute, Case Western University, and the Positive Intelligence program. She is certified in the Emotional & Social Competence Inventory (ESCI) 360 and serves on the Wisconsin ICF Board of Directors.
As an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, she has taught courses on Leadership and Human Resource Management to over 2,500 professionals and received the prestigious Early Career Excellence Award. Her research on leadership and well-being has been published in leading management journals, and she has presented extensively at academic conferences.
Education
- Ph.D., Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Metropolitan Exchange Scholar, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL
- M.S., Human Resources and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Professional Credentials
- Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
- Board Certified Coach (BCC)
- Coactive Coaching Certificate
- Emotional & Social Competence Inventory (ESCI) 360, Korn Ferry
- Points of You (photography therapy) Practitioner
- Society for Human Resource Management-Certified Professional
- Weatherhead Executive Coaching Certificate
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